Dear Candidate,

I thank you for choosing Annamalai University Distance Education Programme with the motive of enriching your knowledge.

The Directorate of Distance Education, Annamalai University was established in 1979, and now offers more than five hundred programmes of study suitable to persons of all walks of life and of all ages. Over the last three decades, lakhs of candidates have passed out successfully through its portals and are leading successful and contented lives. On completion of the programme of your choice, you will also be one of them.

Be sure that you fulfil the eligibility norms before you begin to fill up the application form and ensure that you have enclosed copies of all the required certificates when you despatch the Application to the Directorate.

In your own interest, please keep photostat copies of your important correspondences with the Directorate and write up the diary pages that you will find at the end of this Prospectus.

All informations relating to the Distance Education Programmes, Examinations, Results, etc., of the University can be obtained from our official website www.annamalaiuniversity.ac.in

I wish you all success in this academic pursuit of yours and your life.

 

 

Dr. S.B. NAGESWARA RAO

                                                                                                              DIRECTOR         

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Annamalai University

The Annamalai University was founded in the year 1929 as a unitary and residential University, by the munificence and single-minded devotion of the far-sighted and noble-hearted philanthropist and patron of letters, the Hon’ble Dr. Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar of Chettinad, Kt., LL.D., D.Litt. Since then, during these eighty-two years, the Annamalai University has grown into a premier institution of higher learning and research.

The University today is spread over an extensive campus of about one thousand acres and has the Faculties of Arts, Science, Indian Languages, Engineering and Technology, Education, Fine Arts, Agriculture, Medicine, Dentistry and Marine Sciences and in all, they comprise 49 Departments of Study.

Dr. Rajah Sir M.A. Muthiah Chettiar of Chettinad, Kt., B.A., D.Litt., the Second Founder Pro-Chancellor from 1948 to 1984 assiduously nurtured the growth and development of the University and devoted his life to realize the aims of his noble father, Dr. Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar.

Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy, B.A., D.Litt., D.Sc., the present Founder Pro-Chancellor and the distinguished son of Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, is a philanthropist and patron of sports, who has fulfilled the dreams of his illustrious father by building up the Rajah Muthiah Institute of Health Sciences. Under his dynamic leadership, the University has become one of the frontline universities in India.

The University has had the unique good fortune of having a succession of eminent Vice-Chancellors to guide its destiny. The University is all set to grow from strength to strength under the stewardship of the present Vice-Chancellor,  Prof. Dr. M. Ramanathan, who is a reputed surgeon, conscientious educationist, an able administrator and an ardent promoter of social activities. His perceptive understanding of the expanding horizon of distance education in the country and his encouragement to the Directorate of Distance Education are highly appreciated by educationists.

Annamalainagar is a busy and self-contained University township, east of Chidambaram town, the abode of Lord Nataraja, the Cosmic Dancer. The sprawling and scenic campus enclosing the Departments of Study, Students’ Hostels, Staff Quarters, Playgrounds, etc., is situated at a holy place (Tiruvetkalam, currently known as Annamalainagar), 2 kms from the Lord Nataraja Temple.

The Rajah Muthiah Institute of Health Sciences, a dream-project comprising the Rajah Muthiah Medical College, the Rajah Muthiah Dental College and the Rani Meyyammai Institute of Nursing offers various UG and PG Programmes, besides serving the rural population through its modern 1210-bed hospital.

The Sir C.P. Ramaswamy Aiyar Library, the third biggest in Tamil Nadu, has a collection of more than 5 lakh volumes besides journals, reports and rare palm-leaf manuscripts. It has all the modern facilities such as Internet, Microfilming, etc.

The University, being unitary and residential in character, has above 20,000 students pursuing various on-campus programmes of study and nearly 10,000 of them are accommodated in its 16 hostels, acclaimed to be the biggest in the country.

The University plays a vital role in disseminating knowledge acquired through research to the surrounding rural areas in which it is placed and it serves the larger community through its Centre for Adult Education and Extension, Centre for Rural Development and Uplift of Weaker Sections, the Department of Community Medicine, the Rajah Muthiah Dental College, the NSS; and above all, through its Directorate of Distance Education, it takes education to the doorsteps of thousands of adult learners all over the country and abroad.

