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Tamil Nadu Open University Contact No. 044-2430 6600 customer care number is 04424306600. Get Tamil Nadu Open University helpline, email and support info.

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  • 0 442 430 6600

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  • 0 442 430 6663

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  • 0 442 430 6661

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Tamil Nadu Open University is a state open university offering distance education and various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across Tamil Nadu. It provides flexible learning options to thousands of students through its regional centres and online platforms. For queries, students can reach Tamil Nadu Open University customer care using the contact details below.

Email addresses

Address

Tamil Nadu Open University No 577, Anna Salai, Saidapet, Chennai - 600 015 Ph: 044-24306600

Intercom Numbers

S. No School/Division Phone No.
1 Reception 044-24306600
2 Tapal Section 044-24306613
3 Chennai Regional Centre 044-24306622
4 Student Support Services Division (SSSD) 044-24306625044-24306627
5 School Of Humanities (SOH) 044-24306611
6 School of Special Education and Rehabilitation (SOSER) 044-24306617
7 School of Continuing Education (SOCE) 044-24306623
8 School of Tamil and Cultural Studies (SOTCS) 044-24306626
9 FAX Vice Chancellor 044-24356767
10 School of Continuing Education (SOCE) 044-24306631
11 PA To VC 044-24306634
12 FAX Registrar Office 044-24306640
13 Administration Division 044-24306643
14 Registrar Office 044-24306645
15 D.R. Administration 044-24306646
16 Research Section 044-24306658
17 School of Science (SOS) 044-24306641
18 School of Computer Science (SOCS) 044-24306642
19 A.R. (Finance) 044-24306650
20 Finance Officer 044-24306655
21 Finance Division 044-24306650044-24306651044-24306652
22 FAX Students Registration and Evaluation Division 044-24306660
23 A.R. Exam 044-24306660
24 Examination Section 044-24306661044-24306662
25 A.R Admission 044-24306664
26 Admission Section 044-24306663
27 Certificate Section 044-24306665044-24306667
28 Controller of Examinations (COE) 044-24306666
29 Material Production and Distribution Division (MPDD) 044-24350844
30 School of Education (SOE) 044-24306657
31 School of Social Sciences (SOSS) 044-24306654
32 School of Management Studies (SOMS) 044-24306656
33 Library 044-24306645 [email protected]

Contact Support

S.No Officer & Division / Section Contact No. E-mail ID
1 Director Student Support Service Division 044-24306627 044-24306622 [email protected]
2 Director Admission Section 044-24306663 044-24306664 [email protected]
3 Controller of Examinations Exam Section 044-24306661 044-24306662 [email protected]
Assistant Controller of Examinations Exam Section [email protected]
4 Controller of Examinations Certificate Section 044-24306665 [email protected]
5 Director Material production & Distribution Division) 044-24350844 [email protected]
6 Coordinator Student's Grievances Redressal Cell 9345913384 [email protected]

TNOU Regional Centres

Sl.No. Regional Centres/ Headquarters Contact No. Email Address Jurisdiction
1 Chennai 9345913385 [email protected] Administrative Block Tamil Nadu Open University No.577, Anna Salai, Saidapet Chennai-600 015 Chennai, Chengalpet, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur (4 Districts)
2 Coimbatore 9345913386 [email protected] KPR College Arts, Science and Research, Administrative Block, Arasur Post Coimbatore – 641 407 Coimbatore, Erode and Tiruppur (3 Districts)
3 Dharmapuri 9345913387 [email protected] Mechanical Block (Behind Main Building) Govt Engineering College Settikkarai Village Dharmapuri – 636 704 Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri and Tirupathur (3 Districts)
4 Madurai 9345913388 0452-2458966 [email protected] Jeyam Building, Opposite Jayaraj Nadar Hr. Sec.School Madurai to Theni Main Road Nagamalaipudukkottai Madurai – 625 019 Dindigul, Madurai, Theni and Virudhunagar (4 Districts)
5 Mayiladuthurai 9345913393 04364-291898 [email protected] No 23, II Structure, Ground Floor Velayudam Nagar Behind Ratna Theatre Kumbakonam Main Road Mayiladuthurai- 609 001 Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai (4 Districts)
6 The Nilgiris 9345913386 [email protected] Susy Villa No.7/403, Good Hope Compound Donnington Road, Kotagiri – 643 217 The Nilgiris(1 District)
7 Salem 9345913373 0427-2919373 [email protected] Old No:7, New No:4 Ground Floor Thiruvallur Street Subramaniya Nagar Salem-636 005 Salem and Namakkal (2 Districts)
8 Sivagangai 9345913375 04575-299260 [email protected] No 591 Thiruppathur Main Road Near Kanjirangal Pillaiyar Kovil Kanjirangal Sivagangai-630 562 Sivagangai, Pudukkottai and Ramanathapuram (3 Districts)
9 Tiruvannamalai 9345913374 0417-299119 [email protected] No 32G Gandhi Nagar Bye pass Vettavalam Road, Near Vijaya Mall Tiruvannamalai-606 601 Tiruvannamalai, Ranipet and Vellore (3 Districts)
10 Tiruchirappalli 9345913391 0431-2412567 [email protected] 15 D Mc Donalds Road Kalaiarangam Complex Contonment Tirurchirappalli- 620 001 Ariyalur, Karur, Perambalur and Tirurchirappalli (4 Districts)
11 Tirunelveli 9345913392 0462-2500456 [email protected] No.37, Jothi Nagar North Street Palayamkottai Tirunelveli – 627 002 Kanniyakumari, Tenkasi, Tuticorin and Tirunelveli (4 Districts)
12 Vilupuram 9345913380 04146-290567 [email protected] No.101, Sarveyar Nagar, Salamedu, Behind Theivanai Ammal College, Near SC/ST Hostels, Kandamanadi (P.O) Vilupuram – 605 401 Cuddalore, Kallakurichi and Vilupuram (3 Districts)

