The University of Madras was established in 1857 and is termed to be the mother university of all the oldest universities in the southern region of India, and for offering undergraduate, postgraduate, certificate, and diploma courses through ODL mode it initiated an entirely separate unit - Institute of Distance Education in 1981. The Institute of Distance Education is an IGC-DEB-approved distance education university and holds an experience of 25+ years in the correspondence education sector.

The Institute of Distance Education is situated in Tamil Nadu which is known to be state-of-the-art in educational services and that’s why the University of Madras’s Institute of Distance Education has been an ideal choice for every student. The fee structure of all the programs is set accordingly, to make them affordable for students and working professionals across the country.

The objective of the Institute of Distance Education aims at offering an opportunity for students to complete their studies while staying in remote areas, which is directly proportional to their career, personal, and educational growth. Institute of distance education offers 16 UG, 22 PG, 19 Diploma, and 16 Certification courses under the CBCS pattern, and for all these 73 programs admissions are open throughout the year. 

The University of Madras Institute of Distance Education (UNOM IDE) offers multiple assistance too, which makes it a lot easier for every individual to enroll themselves at the university, such assistance includes yearly mode of payment, admissions throughout the year, scholarships, and special reimbursements for SC/ST and differently able students. 

Courses Offered By Madras Distance University