DISTANCE EDUCATION

The Directorate of Distance Education established in 1979 offers four hundred and one different programmes of study under the Regular Stream. It is credited with the largest enrolment in India and is well equipped with computer and other infrastructure, adequate teaching faculty and administrative set-up of its own, study centres, computer training centres, etc., to serve its students' clientele in their best interest at their door steps. It has also the unique distinction of offering first in India, Postgraduate Degree Programmes in Applied Psychology, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Bioinformatics and Law through Distance Education mode. The Directorate of Distance Education is also offering the Programmes on Fashion Design, Textile Design, Interior Design, Hotel Management and Catering Technology Programmes, Retail Management, Twinning Programme, Programmes on Health Science, Commonwealth Youth Programme, Yoga, Music, Fire and Safety, Pharmaceutical and Taxation Programmes.

All the programmes of study offered by the Directorate of Distance Education have the approval of the Distance Education Council, New Delhi. The Directorate is introducing B.Ed. Programme through distance education mode from the year 2008-09 with the approval of National Council for Teacher Education, New Delhi.

Univresity Results through SMS

Annamalai University.

The Directorate Of Distance Education (DDE) May-2009 Results To Be Expected On Or After 15-September-2009. University Results Get through this site or Annamalai university site link(http://www.annmalaiuniversity.ac.in/).

Get your Results through Short Message Service(SMS).The short Message Service is installed in the directorate of Distance Education and Replies to Various of enquries .Annamalai university Provide this service Absolutly free of Cost.

(i)Do You Current Marks.(MAY2009 results)

Type RCQEnrollment number. on the SMS Panel sent to the 9442551111. Reply message you will get Name,Subject Code with Marks.

(ii)Do You Know Old Marks.(Previous Semester Result)

Type ROQEnrollment number. on the SMS Panel sent to the 9442551111. Reply message you will get Name,Subject Code with Marks.

TEACHING FACULTY IN ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY

The teaching faculty at the directorate of distance education (D.D.E) comprising of 20 academic wings with 567 members is in charge of organizing personal contact programmes for teaching, guiding and preparing the student community in their academic endeavours for their personal and career development.
The disciplines in which programmes are offered include.

1. Tamil
2. English
3. History
4. Sociology
5. Economics
6. commerce
7. Population Studies
8. Psychology
9. Mathematics
10. Physics
11. Chemistry
12. Zoology
13. Botany
14. Law
15. Business Administration
16. Engineering
17. Technology
18. Computer science
19. Agriculture
20. Earth Science
21. Library and information Science
22. Statistics
23. Saiva Siddhanta
24. Political science/Public Administration/ Police administration
25. Linguistics
26. Marine Biology
27. Medicine
28. Pharmacy
29. Micro Biology
30. Medicine
31. Marine Biology
32. Pharmacy
33. Education
34. Fashion Design, Textile Design and Interior Design
35. Hotel management,Tourism and Catering Technology
36. Yoga and Meditation
37. Music
38. Philosophy
39. Jewelery Design
    

OBJECTIVES

The objectives, the directorate has set for itself are:

• Education and training. Transition from conventional higher education system.
• Accommodation of those who could not get entry into the conventional system.
• Provision of equal educational
• Expansion of educational opportunity
• Training of skilled manpower
• Life-long recurrent education
• Personal development