11 Tamil Nadu universities to offer online degrees from July; check details here

With the approval given to Anna University and 10 other institutions, students will get an opportunity to enrol in nearly 80 online courses, including MCA, MBA, BBA, BCom, BCA, MA and MSc, from July this year.

Anna University along with 10 other institutions in Tamil Nadu have received approval to offer full-fledged online degree programmes, a notification issued by the University Grants Commission states. With the approval given to Anna University and 10 other institutions, students will get an opportunity to enrol in nearly 80 online courses, including MCA, MBA, BBA, BCom, BCA, MA and MSc, from July this year. Reports suggest that a total of 38 institutes from across the country, including Bharathidasan University, Alagappa University and Madurai Kamaraj University, now don’t require UGC’s prior approval to start these programmes. At least six deemed universities in TN that are within the top 100 in NIRF ranking have also been allowed to offer these programmes. Considering the shift of education from physical classes to the online session, the institutions are not preparing strategies to provide facilities such as studios and are hiring experts to prepare content for these online programmes.

S RM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) had applied for eight online degree programmes including BBA in digital marketing, MBA in business analytics, and MBA in marketing management. Talking about the institute’s step towards online education, Manoranjan Pon Ram, director, online education, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) said, “We launched an MBA online programme in February as we got the approval in January. The remaining programmes will be launched in July.” “From 2020 we started building technology infrastructures such as hi-tech lab and academic preparation. The institute also prepared the SRM Online Learning Platform which can provide complete learning for students,” he said.

 The Centre for Open and Digital Education has been introduced by the Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS) to offer online degree programmes from 2021-22. “We have been preparing for the last one year and hiring experts to offer online degree programmes. We will include as many programmes as possible focusing on working professionals and homemakers,” said RW Alexander Jesudasan, pro-vice-chancellor, HITS.

Meanwhile, talking about the permission that Sastra University has got to offer eight online degree programmes, S Vaidyasubramaniam, vice-chancellor of Sastra said, “Our online degree programmes are AAA driven (any place, any device and any time) focusing on the demands of diverse working professionals.” Sastra has started online degrees like BCom and BCA.

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