Madras University Online

Madras University is one of the prominent and most reputed universities in the nation and it is known for its quality education and rich heritage and culture as it is an old university. Madras University was established in 1857 and is situated in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. it is also known as the mother university of the majority of oldest universities.

The university expanded through the nineteenth century and spread across the southern region of India and gave birth to some of the oldest and most prominent universities, such as Mysore University (1916), Osmania University (1918), Andhra University (1926), Annamalai University (1929), Travancore University (1937) presently Kerala University, Sri Venkateswara University (1954), Madurai Kamaraj University (1966), Bharathidasan University (1982), and many more.

Madras University has been known for its quality education and the main objective of the university is to reach the unreached and to spread education to every individual who is willing to pursue thor further education, The university came up with online and distance modes of education which gives leverage to students who are from remote areas and are unable to pursue their further studies due to different hindrances they face and for them, Online education has turned out to be boon which helps them to get educated at the ease of their location and in an affordable form.

Madras University is a recognized university approved by the University Grants Commission and also accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), and also received a grade “A++” by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), and 39th position in the NIRF ranking. 

Madras University is known for its quality education and the reputation it has made with its strong alumni network which makes the university stand out among other universities. The courses offered at the university have a primary focus on the upbringing of the hidden qualities of an individual to upskill their existing skills and give a boost to their morale for their better personality development and offer them a better future aspect.

The university tries to allow every student to study quality education and for it, the fee structure of every program offered at the university is designed in such a way that it becomes affordable and budget-friendly for every student and working professional. The university does not offer any such financial assistance including loans or EMI, but to help students with finances the university offers a few scholarships, which students can avail or apply for according to their eligibility criteria. A few scholarships offered by the university are:

• Mother M. Celine Scholarship
• Sir Tanjore Madhava Rau Scholarship
• Lord Pentland Mussalman Scholarship
• Poet H.A. Krishna Pillai Tamil Scholarship 
• Madras Oriental Conference Scholarship
• Dr. A.L. Mudaliar Scholarship 
• All India Bengali Literary Conference
• The Goschen Memorial Endowment Scholarship 

The examination pattern followed by the Online programs offered at Madaras University is the most commonly opted examination pattern, which is comprised of two main components namely: internal assessment and end-term examination. The internal assessment carries a weightage of around 20-30% of total marks and it includes all the academic activities organized by the university throughout a semester the majority of marks under this category are awarded based on assignments, which are assigned to every student at the beginning of every semester, whereas end-term examination is conducted to evaluate a student's overall performance in an entire semester with the theoretical understanding of every subject under their enrolled program and it carries 70-80% of weightage.