Student Support and Progression

Online Admission: The University admission procedure is entirely conducted online. The University began online admission from 2017. The facility to pay all fees is made via payment gateway through Internet banking, debit card, credit card, etc.

Before submitting their applications, applicants who are interested in studying any programme shall register on the online admission portal. Once registered, users can submit the online application form with the information regarding the Programme, Regional Centre, and LSC they have selected. In order to support their eligibility, they shall also upload the scanned copies of their academic transcripts. The online payment gateway accepts payments by credit card, debit card, and net banking. Application submission process is completed through OTP received in SMS of the registered number.

The University admits the students based on merit for B.Ed. and B.Ed. Special Education Programmes. Following verification, the candidates choose the LSC(based on availability of seats). After receiving the tuition fee via bank Demand Draft, seats are assigned on merit. For the final submission of the application forms with all supporting documentation, applicants can visit the LSCs.

Video Tutorial: For the benefit of the students, the University has hosted a video demonstration on its official youtube channel.

Grievance Redressal Cell to look into admission issues: To assist students with a variety of admissionrelated concerns, an online complaint handling mechanism is available. Through a complaint registration form, a learner may file a complaint using his or her login ID. All the complaints are resolved within a stipulated time.

Admission Alert System: Admission inquiries for B.Ed. and special education are received, and a bulk SMS alert about application release is delivered.

Re-Registration/Renewal: TNOU collects tuition fees and offers the option to pay re-registration fees through online after each year of study until the end of the relevant course, taking the socio-economic environment into consideration.

Orientation Programmes prior to the launch of Online Admission system: The University took the initiative to organise orientation programmes for LSC Coordinators prior to launching online admissions.

Since the online admissions system allows for 24/7 access from anywhere, at any time, the response from students has been overwhelmingly positive. However, the University also keeps a brief window for off-line admissions for underprivileged, prison inmates, as they may not access online applications process. If necessary, the personnel at all of the University Regional Centres and Learner Support Centres facilitate and help students submit online applications.

Alumni Engagement

The Alumni Association of the Tamil Nadu Open University was established with the following objectives:

• To bring the graduated learners of all the Schools of Study of Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai under one umbrella for exchange of expertise, dissemination of knowledge and competencies and providing fellowship and recruitment.
• To provide placement opportunities to the entire alumni/ current learners through job fairs and also linkage with various industries/organisations/institutes.
• To create and establish Alumni endowments for granting scholarships, prizes and medals to the learners showing high proficiency in their studies and honour graduated learners of the University
• To collect funds by subscriptions, contributions, donations and gifts from members, non-members, Governments, Universities, other institutions, NGOs and philanthropists for the above objectives
• To render financial aid for the academically deserving and economically/socially underprivileged learners.
• To conduct cultural, educational programmes and Alumni day celebrations every year
• To promote the green environment, and encourage Schools of Study to create and utilize renewable sources of energy.
• To bring out various journals to highlighting the activities of the University.