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Madurai Kamaraj University Directorate of Distance Education - DDE
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Special Features of the DDE
- Spot admission is available at the office of the Director and at all the 34 Admission Centers in Tamilnadu.
- Admissions made twice a year - Academic and Calendar Year streams
- Face to face teaching for 56 hours / Year / Student at 13 centers in Tamilnadu
- Practical Training imparted at Professional Institutions for Computer Courses, M.Sc., (Phy & Chem) and Tourism and Hospitality Courses
- Those who have discontinued their studies under semester or non-semester in any university may continue with year exemption.
- Those who want to study an additional degree may also do so.
- Students who are diploma (3 Years) holders through Polytechnics may also join in the degree courses.
- Besides printed course materials, contact classes at selected centres are arranged on Saturdays and Sundays in Tamilnadu.
- Department of Adi Dravidar and Harijan Welfare, Tamilnadu Government, offers scholarship to SC/ST students under Regular Scheme.
- Tuition Fee exemption for blind, deaf and dumb.
Objectives of the DDE
- To make higher education reach the unreached
- To provide life time continuing education
- To provide career development facility to the working people including teachers and officials
- To provide educational opportunity to those who have no basic educational qualification
- To provide education to the mass at a comparatively lower cost.
- To open the doors of education to the drop-outs and the ones who are denied admission in formal educational system.
- To spread the beam of wisdom right from Jawans to Jail prisoners.
Beginning & Growth
- 1971 - DDE came into existence
- 1971 - Offered Under Graduate Courses in Humanities, Pre-University, B.Com.
- 1976 - Introduced P.G. courses
- 1977 - Introduced Open University System (OUS)
- 1979 - Started Professional courses like B.Ed.
- 1990-91 - Extended its vista by introducing Job Oriented Courses and Innovative courses like Master of Labour Management & M.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication.
- 1991-92 - Introduced Liberalised Scheme at the UG & PG Courses under OUS.
- 1993-94 - MBA, MCA, M.Phil. & PG courses in Tourism Management and Bank Management.
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