The Directorate of Distance Education established in 1979 offers more than five hundred different programmes of study. It is credited with the largest enrolment in India and is well equipped with computer and other infrastructure, adequate teaching faculty and administrative set-up of its own study centres, information centres, computer training centres, etc., to serve its students in their best interest at their door steps. It has also the unique distinction of being the first in India, to offer Postgraduate Degree Programmes in Applied Psychology, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Bioinformatics and Law through Distance Education mode. The Directorate of Distance Education is also offering Programmes in Fashion Design, Textile Design, Interior Design, Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Retail Management, Health Science, Youth Development, Yoga, Music, Fire and Safety, Pharmaceuticals, Taxation, Applied Management, Telecom Management, Business Applications and Astrology.

All the programmes of study offered by the Directorate of Distance Education have the approval of the Distance Education Council, New Delhi. The Directorate has introduced B.Ed. Degree Programme through distance education mode from the year 2008-09 with the approval of the National Council for Teacher Education, New Delhi.

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council has accredited Annamalai University.

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ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY

 

DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION

 

 

CHANCELLOR

His Excellency Sri Surjit Singh BArnala

Governor of Tamil Nadu

 

 

 

 

PAST FOUNDER PRO-CHANCELLORS

Dr. Rajah Sir ANNAMALAI CHETTIAR OF CHETTINAD,
                                                                                         KT., LL.D., D.Litt.

Dr. Rajah Sir M.A. MUTHIAH CHETTIAR,
                                                                         KT., B.A., D.Litt.

 

 

 

PRESENT FOUNDER PRO-CHANCELLOR

Dr. M.A.M. RAMASWAMY, B.A., D.Litt., D.Sc.,
        

 

 

 

VICE-CHANCELLOR

Prof. Dr. M. RAMANATHAN, M.S. (G.S.), F.R.C.S. (Glasg)

 

 

REGISTRAR

Dr. M. RATHINASABAPATHI,

                                                                 B.E., M.Sc. (Engg.), Ph.D., MISTE.

 

DIRECTOR

Dr. S.B. NAGESWARA RAO, Ph.D.

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RECOGNITION

I.  PROGRAMMEs OFFERED BY THE DIRECTORATE

 

The Directorate of Distance Education, Annamalai University, in Technical Collaboration with The AF School of News Reading offers the following U.G. Degree/ P.G Diploma Programmes during the academic year 2011-2012:

II. APPLICATION FORM

 

The Application Form with Prospectus can be obtained (i) in person from the Directorate or The AF School of News Reading, Chennai on payment of Application Fee of ` 350/- by cash or (ii) through post, on a requisition to the Director, Directorate of Distance Education, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar-608002 along with a Demand Draft for ` 390/- drawn in favour of The Director, AF School of News Reading, Payable at Chennai. The application form is not transferable and the application for admission should be in the prescribed form of the year 2011-2012 and only the form issued by Directorate or the AF School of News Reading, Chennai should be used.

III. INSTRUCTIONs FOR FILLING IN the APPLICATION FORM

     (i)     Read carefully and thoroughly the application form before filling in.

    (ii)    Check your eligibility i.e. minimum required educational qualification for the Programme you are applying for.

   (iii)   While filling in the application form, enter very clearly and correctly the Programme code, the Name of the Programme and the Study Centres, if any.

    (iv)   A recent passport size photograph signed by the applicant and attested by a Gazetted Officer should be pasted on the application form in the space provided, one unattested photograph should be pasted on the scanning form and one unattested Photograph of the same negative should be furnished with the application form for Identity Card.

    (v)    Name of the student should be the same as mentioned in the 10+2 or Matriculation certificate.

    (vi)   photostat copy of Migration Certificate/Transfer Certificate to be attached with the Application Form.

   (vii)   Attestation: The photograph in the application may be attested by any one of the following officials:

                      a)   Gazetted Officers.       

                      b)   Members of the Syndicate, Senate, Academic Council, and Boards of Studies of the Annamalai University.

                      c)   Teachers in Colleges and Universities.

                      d)   Gazetted Rank Headmasters or Headmistresses of Government recognised Higher Secondary or High Schools.

                      e)   Commissioned Officers of the Defense Services.

