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MSU Tirunelveli DDE: fees, courses and admission
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Directorate of Distance and Continuing EducationAbishekapatti, Tirunelveli
Fees and rules checked on 21 October 2026
Admission: MSU’s Academic Year 2026-27 intake ran to UGC-DEB’s extended last date of 13 October 2026. A Calendar Year (January 2027) intake hasn’t been announced yet (checked 21 October 2026).
Overview
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University is a Tamil Nadu state university at Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli, set up on 7 September 1990 for Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi and Kanyakumari districts. Its Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education teaches UG and PG courses by distance, with self-learning material and contact classes, and a separate online wing runs the MBA and nine other online programmes.
- Type
- State university, Tamil Nadu
- Modes
- Distance (ODL) and online
- Sessions
- Academic Year (admissions July to August) and Calendar Year (January to March)
- Study centres
- 23 learner support centres and 7 spot admission centres, all in Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi and Kanyakumari districts
- Entrance test
- None named in the prospectus or the online admission pages
Courses and fees
MBA (online)
2 years
₹58,750first year, with exam fees
Tuition is ₹40,000 each year; year one is ₹42,500 before exam fees
Get fee detailsM.Com
2 years
₹9,350first year
₹10,450 in year two, so ₹19,800 in total by our sum
Get fee detailsMA English, History
2 years
₹8,630first year
Year two is ₹9,830 for English and ₹10,030 for History
Get fee detailsMA Tamil, Economics
2 years
₹7,750first year
MA Economics is ₹7,950 in year one; year two is ₹8,950 (Tamil) or ₹9,150 (Economics)
Get fee detailsM.Sc Mathematics
2 years
₹9,150first year
₹9,750 in year two, so ₹18,900 in total by our sum
Get fee detailsBBA
3 years
₹8,450first year
₹8,550 and ₹9,700 in years two and three, so ₹26,700 by our sum
Get fee detailsB.Com (Tamil or English medium)
3 years
₹7,250first year
₹7,350 and ₹8,500 in years two and three, so ₹23,100 by our sum
Get fee detailsBA English, History, Economics
3 years
₹7,250first year
Same yearly fees as the B.Com; BA Tamil is ₹6,250 in year one
Get fee detailsDistance fees are from the DDE’s fee table for Academic Year 2025-26, which its 2026-27 programme reports repeat. Each yearly total covers the processing fee, tuition, exam application, mark sheet and per-paper exam fees, and the final year adds ₹1,600 for the course completion and provisional certificates and convocation. Online fees are from the online fee structure for 2024-25 onwards: BA English and B.Com ₹6,250, BBA ₹7,450 and M.Com ₹8,250 in year one. Totals are our sums. Fees are not refunded once paid.
Admission
- Academic Year 2026-27 (July session)
The 2026-27 application form was posted, and admission ran to UGC-DEB’s extended last date of 13 October 2026.
- Calendar Year 2027 (January session)
Not announced yet (checked 21 October 2026). MSU’s prospectus says Calendar Year admissions are made between January and March.
How to apply
Distance portal: the university’s website Online programmes: the university’s website. You can also join in person on working days at the 7 spot admission centres, including the university campus at Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli. MSU says it has not appointed any agent for admission.
Eligibility
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MBA (online)
A pass in any UG degree.
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MA, M.Com
Any UG degree for MA History, Economics and JMC; MA English needs English as the Part-II language and MA Tamil needs Tamil as Part-I or a B.Litt. M.Com needs a B.Com of any type, a BBA, an MBA, or a BA in Corporate Secretaryship or Cooperation.
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BA, B.Com, BBA
A pass in 10+2, or 10th plus a two-year ITI course, a three-year polytechnic diploma or a two-year teacher training diploma. These rules are from MSU’s online programme list; the distance eligibility page was blank on 21 October 2026.
Exams and study
Distance exams are held each May and December: three-hour papers marked out of 75, plus 25 marks for assignments. PG students need 50% overall to pass.
The DDE gives self-learning material, downloadable from its website and also given out at the learner support centres and the DDE office.
Contact classes run in four rounds, 72 hours a semester for theory courses, at the campus and learner support centres. Online students can sit proctored exams at home or at the university.
UGC recognition. UGC-DEB’s 2026-27 lists recognise 21 of MSU’s distance programmes, among them the BA, B.Com, BBA, MA, M.Com and the B.Sc and M.Sc in maths, physics and chemistry, and entitle it to 10 online programmes, including the MBA. There is no distance MBA.
Frequently asked questions
Does MSU offer an MBA by distance?
No. The MBA (General) is online only. Tuition is ₹40,000 a year, and the first year comes to ₹58,750 once admission and exam fees are added.
How much does a BA or B.Com cost at MSU DDE?
₹7,250 in the first year, ₹7,350 in the second and ₹8,500 in the third, exam fees included, so ₹23,100 in total by our sum. BA Tamil is ₹6,250 in year one.
Can I join in January 2027?
Not yet. MSU runs a Calendar Year intake between January and March, but no 2027 dates had been posted on 21 October 2026.
Where are the study centres?
MSU lists 23 learner support centres in colleges in Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi and Kanyakumari districts, and 7 spot admission centres, including the campus at Abishekapatti.
Is there an entrance test?
None is named. The online MBA asks only for a pass in any UG degree.
If MSU Tirunelveli DDE isn’t the right fit
MSU’s centres are all in the four southern districts, and its MBA is online only. 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
- MSU DDE fee table for Academic Year 2025-26 (fees.pdf) and online fee structure from 2024-25 onwards (OLFeeStructure.pdf), linked from the DDE fee page on the university’s website, read 21 Oct 2026.
- DDE Programme Project Reports for 2026-27 onwards (M.Com, B.Com, BBA, BA and MA), CDOE Prospectus 2023-24 onwards, programme list, Application Form AY 2026-27 and spot admission and learner support centre list, read 21 Oct 2026.
- Online programme site the university’s website: MBA fees, registration process, admission policy, exam guidelines and the UGC last-date notice, read 21 Oct 2026.
- MSU history page and NAAC 4th cycle certificate (A+, valid to 19 June 2030), read 21 Oct 2026.
- UGC-DEB 2026-27 lists: recognised ODL programmes, S.No 73; HEIs entitled for online programmes, S.No 97.