Tamil Nadu Open University
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| Motto | Education for all and ever |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 2002 |
| Chancellor | C. Vidyasagar Rao, Governor of Tamil Nadu |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. M. Bhaskaran |
| Location | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | University Grants Commission (India) |
| Website | http://www.tnou.ac.in |
Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU) was established in the year 2002 by the Government of Tamil Nadu for the introduction and promotion of Open Learning and Distance Education systems in the educational pattern of the State and for the co-ordination and determination of standards in such systems. Since its inception, the University has been providing cost-effective, socially-relevant open and distance learning (ODL) to the hitherto unreached as well as the disadvantaged groups such as those living in remote and rural areas including the working people, housewives, physically handicapped and SC/ST students. The growth of the University during the past 14 years has been phenomenal. At present, with a cumulative student strength of 5,29,263 in 134 Programmes of study across various disciplines and skills at different levels from Certificate to Post Graduate that are imparted through 13 academic schools, 5 Support Divisions, 1 Media Centre and a robust network of 400 Learner Support and Service Centres across the state. It admits the students throughout the year under two admission cycles, viz., Calendar Year (Jan. – June) and Academic Year (July – Dec.).
The Tamil Nadu Open University is the first University in the state to have introduced the credit based self-learning materials in print as early as 2003. While the round-the-year admission policy with examination schedules conveniently arranged on week–ends and the effective continuous assessment provision have sufficiently addressed the issue of quantity in the form of increasing higher education access, the University has been harnessing the advancements in ICT to continuously improve quality. The University has digitalized its learner support systems including admission, examination, material distribution, academic counselling, etc. With the sanctioned teaching staff strength of 65 and non-teaching staff strength of 77, the University has been ably addressing the learning needs of all the students. The University is one of the 5, among the 15 Open Universities in the country, to have been accorded the recognition under section 12(B) of the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi. It is also one of the very few Universities in the country to have received approval of the UGC for offering all its academic programmes through the distance mode.
Coordinates: 13°00′36″N 80°13′54″E / 13.009879°N 80.231711°E
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