  (viii)  If the certificates submitted by the applicant are in any language other than English, an English version of the certificates should accompany them.

   (ix)   The application will be summarily rejected if there is any discrepancy between the material particulars as they are found in the application form and the supporting documents. The name of the applicant, his/her date of birth and qualification will be considered as material particulars in this context.

    (x)    Applicants possessing degrees awarded by universities/colleges/ institutes which are not recognized by the University Grants Commission are not eligible for admission to the programmes offered by the Directorate of Distance Education.

   (xi)   No candidate is permitted to join/ study Two Degree programmes at a time.
If any candidate is found pursuing Two Programmes simultaneously, the Directorate will cancel admission to one of the programmes at its discretion and the fee remitted for the programme concerned the candidate will be forfeited.

IV. PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION

(a) Spot Selection

The applicant can come to  AF School of News Reading, Chennai, for Spot Admission. Spot Selection or direct admission to the Programme will be made at AF School of News Reading, Chennai and PCP centres subject to confirmation by the Director. The Director, Directorate of Distance Education, Annamalai University will confirm the admissions on scrutinizing of application and to issue Identity Cards.

    (i)      Filled in application along with attested photostat copies of Certificates for minimum required eligibility qualification and age.

   (ii)     Certificates in Original for minimum required eligibility qua1ification and Transfer/Migration Certificate.

   (iii)     Three passport size photographs for application, Identity Card and Scanning Form. Applicants should not sign on the Photograph affixed in the scanning form.

   (iv)     A Demand Draft drawn in favour of the Director, D.D.E., Annamalai University payable at Chennai Service Branch, towards the prescribed tuition fee.

(b) Admission through Post

 

The Applicants can also send the filled in ­application to the Programme Director,  AF School of News Reading, Chennai, along with attested photostat copies of

                (i)     Certificates for minimum required qualification,

               (ii)    Transfer/Migration Certificate and

               (iii)   Two passport size photographs for identity card and scanning form.

Students seeking admission through post need not enclose the originals and Demand Draft along with the admission application.

On receipt of provisional admission card they will have to get the original certificates verified at the nearby Study Centres/ AF School of News Reading, Chennai, in support of (i) educational qualification, (ii) Transfer/Migration Certificate (for which attested photostat copies have been enclosed to the application form) and a Demand Draft drawn in favour of the Director, D.D.E., Annamalai University payable at service branch in Chennai, for the prescribed fee, observing the guidelines under Item No. VI (Mode of Payment). ­

The admission confirmation, the signed identity card and the original certificates including Transfer Certificate/Migration Certificate after affixing a seal that the candidate is admitted during the year 2011-2012 will be given to the student.

If the certificates submitted by the candidate are found bogus/fake, his/her admission will be cancelled and the fees remitted will also be forfeited.

V. FEES STRUCTURE

Fee is charged during admission in order to avoid inconvenience to the students and to facilitate the consolidation of accounts in the office. Parents/Students in their own interest are advised to ensure that:

   a)    Tuition Fee payments are to be made by Demand Draft drawn in favour of
The Director, D.D.E., Annamalai University payable at Service Branch in Chennai.

  b)    No cash payment or any other payments are made other than those in the name of Annamalai University.

VI. MODE OF PAYMENT

The fees payable are given on Page Number­­­­­ 19 of this prospectus.

 1)     Tuition Fee and processing fee should be paid in the form of a Demand Draft drawn in favour of the Director, D.D.E., Annamalai University payable at Service Branch Chennai.

 2)     Examination fee, is payable by way of Demand Draft drawn in favour of the Controller of Examinations, Annamalai University Payable at Chennai Service Branch.

Students should verify before sending the Demand Drafts to the Directorate that they contain the following items of information:

                (i)     Name of the drawing/ drawee branch of the bank;

               (ii)    Code number of the drawing/ drawee branch of the bank;

               (iii)   Date of issue of the demand draft, and

               (iv)   Signature of the Officer of the drawing branch.

Cash, Cheques, Pay Orders, Postal Orders and Money Orders will not be accepted under any circumstances.

Students must write their Application Number or Enrolment Number, Name and the Programme on the back of the Demand Draft. They should not sign anywhere on the Demand Draft.

