University of Madras Institute of Distance Education

University of Madras, formerly known as Madras University, was constituted in 1840 with Mr. George Norton as its President. After 14 years of the constitution, in !854, the Government of India framed a systematic educational policy and with this the University was established.

The university is considered to be the mother of all old universities of south India. It has been recognized by UGC as one of the institutes for “potential of excellence” in the country and accredited by NAAC with grade ’A’. The University has developed the Institute of Distance Education in the year 1981 with the aim to help students achieve their career goals.

The institute offers 22 undergraduate courses, 14 post graduate courses, 9 postgraduate science courses, 5 professional courses, 16 diploma courses and 12 certificate courses.

IDE helps the students who cannot undergo full time study with the objective of delivering prospects for better access to education and thereby increasing the intellectual achievements of people from different sections of the society as well as from other countries. As, of today, IDE offers 109 programs in the distance learning mode which are all approved by DEC.

The institute believes in providing quality study materials in self learning format to its students and takes genuine efforts in promoting borderless education at global level through Tele-education mode.

MBA/MCA/M.Sc (IT) Programmes:-The institute offers many MBA courses such as MBA general, MBA integrated and MBA executive. There are many options for specialization in the course:

Courses	Duration
1.MBA Programes
MBA in Finance management	2 Years
MBA in Educational management	2 Years
MBA in Apparel management	2 Years
MBA in Export import management	2 Years
MBA in Hospital management	2 Years
MBA in Human resources management	2 Years
MBA in Information security management	2 Years
MBA in Marketing management	2 Years
MBA in International business management	2 Years
MBA in Systems management, etc.	2 Years
2.Master of Computer Applications (MCA)	3 Years
3.Master of Science in Information Technology (M.Sc. IT)	2 Years

Post Graduate (PG) programmes:- Madras University provide following PG courses through distance education:-

Courses	Duration
MA [PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION]	2 Years
MA [ECONOMICS]	2 Years
MA [ENGLISH]	2 Years
MA [HISTORICAL STUDIES]	2 Years
MA [HUMAN RIGHTS & DUTIES EDUCATION]	2 Years
MA [POLITICAL SCIENCE]	2 Years
MA [TAMIL]	2 Years
M.COM. [COMMERCE]	2 Years
M.Sc. [COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY]	2 Years
M.Sc. [CYBER FORENSICS AND	2 Years
INFORMATION SECURITY]	2 Years
M.Sc. [MATHEMATICS]	2 Years
M.Sc. [PSYCHOLOGY]	2 Years

Under Graduate (UG) programmes:-Madras University provide following UG courses through distance education:-

Courses	Duration
BA [TAMIL]	3 Years
BA [TAMIL LITERATURE]	3 Years
BA [ENGLISH]	3 Years
BA [ECONOMICS]	3 Years
BA [PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION]	3 Years
BA [CRIMINOLOGY AND POLICE ADMINISTRATION]	3 Years
B.COM [GENERAL]	3 Years
B.COM [CORPORATE SECRETARYSHIP]	3 Years
B.COM [BANK MANAGEMENT]	3 Years
B.COM [COMPUTER APPLICATIONS]	3 Years
BBA	3 Years
BCA [COMPUTER APPLICATIONS]	3 Years
B.SC.[MATHEMATICS]	3 Years
B.SC.[PSYCHOLOGY]	3 Years

Certificates Courses:-University provide following certificates courses:-

Courses	Duration
Certificates Courses in LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE	1 Years
Certificates Courses in POLICE ADMINISTRATION	1 Years
Certificates Courses in SPOKEN TAMIL	1 Years
Certificates Courses in WRITTEN TAMIL	1 Years
Certificates Courses in COMPUTER APPLICATIONS	1 Years
Certificates Courses in E-COMMERCE	1 Years
Certificates Courses in NATUROPATHY & YOGIC SCIENCE	1 Years

Diploma and PG Diploma Courses:- Courses details are given below:-

S.No	Courses	Duration
	DIPLOMA IN	1 Years
1	ACCOUNTING & AUDITING	1 Years
2	FUNCTIONAL ARABIC	1 Years
3	INFORMATION SECURITY & CYBER LAW	1 Years
4	LABOUR LAW	1 Years
5	MANAGEMENT	1 Years
6	NATUROPATHY & YOGIC SCIENCE	1 Years
7	POLICE ADMINISTATION	1 Years
8	SCHOOL MANAGEMENT	1 Years
9	TOURISM & TRAVEL MANAGEMENT	1 Years
10	YOGA	1 Years
11	TAXATION	1 Years
	PG DIPLOMA IN	1 Years
1	NATUROPATHY & YOGIC SCIENCE	1 Years
2	LOGISTIC & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT	1 Years
3	COMPUTER SCIENCE (PGDCS)	1 Years
4	EXPORT AND IMPORT MANAGEMENT	1 Years
5	HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT	1 Years
6	SHIPPING AND PORT MANAGEMENT	1 Years
7	PUBLIC RELATIONS	1 Years