TNOU Officers

S.No Designation Mobile Number
1 The Director, Student Support Service Division, TNOU 9345913376
2 The Director, Material Production & Distribution Division, TNOU 9345913377
3 The Director, Admission, TNOU 9345913378
4 The Director, Centre for University Informatics, TNOU 9345913379
5 The Coordinator, Constituent Community College, Villupuram 9345913380
6 The Coordinator, Students Grievance Redressal Cell 9345913384
7 The Public Relations Officer, TNOU 9345913381
8 The Assistant Controller of Examinations 9345913382
9 The Director i/c, Regional Centre, Chennai 9345913385
10 The Director i/c, Regional Centre, Coimbatore 9345913386
11 The Director i/c, Regional Centre, Dharmapuri 9345913387
12 The Director i/c, Regional Centre, Madurai 9345913388
13 The Director i/c, Regional Centre, Trichirappalli 9345913391
14 The Director i/c, Regional Centre, Tirunelveli 9345913392
15 The Director i/c, Regional Centre, Villupuram 9345913393

Faculties Contact Details

Faculty of arts

S. no Designation Name Contact No. Email
History and Tourism Studies
1 Professor & Director Chairperson Dr. N. Dhanalakshmi 044-24306624 [email protected] [email protected]
2 Assistant Professor of Archaeology Dr. E. Iniyan 7604816312 [email protected]
School of Library and Information Science
3 Assistant Librarian Mrs. S. Sakila 044 - 24306645 [email protected]

Faculty of Social Sciences

S. no Designation Name Contact No. Email
School of Social Sciences Studies
1 Professor and Director Chairperson Dr. M. V. Sudhakaran 9444170925 [email protected]
2 Assistant professor of Social Work Tmt. J. Renee Arathi 9487504298 [email protected]
3 Assistant Professor of Economics Dr. N. Saravanakumar 9943375556 [email protected]
4 Assistant Professor of Sociology Dr. D. Thirumalraja - [email protected]
School of Journalism and New Media studies
5 Assistant Professor Dr. P. Chitra - -
6 Assistant Professor Dr. C. Karthikeyan 9443214777 [email protected]
School of Politics and Public Administration
7 Assistant Professor Dr. R. Arumugam 8695004048 7904606667 [email protected]
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Administration
8 Assistant Professor Dr. S. Anantharamakrishnan 9944998715 [email protected]

Faculty of Sciences

S. no Designation Name Contact No. Email
School of Science
1 Associate Professor of Zoology Dr. T. Ravimanickam 044-24306641 [email protected]
2 Assistant Professor Dr. K. Katturajan 9486459856 [email protected]
3 Assistant Professor of Botany Dr. S. Vinod Kanna - [email protected]
4 Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. P. Shanmugavelan 8940409751 [email protected]
5 Assistant Professor of Physics Dr. E. Kumar - -
6 Assistant Professor in Fashion Design Dr. R. Pragadheeswari - [email protected]
School of Computer Science
7 Assistant Professor Er. N. Sivashanmugam 9444697612 [email protected]
8 Assistant Professor Dr. R. Kalaiarasi - [email protected]

Faculty of Indian and Foreign Languages

S. no Designation Name Contact No. Email
School of Tamil and Cultural Studies
1 Professor & Director Dr.S. Balasubramanian 044-24306626 [email protected]
2 Assistant Professor Dr. M.Vaiyapuri 044-24306626 [email protected]
3 Assistant Professor Dr. S. Aranganathan 9894621706 [email protected]
School of Humanities
4 Assistant Professor of English Dr. R. Mahendran 9487700180 [email protected]

Faculty of Extension Education

S. no Designation Name Contact No. Email
School of Continuing Education
1 Professor & Director Dr.P.Thiyagarajan - [email protected]
2 Assistant Professor Er.R.Meenambigai - [email protected]
3 Assistant Professor Dr. I Ambeth 9791234586 [email protected]

