About Us quot The Tamil Nadu Open University is the first University in the State introduced the Credit Based Self Learning Materials in print as early as quot The Academic Programmes of TNOU are duly recognized by UGC-DEB NCTE RCI and AICTE The University has been accorded with B Status of the UGC The academic operations were commenced in - While the round the year admission policy with examination schedules conveniently arranged on weekends and the effective continuous assessment provision have sufficiently addressed the issue of quantity in the form of increasing higher education access the University has been harnessing the advancement in ICT to continuously improve the quality of higher education The growth of the University during the past years has been phenomenal With a cumulative student strength of over one million in Programmes of study across various disciplines and skills at different levels from Certificate to Post Graduate Programmes that are Read More