• There is no specific age limit for the course
• Candidates with bachelor’s degree (minimum of three years’ duration) or Master’s degree or equivalent degree from a university recognized by the UGC/AIU with at least 50% aggregate marks are eligible to apply
• Candidates with a professional degree in engineering/technology/medicine/architecture/law
• Candidates with professional qualification in accountancy/cost and work accountancy can also apply
• For MBA Executive, Candidates must be a graduate in any discipline of recognized university/ deemed university along with a minimum of 3 years of work experience in managerial/supervisory/ executive cadre in business/industry in private or public or government, etc.

The duration of the course is two academic years consisting of four semesters. For MBA Executive, theory is for 1st year and project in the 2nd year.

Madras University Fees for different courses are given below:-

1.MBA/MCA/M.Sc (IT) Courses Fees:-

		Madras University Graduates 1st Year	Madras University Graduates 2nd Year	Madras University Graduates 3rd Year	Other University Graduates 1st Year	Other University Graduates 2nd Year	Other University Graduates 3rd Year
S.No	Courses	RS.	RS.	RS.	RS.	RS.	RS.
1	MBA	11200	10750	__	11530	10750	__
2	MSC (IT)	15050	14600	__	15380	14600	__
3	MCA	14800	14350	14350	15130	14350	14350

2.Post Graduate (PG) Programmes Fees:-

S.No	Courses	MADRAS UNIVERSITY GRADUATES 1ST YEAR	MADRAS UNIVERSITY GRADUATES 2nd YEAR	Other UNIVERSITY GRADUATES 1ST YEAR	Other UNIVERSITY GRADUATES 2nd YEAR
		Rs.	Rs.	Rs.	Rs.
1	MA [PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION]	5550	5350	5880	5350
2	MA [ECONOMICS]	5550	5350	5880	5350
3	MA [ENGLISH]	5550	5350	5880	5350
4	MA [HISTORICAL STUDIES]	5550	5350	5880	5350
5	MA [HUMAN RIGHTS & DUTIES EDUCATION]	5550	5350	5880	5350
6	MA [POLITICAL SCIENCE]	5550	5350	5880	5350
7	MA [TAMIL]	5550	5350	5880	5350
8	M.COM. [COMMERCE]	5550	5350	5880	5350
9	M.Sc. [COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY]	9450	9250	9780	9250
10	M.Sc. [CYBER FORENSICS AND INFORMATION SECURITY]	9050	8850	9380	8850
11	M.Sc. [MATHEMATICS]	6550	6350	6880	6350
12	M.Sc. [PSYCHOLOGY]	8950	8750	9280	8750

3.Under Graduate (UG) Programmes Fees:-

		MADRAS UNIVERSITY  PUC PASSED PASSED CANDIDATES	TN GOVT. +2 PASSED PASSED CANDIDATES	OTER STATES +2 PASSED PUC PASSED CANDIDATES
S.No	Courses	Per YEAR RS.	Per YEAR RS.	Per YEAR RS
1	BA [TAMIL]	4670	4900	5000
2	BA [TAMIL LITERATURE]	4670	4900	5000
3	BA [HISTORICAL STUDIES]	4670	4900	5000
4	BA [ENGLISH]	4670	4900	5000
5	BA [ECONOMICS]	4670	4900	5000
6	BA [PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION]	4670	4900	5000
7	BA [CRIMINOLOGY AND POLICE ADMINISTRATION]	4670	4900	5000
8	B.COM [GENERAL]	4670	4900	5000
9	B.COM [CORPORATE SECRETARYSHIP]	4670	4900	5000
10	B.COM [BANK MANAGEMENT]	4670	4900	5000
11	B.COM [COMPUTER APPLICATIONS]	5770	6000	6100
12	BBA	5270	5500	5600
13	BCA [COMPUTER APPLICATIONS]	8270	8500	8600
14	B.SC.[MATHEMATICS]	5770	6000	6100
15	B.SC.[PSYCHOLOGY]	7670	7900	8000

4.Certificates Courses Fees:-

SI NO	CERTIFICATE COURSE IN	P.U.C. OF MADRAS UNIVERSITY Rs.	HIGHER SECONDARY OF TAMIL NADU Rs.	OTHER BOARDS/ UNIVERSITIES Rs.
1	LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE	3750	3980	4080
2	POLICE ADMINISTRATION	4050	4280	4380
3	SPOKEN TAMIL	4050	4280	4380
4	WRITTEN TAMIL	4050	4280	4380
5	COMPUTER APPLICATIONS	6550	6780	6880
6	E-COMMERCE	6650	6880	6980
7	NATUROPATHY & YOGIC SCIENCE	4050	4280	4380