Faculty of Education

S. no Designation Name Contact No. Email
School of Special Education and Rehabilitation
1 Assistant Professor & Director i/c Dr. B. Anupama Devi 8428575967 [email protected]
2 Assistant Professor Mr. R. M. Tamil Selvan 9841685515 [email protected]
Education
3 Professor and Director Dr. M. Manivannan 9442076655 [email protected]
4 Associate Professor Dr. K. S. Premila 9840681434 [email protected]
5 Assistant Professor Dr. T. Sampath Kumar 9445430215 [email protected]
6 Assistant Professor Dr. D. Vinodh Kumar 9444212467 [email protected]
7 Associate Professor Dr. K. S. Ramakrishnan 8248025564 [email protected]
8 Assistant Professor Dr. D. Sumathi 9094498422 [email protected]
9 Assistant Professor Dr. C. Barathi 9976698244 [email protected]
10 Associate Professor Dr. P. Pandia Vadivu 9952050205 [email protected]
11 Assistant Professor Dr. A. S. Arul Lawrence 9994103888 [email protected]

Faculty of Management

S. no Designation Name Contact No. Email
School of Management Studies
1 Professor and Director Dr.S. Subramanian 9791081466 [email protected]
2 Associate Professor Dr.R. Tamilmaran 9994050582 [email protected]
3 Assistant Professor Dr.N. Saranya Devi 9940190034 [email protected]

Division

Division Contact Person Contact Details
Material Production and Distribution Mr. R. Vasudevan Deputy Registrar 9345913377 044-24350844
Student Support Services Dr. R. Mahendran Director (i/c) 9345913376 [email protected]

Finance Committee

S. No Name of the Members Address
1 Dr. K . Parthasarathy Vice Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Open University, Saidapet, Chennai – 600015.
2 Thiru. S. Krishnan, IAS., Additional Chief Secretary to Government Finance Department Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009.
3 Mr. D. Karthikeyan I.A.S., Principal Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009.
4 Dr. S. Narayana Kalkura Director and Professor, Crystal Growth Centre,(UGC – National Centre), Anna University, Chennai – 600 025.
5 Dr. A. Muthumanickam (Former Dean for Arts, Humanities and Languages and Professor & Head, Department of Education, Directorate of Distance Education, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai) S5, Sree Madava Apartments, Madipakkam, Chennai – 600 091.
6 Thiru. V. Manoharan (Former Director TAMIN) 7, Crystal Lawn Apartments 104, 13th Main Road, Anna Nagar West Chennai – 600 040.
7 Tmt. S. Maheswari Finance Officer, Tamil Nadu Open University, Saidapet, Chennai – 600 015.(Ex-Officio Secretary)
8 Dr. K. Rathnakumar Registrar, TNOU Chennai – 600 015

Syndicate

S. No. Name & Designation Contact No./Emails Address
1. Prof. K. Parthasarathy Vice Chancellor 044-24306634 [email protected] Tamil Nadu Open University Saidapet, Chennai – 600 015
2. Mr. D. Karthikeyan I.A.S.,Principal Secretary to Governmen 044-25670049 [email protected] Higher Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009
3. Dr. J. Radhakrishnan, IAS.,Principal Secretary to Government 044-25671875 [email protected] Health & Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009
4. Mr. C. Gopi Ravikumar, M.A.,M.L.,Secretary to Government, 044-25672920 9500155655 [email protected] Law Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009
5. Dr. S. Narayana Kalkura Professor 044-22358335 044-22358316 (Office) 044-22355024 (Resi) 9444784963 [email protected] UGC-BSR Faculty Fellow Crystal Growth Centre (UGC – National Facility Centre) Anna University Chennai – 600025
6. Tmt. Y. Sarada Professor 044-22358525 9840289028 [email protected] Department of Mathematics CEG Campus, Anna University Chennai – 600 025
7. Dr. B. Ponnuswamy Associate Professor of Economics 044-24806661 8056166664 [email protected] (Retd) No.15 Sowrashtra Nagar 9th Street, Choolaimedu High Road Chennai – 600 094
8. Dr. K. Sekar (Former Director of Collegiate Education) 9976664666 [email protected] 84, 2nd Street, Ganesapuram, Namakkal – 637 002
9. Thiru. V. Manoharan (Former Director TAMIN) 9442909000 [email protected] 7, Crystal Lawn Apartments 104, 13th Main Road Anna Nagar West Chennai – 600 040
10 Dr. S. Subramanian Prof. & Director 044-24306616 9791081466 [email protected] School of Management Studies Tamil Nadu Open University Saidapet, Chennai – 600 015
11. Dr. T. Sampath Kumar Assistant Professor 9445430215/ 9840546117 [email protected] School of Education Tamil Nadu Open University Chennai – 600 015
12. Dr.A. Muthumanickam 9443304298 [email protected] Distance Education Madurai Kamaraj University,Madurai)S92 Venkatesa Perumal Ist Street 5, Sree Madava Apartments Madipakkam, Chennai – 600 091
13. Dr.V.Anandamoorthy (Former Head, Dept. of Materials Media & Library) 9444898284 [email protected] State Resource Centre under MHRD) 2/310 C, 5th Street, Kandasamy Nagar Palavakkam, Chennai – 600 041
14. Dr.K.Rathnakumar Registrar 044-24306644 Tamil Nadu Open University, Saidapet, Chennai – 600 015

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