MISCELLANEOUS FEES

a) Bonafide Certificate                                                  ` 100/-          

b) Change of Name/Change of PCP Centre               ` 300/-

c) Change of Address                                                   ` 100/-          

d) Attendance Certificate (Duplicate)                          ` 100/-

e) Transfer Certificate (Duplicate)                                ` 300/-

f) Identity Card (Duplicate)                                          ` 100/-

g) Fees Paid Certificate (Re-imbursement)                 ` 100/-

   

VII. COMPULSORY PERSONAL CONTACT PROGRAMME (CPCP)

All the students enrolled for the Degree/ P.G. Diploma / Diploma Programmes will have to attend regular theory (Personal Contact Programme) at the AF School of News Reading, Chennai. The students are required to attend lectures and to observe decorum while attending their classes/programme for appearing in the theory examinations.

The minimum number of PCP days to be conducted in a programme is
30 days for U.G Degree Programme (each year 10 days) and 10 days for P.G. Diploma Programmes. It is compulsory for students to attend these PCPs.

COMPULSORY PERSONAL CONTACT PROGRAMME (CPCP) ATTENDANCE

      (i)     No student is eligible to take the examination if he/she fails to attend the Compulsory Personal Contact Programme.

     (ii)     If he/she takes the examination without attending the Compulsory Personal Contact Programme, the result of examination shall be cancelled.

Attendance Certificate will be issued at the end of the Compulsory Personal Contact Programme. Students whose attendance certificate is lost can get duplicate certificate from the Directorate on requisition along with a Demand Draft for ` 100/- drawn in favour of the Director, D.D.E., Annamalai University payable at Chennai Service Branch. Students must attach a self-attested photostat copy of the Attendance Certificate to the Application form for registration for the University Examination.

Students who fail to attend the compulsory Personal Contact Programme will be permitted to attend the same in the subsequent years, on requisition along with subsequent personal contact programme fee of ` 500/- for Degree/ P.G. Diploma Programme.

VIII. ENROLMENT NUMBER

The students admitted will be assigned an Enrolment Number. The first three digits of the enrolment number represent the programme code, 4th and 5th digits represent the year of admission namely 11 for 2011 and the rest of the digits represent the serial number of admission for that programme. This number which is different from the Application Number will continue to be the same till a student completes his/her programme.

Students should invariably quote their Enrolment number in all their correspondences with the Directorate. It will not be possible to attend to letters received without the Enrolment Number.

IX. IDENTITY CARD

Students will be issued Identity Cards by the Directorate or Study Centres after their admission. Students are instructed to keep their Identity Cards safely till the completion of the programme and must bring their Identity Cards at the time of Personal Contact Programme (PCP) and Examinations.

 

Students, who have lost their Identity Card, can obtain a duplicate Identity Card from the Directorate on requisition along with a D.D. for ` 100/ - drawn in favour of the Director, D.D.E., Annamalai University payable at Chennai Service Branch and a passport size photo.

X. CHANGE OF ADDRESS

Communications will be sent to the address given by the students in the Application form. If there is any change in their address, it should be intimated to the Directorate immediately with a fee of ` 100/- by way of Demand Draft drawn in favour of the Director, D.D.E., Annamalai University. Students are advised to inform the post office concerned to redirect the lessons and all other communications to their new address until the change is effected. Change of address should be intimated to the Director, The AF School of News Reading, Chennai for future reference and record.

XI. CHANGE OF NAME

Those who wish to have their names changed in the records of the Directorate at the time of admission or during the Programme of study, must apply for the same along with the Original Gazette notification or an Affidavit certified and recorded by a Notary Public. If the Gazette Notification or the Affidavit is in a language other than English or Tamil, a certified translation must accompany the request. Such change of name will have only prospective effect.

The requisition for change of name should be made along with a D.D. for
` 300/- drawn in favour of the Director, D.D.E., Annamalai University.

XII. DESPATCH OF LESSONS

The syllabus and study materials will be despatched/handed over by the Institute of  AF School of News Reading, Chennai to the Students.

