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MKU DDE: fees, courses and admission
Madurai Kamaraj University, Centre for Distance and Online EducationPalkalai Nagar, Madurai
Fees and rules checked on 21 October 2026
Admission: MKU’s July 2026 session closed on 13 October 2026, the last date on its admission portal. A January 2027 (Calendar Year) intake hasn’t been announced yet (checked 21 October 2026).
Overview
Madurai Kamaraj University is a Tamil Nadu state university in Madurai, set up in 1966; its distance wing began in 1971 as a correspondence institute and was renamed the Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE) in 2025. It teaches by distance, with self-learning material, weekend contact seminars in Madurai and semester exams in April and November.
- Type
- State university, Tamil Nadu (UGC Category-I)
- Modes
- Distance (ODL)
- Sessions
- Academic Year (July) and Calendar Year (January)
- Study centres
- 16 learner support centres in Madurai, Theni, Dindigul and Virudhunagar districts
- Entrance test
- None named in the 2026-27 prospectus
Courses and fees
MBA
2 years
₹25,400a year
₹50,800 for two years by our sum, plus ₹1,250 registration
Get fee detailsMA Tamil, English, History, Economics, Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology
2 years
₹5,800a year
MA Journalism and Mass Communication is ₹8,600 a year
Get fee detailsBA Tamil, English, History, Economics, Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology, JMC
3 years
₹4,400a year
₹13,200 for three years by our sum
Get fee detailsYearly fees from the CDOE’s 2026 fee pages and its 2026-27 prospectus; each includes the ₹200 postal charge, and the totals are our sums. Extra: a registration fee (₹650 UG, ₹750 PG, ₹1,250 MBA and MCA), a ₹400 recognition fee for PG students whose degree is not from MKU, and exam fees. MCA is ₹25,400 a year. The first-year fee is due within 15 days of admission.
Admission
- Academic Year 2026 (July session)
Registration opened at the end of May 2026 and closed on 13 October 2026; the portal now says the window has ended.
- Calendar Year 2027 (January session)
Not announced yet (checked 21 October 2026). MKU admits a Calendar Year batch each year, and its 2026 batch is studying now.
How to apply
Admission portal: the university’s website. You can also apply in person at the CDOE’s own admission centres in Palkalai Nagar and Alagar Koil Road (Madurai), Theni and Dindigul. The prospectus says MKU has no learner support centres beyond its listed 16.
Eligibility
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MBA
Any undergraduate degree.
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MA, M.Com
Any degree for most MAs; MA English needs English as a Part-II paper and MA Economics needs Mathematics or Business Mathematics at +2. M.Com needs a B.Com, BBA or a degree with accounting, costing and banking subjects.
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BA, BBA, B.Com
A +2 pass or equivalent; B.Com needs Commerce at +2.
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BCA
A +2 pass with Mathematics or Computer Science.
Exams and study
Exams are held each April and November. Internal assessment carries 25 marks and the written exam 75 for UG, PG, MBA and MCA papers.
The CDOE gives self-learning material and runs a student portal, with fees paid online.
Held on weekends, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in three rounds a semester. Classes for BA, MA, BBA and MBA students are at Madurai Kamaraj University College on Alagar Kovil Road, Madurai.
UGC recognition. UGC-DEB’s 2026-27 Category-I list entitles MKU to offer 38 distance (ODL) programmes, including the MBA, MCA, M.Com, MA, BA, B.Com, BBA and BCA. MKU is also on UGC’s online entitled list for nine programmes, but the CDOE site has no details of them.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an entrance test for the MKU distance MBA?
None is mentioned. MKU’s 2026 eligibility list asks only for a pass in any undergraduate degree.
How much does the MKU distance MBA cost?
₹25,400 a year, including the ₹200 postal charge, so ₹50,800 for two years by our sum. Add the ₹1,250 registration fee, ₹400 recognition fee if your degree is not from MKU, and exam fees.
Can I join in January 2027?
Not yet. MKU runs a Calendar Year (January) stream, but no 2027 dates had been posted on 21 October 2026. The July 2026 session closed on 13 October 2026.
Where are the learner support centres?
MKU lists 16, all in Madurai, Theni, Dindigul and Virudhunagar districts, including its own centres at Palkalai Nagar and Alagar Koil Road in Madurai. It says it has no other centres.
Can I join the MCA with business maths at +2?
No. MKU asks for any degree with Mathematics at +2 and says basic, business and applied maths do not count.
If MKU DDE isn’t the right fit
MKU’s centres are all in southern Tamil Nadu, and its online programmes have no details yet. 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
- MKU CDOE Prospectus 2026-27, pp. 1-11, linked from the university’s website, read 21 Oct 2026.
- CDOE pages on the university’s website UG and PG fees 2026, registration fee, fee remittance, fee concession, learner support centres, PG and UG courses, contact; read 21 Oct 2026.
- CDOE admission portal (the university’s website): status, programme list, eligibility criteria for 26AY and documents required, read 21 Oct 2026.
- Contact Seminar Programme 2026 notice and MKU About University page, read 21 Oct 2026.
- UGC-DEB 2026-27 lists: Category-I HEIs entitled for ODL, S.No 21; HEIs entitled for online programmes, S.No 86.