5.Diploma and PG Diploma Courses Fees:-

SI.NO.	NAME OF COURSES	UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS GRADUATES	OTHER UNIVERSITIES GRADUATES
DIPLOMA IN	Rs.
1	ACCOUNTING & AUDITING	4650	4980
2	FUNCTIONAL ARABIC	4650	4980
3	INFORMATION SECURITY & CYBER LAW	4650	4980
4	LABOUR LAW	4650	4980
5	MANAGEMENT	4650	4980
6	NATUROPATHY & YOGIC SCIENCE	4650	4980
7	POLICE ADMINISTATION	4650	4980
8	SCHOOL MANAGEMENT	4750	5080
9	TOURISM & TRAVEL MANAGEMENT	4650	4980
10	YOGA	5300	5630
11	TAXATION	4650	4980
PG DIPLOMA IN	Rs.
1	NATUROPATHY & YOGIC SCIENCE	4650	4980
2	LOGISTIC & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT	9700	10030
3	COMPUTER SCIENCE (PGDCS)	9700	10030
4	EXPORT AND IMPORT MANAGEMENT	9700	10030
5	HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT	9700	10030
6	SHIPPING AND PORT MANAGEMENT	7700	8030
7	PUBLIC RELATIONS	4650	4980

Candidates can apply through online registration of application. Candidates are advised to download the prospectus and schedule from the university website www.ideunom.ac.in and the schedule will not be sent to candidates by post. It is also advised to pay the tuition fee through online along with the application form.

If you have a desire to get admitted in such college which has its own glory of creating jewels like Sir CV Raman, Srinivas Ramanujan, Viswanathan Anand and APJ Abdul Kalam and having a want to experience a good academic journey. Then,  The University of Madras was incorporated by an act of the Legislative Council of India in the year 1857. This institution has been accredited by NAAC with five stars and also given the status of ‘University having the potential for excellence’ by UGC. The Institution of Distance Education (IDE) by the University of Madras is having a unique identity in the field of distance education in South India. The institution has provided opportunities to most of the peoples who were unable to complete their educational career, working professionals and government servants through distance course in MBA and other subjects. The university has adopted a standout feature for IDE course through providing printed learning materials and setting up of study centre in all over India and abroad.

The Director

Institute of Distance Education, University of Madras

IDE Building, Chepauk, Chennai – 600 005

Telephone: 044-2561 3716

Email: idedirector@gmail.com, idedirector@unom.ac.in

Website: www.ideunom.ac.in

Free Admission Help

Ques.1. Is University of Madras Distance Education recognized?

Ans:- The University of Madras Distance education has received recognition from University Grant Commission (UGC) to run 35 undergraduate and postgraduate distance programs.

Ques.2. Is there any entrance exam for Distance MBA in Madras University?

Ans:- Yes there is an entrance exam for pursuing a Distance MBA from Madras University. It is mandatory that the candidate must qualify in the entrance examination conducted by the Institute of Correspondence  Education (ICE), University of Madras, Chennai to get admitted in the distance MBA program by the University.

Ques.3. How to get Dis-continued certificate in Madras university -Institute of distance education?

Ans:- Dis-continued certificate from Madras University can be obtained by applying to Madras university -Institute of distance education attached with the justifying letter for discontinuation.

Ques.4. How can I get the Madras university study center near me?

Ans:- There are a number of study centers under Madras University. Candidates can take a look at the websites providing detailed address of the study center under Madras University. Some of the study centers under Madras University are M.P.R.Degree College in Vishakapatnam, S.M.K.S Educational Society in Hyderabad, S.S.R College Of Science And Commerce in Bangalore, Universal College in Bangalore, Saptagiri Institute Of Management Studies in Mysore, Malabar Educational And Charitable Trust in Palakkad, ST.Paul’s Institute Of Management & Technology Pvt.Ltd in Pathanamthitta, Malabar Educational And Charitable Trust, (Malabar College) in Wayanad District, Don Bosco College in Thrissur.

Ques.5. What is the Madras University Distance Education MBA Fees Details? 

Ans:- The fees detail for distance MBA from Madras University is as follows: for offline admission, first year fee is Rs 19,250/– and for online admission, the first year fee is Rs. 20,150/-. The second year fee is Rs 17,600/– and the project fee is Rs. 3000/-. The mode of payment is either through online payment gateway or through bank challan

University of Madras, Chennai  provides different distance couses like B.A, MA, BBA, BCA, MBA, B.Com and M.Sc. etc.Find the all papers download links:-

1.Madras University BBA Previous Years Papers

2.Madras University BCA Previous Years Papers

3.Madras University B.Com(Commerce) Previous Years Papers

4.Madras University M.C.A Previous Years Papers

5.Madras University B.Sc.(Mathematics) Previous Years Papers

6.Madras University M.B.A Previous Years Papers

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