XIII. BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE

Students who are in need of Bonafide Certificate during their study may apply to the Director with a Demand Draft for ` 100/- drawn in favour of the Director, D.D.E., Annamalai University payable D.D.E.

XIV. STUDY CENTRES

The Directorate has Study Centres at various places (indicated in the Annexure–I) to serve the distance learners enrolled with the Directorate.

The working hours of the Study Centres are as follows:

Week days         9.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

                      1.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.

Sunday              10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

The Second Monday of every month, all Tuesdays and Public Holidays are holidays for the Study Centres except that at Annamalainagar.

XV. GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL CELL

Students who have grievances are advised to write to the Director, Grievance Redressal Cell, Directorate of Distance Education giving their Name, Enrolment Number, Programme of Study, etc. for speedy redressal.

XVI. ENQUIRIES AND CORRESPONDENCE

All enquiries and correspondence must be addressed to

The DIRECTOR

AF SCHOOL OF NEWS READING,

‘KJ’ Flats, (IV Floor), No.150, Lloyds Road, Royapettah, Chennai- 600 014. 

Phone : 8754462085, 9710937060

E-mail : mail@afschoolofnewsreading.com

URL    :  www.afschoolofnewsreading.com

Students may also contact (except regarding Examinations)

THE DIRECTOR

Directorate of Distance Education

Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Tamil Nadu Pin-608 002

Post Box. No.: 4, Grams: 'Correspond' Annamalainagar

Phone: 04144-238043 to 238047, 238610,  Fax: 04144-238987

E-Mail: dde@annamalaiuniversity.ac.in        www.annamalaiuniversity.ac.in

Working Days of the Directorate

The office of the Directorate of Distance Education at Annamalainagar remains open on all days except Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

Office Hours:

9.45 a.m. to 5.45 p.m. with half an hour break for lunch between 1.00 and 2.00 p.m.

Jurisdiction

 

With regard to any dispute arising in any matter including admission, returning of Original Certificates, sending of lessons, Personal Contact Programme, examinations, remittance of fees, etc., only the Courts and Tribunals having jurisdiction over Annamalainagar (Chidambaram), Cuddalore District, Tamilnadu and not over any other place, shall have jurisdiction for the purpose of filing a suit or preferring a complaint under the Consumer Protection Act or any other law for the time being in force or for taking any legal action against the Directorate of Distance Education or the Controller of Examinations of Annamalai University.

The application for admission also carries this conditional clause, and all applicants by virtue of their signature on the form, will be deemed to have accepted to be bound by it.

Admission cannot be claimed as a matter of right. The Director, D.D.E. or the Controller of Examinations is not responsible for loss or delay in the delivery of postal articles sent by the D.D.E. or the Controller of Examinations.

Caution

The Directorate of Distance Education has not authorised any Private Institute or Agent to act on its behalf in the grant of admissions, collection of fees, tutorials etc. except those printed in this prospectus and therefore will not own responsibility in the event of anyone being cheated by any such bogus institute or individual.

Candidates are therefore warned not to become victims of Cheating and Exploitation by bogus claimants in this regard.

Candidates are advised to apply directly to the Directorate or contact its Study Centres/ Information Centres or The AF School of News Reading or its Centres individually for application form as well as for admission. Applications for admission received through tutorials or any other agency will be summarily rejected.

Further, if it transpires at any time during the programme of study that a student had applied for admission through tutorials or any other agency, his admission will be cancelled and the student will not be entitled to any relief whatsoever as against the Directorate of Distance Education, including refund of tuition fees.

XVII. UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS

The Annual University Examinations will be held in May, usually commencing on 19th May for all the programmes. Supplementary examinations for absentees and those who have failed in the previous examinations are held in December, usually commencing on 26th December.

Application forms for registration for the examinations along with examination centres, time-table, fees payable and other regulations governing the examinations, will be sent in the month of February/March by the Controller of Examinations, Annamalai University to all the students who have paid their tuition fees in full before January.

Examination application forms will be sent only by ordinary post. Those students who do not receive the examination application form for any reason before the end of March should apply to the Controller of Examinations quoting their enrolment number, programme of study etc. Non-receipt of examination application form is not an excuse for not registering for the examination.

The examination application form, time-table, fees details etc can also be downloaded from the university website: www.annamalaiuniversity.ac.in.

