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Bharathidasan CDE: fees, courses and admission
Bharathidasan University, Centre for Distance and Online EducationTiruchirappalli
Fees and rules checked on 21 October 2026
Admission: BDU’s 2026-27 distance admissions ran to 13 October 2026, the last date on the CDOE home page. A January 2027 intake hasn’t been announced yet (checked 21 October 2026).
Overview
Bharathidasan University is a Tamil Nadu state university in Tiruchirappalli, set up in 1982; its Centre for Distance and Online Education started in 1992. It teaches by distance, with study material and weekend classes at contact centres, and also runs fully online degrees through the university’s website.
- Type
- State university, Tamil Nadu
- Modes
- Distance (ODL) and online
- Sessions
- June (July) and January
- Study centres
- PCP centres and learner support centres; the CDOE’s centre list didn’t load on 21 October 2026
- Entrance test
- None for online programmes; none named for distance
Courses and fees
MBA
2 years
₹14,300first year (our sum)
₹8,000 for semester 1 at admission, ₹6,300 for semester 2
Get fee detailsMCA
2 years
₹20,900first year (our sum)
₹11,200 + ₹9,700 a semester with a computer degree; ₹12,200 + ₹10,700 without
Get fee detailsM.Com
2 years
₹5,500first year
₹5,300 for BDU graduates, ₹5,800 with a degree from outside Tamil Nadu
Get fee detailsMA Economics, English, History, Tamil
2 years
₹5,500first year
MA Human Resource Management is ₹6,000
Get fee detailsBA, B.Com, BBA
3 years
₹4,100first year
₹4,400 with a +2 from another state board
Get fee detailsDistance fees are first-year (semester 1 and 2) figures from the CDOE’s 2026-27 admission notification and programmes page. PG, MBA and MCA figures are for graduates of other Tamil Nadu universities (BDU graduates pay ₹200 less); UG figures are for a Tamil Nadu board +2. Later-year fees for the 2026 batch aren’t posted. Extra: a ₹500 (UG) or ₹550 (PG, MBA, MCA) application fee. Online fees are from the university’s website, plus a ₹500 processing fee and exam fees of ₹800 (UG) or ₹1,000 (PG) a subject.
Admission
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Academic Year 2026-27 (distance)
The CDOE’s August notice gave 15 September 2026 as the last date; its home page now shows 13 October 2026, which has passed.
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January 2027 session
Not announced yet (checked 21 October 2026). The academic calendar puts January-session admissions in December to February.
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Online programmes
the university’s website says admissions are open but names no session or last date; check with BDU before paying.
How to apply
Distance portal: the university’s website Original certificates are checked and returned at once. Online programmes have their own portal at the university’s website: register, upload documents, wait for the eligibility check, then pay the fee to get your registration number.
Eligibility
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MBA
A pass in a recognised bachelor’s degree of at least three years. The online MBA asks for 50% marks in Part III.
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MCA
BCA, B.Sc Computer Science or IT, B.E CSE or B.Tech IT; or any degree with Mathematics at +2 or degree level, with bridge courses; or B.Com (CA) with Business Mathematics or Statistics.
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M.Com
B.Com, B.Com Bank Management, Computer Applications or Financial Management, BBA or a related degree.
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BA, B.Com, BBA
A +2 pass from any board, or a three-year Tamil Nadu diploma; B.Com needs Commerce and Accountancy at +2. ITI holders are not eligible and there is no direct second-year entry.
Exams and study
End-semester exams are held in November–December and May–June. Hall tickets, timetables and exam centres are posted on the CDOE site.
Self-learning material is handed out at the start of each semester, and the CDOE runs an e-content portal for its students.
Theory and practical classes are held on Saturdays and Sundays at PCP centres. Online students take classes, assignments and exams online, with no campus visits.
UGC recognition. UGC-DEB’s 2026-27 list recognises Bharathidasan University for 34 distance (ODL) programmes: the MBA and MCA up to January 2027 only, and 32 BA, B.Com, BBA, BCA, B.Sc, MA, M.Com and M.Sc programmes from August 2026 up to January–February 2031. Ten programmes, including the MBA, BA English, BA Tamil and BBA, are on UGC’s online entitled list.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an entrance test for the BDU MBA?
The distance MBA notice names none; you need a recognised bachelor’s degree of at least three years. BDU Online says its programmes need no entrance test.
How much is the BDU distance MBA?
₹8,000 at admission for semester 1 and ₹6,300 for semester 2 if your degree is from another Tamil Nadu university, so ₹14,300 in the first year by our sum. Fees for semesters 3 and 4 of the 2026 batch aren’t posted yet.
What does the online MBA cost?
₹91,000 in total on the university’s website, paid as ₹46,000 and ₹45,000 a year or four semester fees, plus a ₹500 processing fee and ₹1,000 a subject for exams.
Does BDU offer an online BA?
Yes, BA English and BA Tamil, plus a BBA. The online BA English costs ₹45,800 for three years and the online BBA ₹90,800.
When is the next admission?
The 2026-27 distance round ended on 13 October 2026. BDU admits a January batch, usually between December and February, but no 2027 dates had been posted on 21 October 2026.
If Bharathidasan CDE isn’t the right fit
BDU’s MBA and MCA recognition runs only to January 2027 on UGC’s current list. IGNOU has distance and online options, and UGC-entitled private online MBAs start at ₹67,000 in total (Mangalayatan University, fee checked 17 October 2026).
Sources
- BDU CDOE admission notification for 2026-2027, dated 4 Aug 2026, pp. 1-8 (the university’s website), read 21 Oct 2026.
- CDOE MBA/MCA admission notice (19 Jun 2026) and MBA tuition fee notification (21 Jul 2026), read 21 Oct 2026.
- the university’s website pages: home, Programmes Offered 2026-27, About, Academic Calendar, Exam Notifications; admission portal the university’s website, read 21 Oct 2026.
- the university’s website: home page and the online MBA, BBA, BA English and MA English fee tables, read 21 Oct 2026.
- UGC-DEB 2026-27 lists: HEIs recognised for ODL programmes, S.No 71; HEIs entitled for online programmes, S.No 82.