Sri Venkateshwara University (SVU DDE) Distance Education Admissions 2024, Fee Structure, Eligibility

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Sri Venkateshwara University (SVU), set up in the year 1954 on the holy land of Tirupati is the best of its kind in the state of Andhra Pradesh. With a campus extending to about 1000 acres, SVU sets an ambience that appeals to the faculty as well as the student body. The mission of the institution, about setting up the distance education was to thrash the “elitist bias” towards education in today’s egalitarian society and make available, the tools of education to all people across the country.

Alumni of the university include Nara Chandrababu Naidu; Present Chief Minister of AP, Ramachandra Naidu Galla; founder of the Amara Raja Group of Companies, Prem Reddy; a famous cardiologist and Sagar V. Kamarthi; Professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at Northeastern University.

COURSES OFFERED

The Directorate of Distance Education (DDE) was started in the year 1974 as the Institute of Correspondence Courses to cater to the needs of the students who could not pursue formal college education.

UNDER GRADUATE COURSES POST GRADUATE COURSES PG DIPLOMAS
BACHELOR OF ARTS (REGULAR) MASTER OF ARTS IN ECONOMICS PG DIPLOMA IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (REGULAR) MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH PG DIPLOMA IN GUIDENCE AND COUNSELLING
BACHELOR OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE MASTER OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.Sc.) (REGULAR) MASTER OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY
B.Com. COMPUTERS (REGULAR) MASTER OF ARTS IN HISTORY
B. Ed MASTER OF ARTS IN TELUGU
MASTER OF ARTS IN HINDI
MASTER OF COMMERCE
MASTER OF COMMERCE (FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT)
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICS
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY
MASTER OF BUSINESS IN ADMINISTRATION
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICS
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ZOOLOGY
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BOTANY
MASTER OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (M.L.I.Sc)
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (EXECUTIVE)
MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK

In a world where the masses are easily swayed by western education and their systems, the DDE intends on focusing on providing the most economic, convenient, and cost-effective education for the common man.

ADMISSIONS

  • DDE offers online application form to apply for the various courses.
  • The application form can be downloaded from the official website, svudde.in
  • Candidates are advised to carefully read all the instructions and rules and regulations on the prospectus of the university before proceeding to the application.
  • The application form should be downloaded, printed, and filled accurately.
  • Any discrepancies in the application form is liable to rejection.
  • Once filled satisfactorily, the application form along with the DD of Rs.200 (subject to change) which includes the online processing fee as well as the application fee.
  • The filled application form as well as the DD should be posted to DDE or personally submitted to the following address:

The Director,

Directorate of Distance Education,

S.V.University,

Tirupati- 517 502

DDE ONLINE CHALLAN ACCOUNT NUMBERS
1. ANDHRA BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER: 1032101000120302
2. STATE BANK OF INDIA ACCOUNT NUMBER: 31573987253
ONE CHALLAN FOR ONE CANDIDATE ONLY

The candidate must attach the copies of the following documents along with the application form-

o   Transfer Certificate

o   HSC/CBSE/other equivalent mark sheet

o   Graduation certificate

o   Community Certificate (For OC candidates, this certificate is not necessary)

o   Certificates for special categories if required.

o   Nativity certificate if required.

o   Date of birth certificate (SSC/ICSE/CBSE)

o   Medical certificate

o   Online challan of AB or SBI for Rs.350/- in case of downloaded form

NOTE

  • The university reserves the right to start or not to start any course or courses if sufficient number of applications are not received.
  • Both national and International students are welcome to apply.
  • After the application form, has been submitted, the admission will be declared based on the eligibility of the candidate, merit of the candidate in the entrance exams (if any) and availability of the seats.
  • If there is any entrance exam for a course, the candidate will be required to attend the exam on one of the prescribed dates and at their nearest exam centre (if allowed), as convenient.
  • The selection of candidates will depend on the rank scored by the candidate in the exam. When there is a tie between two candidates who have scored the same marks, while allotting ranks, the elder one gets the priority.
  • The other usual rules as enumerated by the institution and governing bodies will apply for the admission to all courses. The rules of reservation as set by the Indian government shall also be followed.
  • More information can be obtained from the official website: www.svudde.in
  • At the time of admission, each student is required to furnish their information correctly. If the student has provided false information at the time of admissions and is revealed at a later stage, the student is liable to legal action.

