Alagappa University Distance Education Admissions 2024, Fee Structure, Eligibility

Brief Summary:

Why Alagappa University Distance Education?

Alagappa University is a premier academic institution located at Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu. The university was formed in May 1985 by a special act of the government of Tamil Nadu under the aegis of University Grants Commission of India (UGC).

The Directorate of Distance Education (DDE)-Algappa University was formed in 1992. It facilitates and provides 14 undergraduate programmes, 26 postgraduate programmes, 6 postgraduate diplomas and few certified and in-service programmes in various fields of science, education, management, and arts. The Alagappa University Distance MBA is renowned in southern India.

Key features of The Annamalai University DDE–

• Up-to-date syllabus and curriculum
• Mobile friendly
• On-line payment gateway
• Large number of courses
• Applications are accepted twice a year
• Prompt notifications
• Average fee structure

APPROVALS

• The distance education programme of Alagappa University was formed under the special act of the government of Tamil Nadu.
• It works under the guidance and norms of the University Grants Commission. The university has been accredited with A+ grade by NAAC with 3.64 CGPA in the third cycle.
• Alagappa University has Ex-post facto approval Distance Education Council for 108 programmes offered under DDE at the premises.

RANKING

Alagappa University has been ranked at 97^th spot by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India under the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2017.

ADMISSION PROCEDURE

There are two ways to get admission in Algappa University as shown below:

1. Direct through the University
2. Through Approved Learning Centres

Mode-1: Direct through the University

The steps involved in direct admission are following-

Step-1: The applicant can obtain the prospectus and application form from The Directorate of Distance Education after submitting a demand draft payable in favor of The Director, DDE, Allagappa University or download it directly from the official website and include the prospectus fees in the documents attached to the final application.

Step-2: Fill the form and attach the below-mentioned documents

• Original entry qualification of higher secondary/diploma/ degree, as applicable according to the norms.
• A copy of entry qualification certificate (higher secondary/diploma/degree) attested by gazetted officer
• Student index card along with affixed signature and a Download student index card from the official website.
• Attach the demand draft of mentioned total fee drawn in favor of the Director, DDE, Alagappa University payable on any bank at Karaikudi

Step-3: Send the duly filled form along with the documents to the following address before the last date of applying.

The Director, Directorate of Distance Education
Alagappa University
Karaikudi – 630 003
Tamil Nadu

Step 4- Obtain the course material directly from the university and attend the classes at Karaikudi.

Mode-2: Through Approved Learning Centres

Step 1- Applicant can obtain the prospectus and application form from the concerned learning center on payment of prescribed fees or download it directly from the official website and include the prospectus fees in the documents attached to the final application.

Step 2- Fill the form and attach the below-mentioned documents

• Original entry qualification of higher secondary/diploma/ degree, as applicable according to the norms.
• A copy of the entry qualification certificate (higher secondary/diploma/degree) attested by gazetted officer
• Student index card along with affixed signature and a Download student index card from the official website or directly click the following link- http://alagappauniversity.ac.in/research/60.

The student has to make two demand drafts. One in favour of the Director, DDE, Alagappa University payable on any bank at Karaikudi and another one in favour of the involved learning centre

Step 3- Submit the duly filled form along with the documents to the learning center.

Step 4- Student shall get the course material through learning center and attend contact classes at the concerned learning center itself.

PAYMENT PROCESS

Candidates can pay the fee only through the offline mode at Alagappa University. However, there are two offline methods for paying admission fees.

Demand draft- As mentioned in the Annexure-1 of the prospectus, the student has to make a demand draft of the prescribed fee and send along with the application as already explained.

OR

Cash Counter- Fees can also be paid directly at the cash counters available at the Directorate of Distance Education (DDE) campus.

IMPORTANT DATES

LAST DATE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION

ELIGIBILITY

Following are the prerequisites to get admission in various courses offered by Alagappa University-

For Under-graduate Programmes

• A pass in Higher Secondary (+2) any group or equivalent

For Post-graduate Programmes

• For Admission in MBA – A Pass in any degree 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 pattern.
• For Admission in MCA-A first class Degree in Mathematics/Statistics/Applied Sciences/Computer Science/Information Technology (or) B.Sc. Degree in Physics/Chemistry/Electronics with Mathematics as ancillary subject (or) B.C.A./B.Com./B.B.A./B.E (or) any equivalent qualification
• For Admission in M.Ed.- B.Ed., with 55% for OC and 50% for BC/MBC/SC/ST, in aggregate. Those who have completed the B.Ed., course can also apply.
• For Admission in M.Sc.- B.Sc in that particular subject in which a student want to pursue post graduation
• For Admission in PG. Diploma– A Pass in any degree 10+2+3 pattern

For Five year Integrated Programmes

• A pass in Higher Secondary (+2) any group or equivalent

SCHOLARSHIPS

Financial incentives are provided to the students by the state government and central government from time to time. Some of these scholarships have been mentioned below.

• Moulana Azad Fellowship
• SC/ST State Govt. Scholarship
• VOC/PMT Scholarship awarded
• BC/MBC State Govt. Scholarship
• DST INSPIRE Fellowship
• UGC Rajiv Gandhi Single Girl Child
• SC/ST Full-Fee Waiver
• Indira Gandhi Single Girl Child
• Kothari Fellowship
• BC/MBC Half –Fee Concession
• UGC/CSIR/DBT/OBC/RGNF Fellowship
• Kishore VaigyanikProtsahanYojana (KVPY) and SN Bose Fellow
• UGC/CSIR JRF/SRF Fellowship

PROGRAMMES OFFERED

A number of programmes are offered under the umbrella of distance education at Alagappa University. It includes postgraduate diplomas and many other postgraduate and undergraduate courses. It provides semester as well as non-semester courses. All the courses are given in the following table-

FEE STRUCTURE

The Alagappa University Distance Education fee structure is nominal. Some of the courses pay a fee per semester as well as for non-semester. There is a fixed schedule for payment of fees and students must ensure that they pay a fee according to the date to avoid the fine of any sought.

Below is a list of fee for different courses offered by Alagappa University–

If the student is not able to pay the fee by the above-mentioned dates, the amount of fine for delay of one year is Rs.500 and for beyond this period it is Rs.1000.

The list of banks through which the applicants can pay fees are following

STUDY CENTRES

The list of learning/Study centres as an update on 13^th February 2018 is present on the official website. The institute has 153 learning institutes. Below is a list of the top learning centres-

CONTACT INFORMATION

For any further query, students can contact on following numbers-

NOTE- The timing is preferably between 10:00 AM to 5:45 PM (Working days)