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Admissions open for 2026–27 · Last date to apply 30 June 2026 · Merit scholarship list published · Campus placements: 42 companies confirmed
Estd. 1928 (Tamil Nadu Act 1 of 1929) · Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
Estd. 1928 (Tamil Nadu Act 1 of 1929)
Everything you need to apply for the 2026–27 session — programmes, eligibility, fees and documents.
Admissions office, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram. Mon–Sat, 9:30 am – 5:30 pm.
+91 4144 238 248Annamalai admits about 3,400 students a year across ten faculties. Most of them are the first in their family to go to university, and most live within 200 kilometres of Chidambaram. That is deliberate: this is a university built to serve the Cauvery delta, not to recruit from it.
Teaching happens in small groups. First-year tutorial sections are capped at fifteen students, and every teacher keeps office hours that are published on the faculty notice board. If you fall behind, somebody will notice and somebody will ask.
The university is candid about what it is not. It is not an institute of national standing, its research budget is modest, and its campus is old. What it offers instead is careful teaching, fees that a farming family can plan around, and a degree that employers in Tamil Nadu recognise.
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Sixty-four programmes across engineering, science, management, pharmacy, law, education, nursing, agriculture, arts and commerce.
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Annual tuition from ₹22,000, with fee waivers for SC, ST, EWS and differently-abled students.
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Hostel accommodation guaranteed for all first-year women and for men who apply before 15 July.
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Forty-two companies recruited on campus in 2025–26, including eight from outside Tamil Nadu.
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Programmes
10
Faculties
3,400
Seats a year
₹22,000
Lowest annual fee
8 programmes
B.Tech in five branches, M.Tech in three, and doctoral work.
7 programmes
B.Sc and M.Sc in six subjects, plus a doctoral programme.
5 programmes
BBA, MBA and doctoral study, with a compulsory internship.
4 programmes
B.Pharm, two M.Pharm specialisations and Pharm.D.
3 programmes
Five-year BA LLB, three-year LLB and an LLM.
6 programmes
B.Ed, M.Ed and diploma programmes for serving teachers.
4 programmes
B.Sc Nursing, GNM and two M.Sc Nursing specialisations.
5 programmes
B.Sc Agriculture and horticulture, with a 40-acre farm.
Programme group
Minimum eligibility
B.Tech
10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics; 50% aggregate (45% for reserved categories); JEE Main or State counselling
B.Sc / B.Com / BA
10+2 in any stream with 45–50%, depending on the subject
BBA
10+2 in any stream, 50%
B.Pharm
10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Mathematics, 50%
BA LLB
10+2, 45%; CLAT score or the university law entrance test
B.Sc Nursing
10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Biology, 50%
B.Ed
Bachelor's degree in any discipline, 50%
B.Sc Agriculture
10+2 with PCB, PCM or Agriculture, 50%
MBA
Bachelor's degree, 50%; CAT, MAT or the university entrance test
M.Tech
B.E./B.Tech in the relevant branch, 55%
PhD
Master's degree, 55%; entrance test and interview
Programme group
Annual tuition
Undergraduate — Arts, Science, Commerce
₹22,000 to ₹26,000
Undergraduate — Management
₹42,000
Undergraduate — Engineering
₹68,000 to ₹78,000
Undergraduate — Pharmacy, Nursing, Law, Agriculture
₹54,000 to ₹72,000
Postgraduate — Arts, Science, Commerce
₹24,000 to ₹30,000
Postgraduate — Engineering, Management
₹74,000 to ₹86,000
Doctoral programmes
₹34,000 to ₹46,000
Tuition only. Examination fees, hostel charges and one-time deposits are listed on the Courses Offered page.
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Class 10 and Class 12 marksheets — original and two attested copies.
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Transfer certificate and, where applicable, migration certificate.
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Caste certificate issued in Tamil Nadu, and income certificate if applying for a fee waiver.
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Aadhaar card and four recent passport photographs.
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Gap certificate, if there is a break of more than one year between qualifications.
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Medical fitness certificate for Nursing, Pharmacy and Agriculture applicants.
Applications for 2026–27 close on 30 June 2026. The form takes about twenty minutes.
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