Forms for registration for the supplementary examination will be sent only on request made to the Controller of Examinations in the month of October/ March.

Students failing to attend the PCPs are not eligible to sit for the examination held at the end of the year(s), wherever attendances at the PCPs are compulsory.

Even students failing to fulfil the attendance requirements may receive forms to apply for registration for the examination and the receipt of such a form does not imply that the recipient is eligible to sit for the examination, as the forms are being routinely issued to all students enrolled for the programmes by the office of the Controller of Examinations.

If, inspite of this warning, a student failing to fulfil the attendance requirement gets himself/ herself registered for the examination, and writes the examination, his/her results will be cancelled.

XVIII. HALL TICKETS

Hall tickets/Admit cards will be issued to the candidates at the examination centre by the Chief Superintendents during the three days prior to the commencement of the examinations.

The intimation of venue of examination with the examination Register No. will be sent to the students by the Controller of Examinations one week prior to the commencement of examinations. Even if a student does not receive the same, he/she is required to see the Newspaper advertisement regarding the centres and venue etc., in the leading newspapers during the month of May/December and he/she may also contact the Study Centres/ AF School of News Reading, Chennai regarding the same.

Further, even if a student who applied in time duly for registration of examinations, has not received any venue intimation he/she is required to contact the Chief Superintendent of his/her examination centre with the Photostat copy of his/ her examination application form, the Demand Draft for examination fees and acknowledgement etc., to enable the Chief Superintendent of the Centre to allow him/her to write the examination provisionally subject to confirmation by the Controller of Examinations.

xIx. EXAMINATION RESULTS AND ISSUE OF MARK LISTS

For all enquiries regarding the examinations, publication of results, issue of mark sheets, provisional certificate and re-totalling of marks, candidates will have to contact the Controller of Examinations, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar - 608002. Phone Number 04144--238027 & 04144-238248 Extn. 232, Fax No.: 04144-238145. Use 04144-237356, 237357, 237358, 237359, 239796, 239797, 239798 and 239799

for 24 Hours Helpline for the same.
E-mail: auexam@hotmai1.com;  website: www.annamalaiuniversity.ac.in

XX. TRANSFER CERTIFICATE (T.C.)

This University's transfer certificate will be issued by the Director, Directorate of Distance Education to students who have completed/ discontinued their programme of study and who do not have any arrears of fee. The issue of Transfer Certificate is not a bar for writing the examination of the programme concerned, if otherwise eligible.

Candidates who have lost their Transfer Certificate issued by the Directorate can obtain a duplicate Transfer Certificate by sending a requisition letter to the Director along with a Demand Draft for ` 300/- drawn in favour of The Director, D.D.E., Annamalai University and a Certificate from a Gazetted Officer stating that the Original Certificate has been lost irrecoverably.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

 1)     Mention your Enrolment Number in all your correspondences.

 2)     Regarding Change of programme/name/centre, Duplicate Transfer Certificate, Bonafide Certificate etc. the Director, D.D.E. should be addressed with the prescribed fees by way of Demand Draft drawn in favour of The Director, D.D.E. Annamalai University.

 3)     For Examination fees, Convocation fees, Mark list, Provisional and Migration Certificates, write to the Controller of Examinations with the prescribed fees by way of Demand Draft drawn in favour of The Controller of Examinations and not to the Director.

 4)     Regarding programme of study, Personal Contact Programmes, etc., address to:  AF School of News Reading, Chennai and for Examinations, the Controller of Examinations, Annamalai University. Directorate has no agents/tutorials. Contact our Study Centres/ The Director,  AF School of News Reading, Chennai – 600 014 or correspond directly to the Directorate.

XXI. other contact facilities

(A) Digital Voice Information System (DVIS)

A fully Automated Computerised Telephone Answering Service installed in the Directorate responds when you call any one of the following numbers. By calling the following numbers, you can get information about the Programmes offered by the Institution, Students’ Results and Marks, Tuition fees arrears, Examination related enquiries along with PCP dates, Venue and other details – that too in Tamil, English, Hindi and Telugu. Apart from the above, it has also got a Grievance Register facility, where students can record their Grievance for about a minute which will be answered by the Institution later and the service is available round the clock. For further details refer Annexure – II.