 The fee structure varies for each course and the number of years required to study for the course.

Sl.No. NAME OF THE PROGRAM DURATION (YEARS) COURSE FEE
1 M.A. TELUGU 2 I yr: Rs.3500/-
II yr: Rs.2500/-
2 M.A. ENGLISH 2 I yr: Rs.3500/-
II yr: Rs.2500/-
3 M.A. HINDI 2 I yr: Rs.3750/-
II yr: Rs.2750/-
4 M.A. ECONOMICS 2 I yr: Rs.3250/-
II yr: Rs.2250/-
5 M.A. HISTORY 2 I yr: Rs.3250/-
II yr: Rs.2250/-
6 M.A. POLITICAL SCIENCES AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 2 I yr: Rs.3250/-
II yr: Rs.2250/-
7 M.A. SOCIOLOGY 2 I yr: Rs.3250/-
II yr: Rs.2250/-
8 MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK 2 I yr: Rs.5500/-
II yr: Rs.4500/-
9 M.Sc. MATHEMATICS 2 I yr: Rs.3750/-
II yr: Rs.2750/-
10 M.Sc. COMPUTER SCIENCE 2 I yr: Rs.12500/-
II yr: Rs.11500/-
11 M.Sc. PHYSICS 2 I yr: Rs.12500/-
II yr: Rs.11500/-
12 M.Sc. CHEMISTRY 2 I yr: Rs.13500/-
II yr: Rs.12500/-
13 M.Sc. ZOOLOGY 2 I yr: Rs.12500/-
II yr: Rs.11500/-
14 M.Sc. BOTANY 2 I yr: Rs.12500/-
II yr: Rs.11500/-
15 M.Sc. PYSCHOLOGY 2 I yr: Rs.6750/-
II yr: Rs.5750/-
16 M.Com 2 I yr: Rs.3250/-
II yr: Rs.2250/-
17 M.Com. (FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT) 2 I yr: Rs.3250/-
II yr: Rs.2250/-
18 M.L.I.Sc. 1 I yr: Rs.6000/-
19 MASTER OF BUSINNESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) 3 I yr: Rs.10000/-
II yr: Rs.8500/-
III yr: Rs.8500/-
20 EXECUTIVE M.B. A 2 I yr: Rs.12500/-
II yr: Rs.11500/-
21 B.A./B.Com. (REGULAR) 3 I yr: Rs.2500/-
II yr: Rs.1500/-
III yr: Rs.1500/-
22 B.A./B.Com. (OUS) 3 I yr: Rs.2500/-
II yr: Rs.1500/-
III yr: Rs.1500/-
23 B.Com. COMPUTERS 3 I yr: Rs.4500/-
II yr: Rs.4000/-
III yr: Rs.4000/-
25 B.L.I.Sc 1 I yr: Rs.4000/-
24 B.Sc.:
a) BOTANY, ZOOLOGY, CHEMISTRY
b) MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY
c) MATHEMATICS
d) MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, ELECTRONICS
e) MATHEMATICS, ELECTRONICS, COMPUTER SCIENCE
f) MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, COMPUTER SCIENCE
3 I yr: Rs.6000/-
II yr: Rs.6000/-
III yr: Rs.6000/-
26 PG DIPLOMA IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 1 I yr: Rs.2500/-
27 PG DIPLOMA IN GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING 1 I yr: Rs.5000/-

NOTE- The above fees is subject to change as deemed necessary by the DDE for different academic years.

The fees should be paid at the time of admission, in full amount, unless specified by the DDE. Different reservation categories will have a remission in fee. The remission is allowed as scholarships to students.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships are awarded to PG students to encourage them to continue their education.

Scholarships can be awarded on two grounds to PG students-

·       Welfare Scholarships

·       Merit Scholarships

Welfare Scholarships are awarded to SC/STs, children of ex-army men, children of deceased government servants, physically handicapped children, and the children of political sufferers.

Merit scholarships are awarded based on state merit scholarships, national level scholarships, talent search exams etc.

  • Any student wishing to score a scholarship is expected to maintain a 75% attendance prior to applying for the scholarship.
  • Special scholarship is provided to only women, sportsperson, harijans etc.
  • PG students are also awarded fellowships and endowment scholarships. The criteria for scholarships depends on the course and the category of people.
  • Underprivileged students are also awarded with scholarships to help continue their education.

