Syndicate
| S.No. | Name & Communication Address of the Members | According to TNOU Act. | Date of Nomination | Date of Completion |
| 1. | Syndicate Committee1.Dr. D. Karthikeyan, IAS., Principal Secretary to Government Higher Education Department2.Thiru. B. Karthikeyan Secretary to Government (Legal Affairs) Law Department 3.Dr. S. Narayana Kalkura Professor UGC-BSR Faculty fellow Crystal Growth Centre |
Sec.20(2)(a) Class-I-Ex-Officio Members The Vice Chancellor | 03.06.2019 | 02.06.2022 |
| 2. | Mr. D. Karthikeyan I.A.S., Principal Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009 (Ph : 2567 0049) E-mail: hrsec@tn.gov.in | Sec.20(2)(b) Class-I-Ex-Officio Members Three Government Officials nominated by the Government, who shall not below the cadre of Special Secretary to Government to be nominated by the Government | Ex-Officio Members | |
| 3. | Dr. J. Radhakrishnan, IAS., Principal Secretary to Government, Health & Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009 (Ph : 2567 1875) E-mail: hfsec@tn.gov.in | |||
| 4. | Mr. C. Gopi Ravikumar, M.A.,M.L., Secretary to Government, Law Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009 (Ph : 2567 2920) 95001 55655 E-mail: lawsec@tn.gov.in | |||
| 5. | Dr. S. Narayana Kalkura Professor – UGC-BSR Faculty Fellow Crystal Growth Centre (UGC – National Facility Centre) Anna University Chennai – 600025 Ph: 044-22358335/22358316 (Office) | 044-22355024 (Resi) Mobile: 9444784963 E-mail: kalkura@yahoo.com/kalkura@gmail.com | Sec.20(2)(a) Class-I-Other Members Two eminent educationists to be nominated by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the Vice Chancellor | 10-09-2019 | 09-09-2022 |
| 6. | Tmt. Y. Sarada Professor Department of Mathematics CEG Campus, Anna University Chennai – 600 025 E-mail: sarada@annauniv.edu Ph: (044) 2235 8525 Mobile: 9840289028 | 10-09-2019 | 09-09-2022 | |
| 7. | Non-formal or Voluntary Sector Dr. B. Ponnuswamy Associate Professor of Economics (Retd) No.15 Sowrashtra Nagar 9th Street, Choolaimedu High Road Chennai – 600 094 Ph: (044) 2480 6661 Mobile:8056166664 Email: profdrbps@gmail.com | Sec.20(2)(b) Class-I-Other Members Three eminent persons to be nominated by the Pro Chancellor on the recommendation of the Vice Chancellor of whom, one shall be from the non-formal for voluntary sector, one shall be from commerce or industry and the third shall represent the learned professions: Provided that the members nominated under Item(b), and (c) and (d) are such persons who will guide the Vice Chancellor in administrative, academic and financial matters including any issues connected social justice and policies of the State Government | 26.02.2021 | 25.02.2024 |
| 8. | Learned Profession Dr. K. Sekar (Former Director of Collegiate Education) 84, 2nd Street, Ganesapuram, Namakkal – 637 002 Mobile:9976664666 Email: sekarbot@yahoo.com | 26.02.2021 | 25.02.2024 | |
| 9. | Commerce or Industry Thiru. V. Manoharan (Former Director TAMIN) 7, Crystal Lawn Apartments 104, 13th Main Road Anna Nagar West Chennai – 600 040 Mobile:9442909000 Email: venket.mano@gmail.com | 26.02.2021 | 25.02.2024 | |
| 10. | Director | Sec 20(2)(c) One Director nominated by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the Vice Chancellor | Director (Operations) is yet to be recruited | |
| 11. | Dr. S. Subramanian Prof. & Director School of Management Studies Tamil Nadu Open University Saidapet, Chennai – 600 015 Ph: (044) 2430 6616 Mobile: 97910 81466 Email: chisant@rediffmail.com | Sec 20(2)(d) One University Professor nominated by the Chancellor on the recommendation of the Vice Chancellor | 13.03.2020 | 12.03.2023 |
| 12. | Dr. T. Sampath Kumar Assistant Professor School of Education Tamil Nadu Open University Chennai – 600 015 Mobile: 94454 30215/98405 46117 Email: sam_tnou@yahoo.co.in | Sec 20(2)(f) One University Lecturer nominated by the Vice Chancellor by rotation according to seniority | 16.09.2019 | 15.09.2022 |
| 13. | Dr.A. Muthumanickam (Former Dean for Arts, Humanities and Languages and Professor & Head Department of Education Directorate of Distance Education Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai) S92 Venkatesa Perumal Ist Street 5, Sree Madava Apartments Madipakkam, Chennai – 600 091 Mobile: 94433 04298 Email:professormuthumanickam@gmail.com | Sec 20(2)(g) Two persons to be co-opted by the Syndicate out of whom one may be an expert on distance education, and the other has special knowledge of or experience in media or communication field | 12.11.2019 | 11.11.2022 |
| 14. | Dr.V.Anandamoorthy (Former Head, Dept. of Materials Media & Library) State Resource Centre under MHRD) 2/310 C, 5th Street, Kandasamy Nagar Palavakkam, Chennai – 600 041 Mobile: 94448 98284 Email: abvk86@gmail.com | 12.11.2019 | 11.11.2022 | |
| 15. | Dr.K.Rathnakumar Registrar Tamil Nadu Open University, Saidapet, Chennai – 600 015 Ph: (044)-24306644 | (Ex-Officio) Member Secretary | 30.05.2020 | 29.05.2023 |