Telephone Numbers

STD–04144 - 237356, 237357, 237358, 237359, 239796, 239797, 239798, 239799.

(B) Message Alert Service (MAS)

The Message Alert Service introduced in the DDE is a boon to distance learners. To make use of this service, students have to register their cell Phone number as given in Annexure-III. Students will receive automated communications in message format on their cell phones such as admission confirmation, despatch of lessons,
PCP schedule, reminders of last date for payment of fees, examination results etc.

(C) Short Message Service (SMS)

A computerized Short Message Service (SMS) has also been introduced to reply to students' queries through cell phone messages. Students can get information regarding admission, lessons despatch, payment details, personal contact programme details, examination results etc. by just sending messages to the Cell phone number 9442551111. A computer server maintained in the D.D.E. will send the reply messages to the students’ cell phone immediately.

Annexure – IV.

(D) Wide Area Network (WAN)

Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity has been established at all major study centres by the D.D.E.

The centralised Database will facilitate the collection of all the details pertaining to programmes offered, admissions, tuition fee, enrolment status, despatch of study materials, examination register number, venue, results and issue of certificates besides information related to PCP etc and students' grievances will get settled instantly.

(E) Video Conferencing

The Directorate of Distance Education has introduced Video Conferencing facility during the academic year 2011-12 for the benefit of students in New Delhi, Chennai and Annamalainagar. Personal Contact Programme and special lectures will be conducted for selected programmes through Video Conferencing.

923. B.Sc. BROADCASTING

 

Medium         :            English

Duration        :            Three Years

    Eligibility      :          12^th Pass or Equivalent

       SUBJECTS

       First Year

		v  Language
		v  English
		v  Introduction to Mass Media
		v  Broadcast Journalism
		v  Concept of News Presentation
		v  Practical in News Reading
Second Year
		v  Law and Ethics of Broadcasting
		v  Electronics for Media
		v  Marketing and Advertising in Electronic Media
		v  Audio – Video Production
		v  Concept of Radio and Video Jockey
		v  Practical in Radio & Video Jockey
	Third	Year
		v  Information and Communication Technology for Development
		v  Media Management
		v  Media Psychology
		v  News Production Techniques and Technology
		v  Practical in News Production
		v  Project Work

924. P.G DIPLOMA IN News reading

Medium        : English

Duration       :             One Year

Eligibility      :             Candidates for admission to One Year PG Diploma Course in News   Reading Program should have passed the following examination:

·        Any Degree (except 10+2+2 pattern) or an equivalent examination.

      

       SUBJECTS

925. PG DIPLOMA IN RADIO AND VIDEO JOCKEY

Medium       :   English

Duration      :   One Year

Eligibility     : Candidates for admission to One Year PG Diploma course in Radio        

                      and Video Jockey should have passed the following  examination:

·        Any Degree (except 10+2+2 pattern) or an equivalent examination.

       SUBJECTS

926. PG DIPLOMA IN TV JOURNALSIM

Medium        : English

Duration       :             One Year

Eligibility  : Candidates for admission to one year PG Diploma Course in
      TV  Journalism should have passed the following examination:

·        Any Degree (except 10+2+2 pattern) or an equivalent examination.

       SUBJECTS

 

TUITION FEE AND OTHER CHARGES

Code	Programme	Processing Fee	Tuition Fee	Total
		`	`	`
726	B. Sc Broadcasting  I - Year	1000	20,000	21,000
	B. Sc Broadcasting  II - Year		20,000	20,000
	B. Sc Broadcasting  III - Year		20,000	20,000
727	PG Diploma in News Reading	1000	25,000	26,000
728	PG Diploma in Radio and Video Jockey	1000	25,000	26,000
729	PG Diploma in TV Journalism	1000	25,000	26,000

     (i)     The Demand Draft towards tuition fee should be drawn in favour of
The Director, Directorate of Distance Education, Annamalai University payable at the Bank’s service Branch in Chennai – 600 014.

    (ii)    A fine of ` 500/- will be collected after the due date.

   (iii)   Additional fine of ` 500/- will be imposed to the students who have completed full duration of programme, but not paid the tuition fees fully.