Further information about applying to the scholarships and the requirements for winning the scholarships are enlisted in the below link-

http://www.svuniversity.ac.in/Academic/ScholarShips.aspx

APPROVAL

Institutional Accreditation or Recognition:

University Grants Commission, India.

Other Specialised or Programmatic Accreditations:

  • National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
  • National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE)
  • Bar Council of India (BCI)

AFFILIATIONS AND MEMEBERSHIPS

  • Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
  • Association of Indian Universities (AIU)
  • Distance Education Council (DEC)

RANKING

The university has recently made its way into the list of top ranked universities across the globe, sharing it with all other Ivy league schools, like, BITS (Pilani), IIT (Guwahati), NIT (Rourkela) etc.

  • As per the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2016-2017, after studying the 980 top universities across the globe, SVU was ranked 659th in the world, 225th in Asia, 6th in India and the first in South India.
  • The university stands as the lone South Indian University to have made that it onto that list. Among the top 50 universities in India, SVU stands at the 22nd position.

IMPORTANT DATES

Particulars Dates
Date of online registration 16th December, 2015

 

Last date for the submission of filled in application form without fine 29th February, 2016

 

Last date for the submission of filled in application form with a fine of Rs.200 31st March, 2016

 

Last date for the submission of filled in application form with a fine of Rs.500 9th May, 2016

 

CONTACT DETAILS

DDE DIRECTOR: Prof.M.P.Narasimha Raju,

Directorate of Distance Education,

Sri Venkateswara University,

Tirupati-517502

Cell number: 9885415228

Further contact information about the different faculty members of the institution are made available on the official website-

http://www.svudde.in/contact-us.html

STUDY CENTRES

There are over 14 different study centres set up in various cities with collaboration with several different colleges.

LOCATION OF STUDY CENTRE ADDRESS OF STUDY CENTRE
PUNGANUR H.M. DEGREE COLLEGE, BYPASS ROAD
KALIKIRI SEICOM DEGREE COLLEGE, D.No. 840/2, RAYUVARI PALLI
PUTTUR COMFORD DEGREE COLLEGE, NEAR SUB COURT
CHITTOOR VIJAYAM DEGREE COLLEGE, D.No. 20-49, NAIDU BUILDINGS
PUNGANUR R.R. DEGREE COLLEGE, D.No. 31-2-1, KOTHA INDLU
CHITTOOR VIJETHA DEGREE COLLEGE, D.No. 2-75, OFFICERS LINE
KALAKADA S.V. DEGREE COLLEGE, CHITTOOR MAIN ROAD
SATHYAVEDU SRI.C. DASS DEGREE COLLEGE, NETHAJI ROAD
SRIKALAHASTHI OXFORD DEGREE COLLEGE, SARTHA MAIDANAM
PATNAM VISWESWARA SCIENCE AND ARTS COLLEGE, PATNAM, THAVANAMPALLI, MANDAL
GANGADHARA NELLORE SAMBRAM DEGREE COLLEGE
B. KOTHAKOTA SRI SREENIVASA DEGREE COLLEGE, BVC COMPOUND, BANGALORE ROAD
KUPPAM INDIRA RAJIV MEMORIAL DEGREE COLLEGE, GUDIPALLI ROAD, KRISHNARJUNA COMPLEX
YADAMARRI VIDYA ARTS AND SCIENCE DEGREE COLLEGE, D.No. 1-184, SAI NAGAR

These study centres are affiliated to S.V.University, Tirupati and follow the common rules.

Students can enrol into the nearest study centre per the admissions procedure defined by SVU.

The study centres are mainly based in Andhra Pradesh.

DISTANCE MBA COURSES

·       SVU offers a two-year distance education management course, MBA.

·       The basic eligibility criterion is a Bachelor’s degree or any professional degree from a faculty of Engineering/Technology/Medicine/Pharmacy/Law and Architecture and Employment experience certificate.

·       The medium of instruction is English.

·       The fee for the course may vary for each year during the course-

I year: Rs. 12,500

II year: Rs. 11,500

NOTE- The above fee is subject to change as deemed necessary by DDE.

The start date for applying to this management course begins from 16th December 2017 and ends on 18th January 2018.

The admissions to this course will happen like all other distance courses and the eligibility criteria will be different for different classes of people, as mentioned.

SVU’s distance MBA is one of the most sought after course since it is cost-effective and easily available to all.

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