Tamil Nadu Open University Contact No. 044-2430 6600
Organization:
Tamil Nadu Open University All India Number(s):
- 044-2430 6600 (General Queries)
- 044-2430 6663 (Admission Section)
- 044-2430 6661 (Examination Section)
Website:
Official Website - info [at] tnou [dot] ac [dot] in (Queries)
Important Links
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) | 044-24306625 044-24306627 |
| 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 | 044-24306650 044-24306651 044-24306652 |
| 22 | FAX Students Registration and Evaluation Division | 044-24306660 |
| 23 | A.R. Exam | 044-24306660 |
| 24 | Examination Section | 044-24306661 044-24306662 |
| 25 | A.R Admission | 044-24306664 |
| 26 | Admission Section | 044-24306663 |
| 27 | Certificate Section | 044-24306665 044-24306667 |
| 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 librarytnou [at] gmail [dot] com |
Contact Support
| S.No | Officer & Division / Section | Contact No. | E-mail ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Director Student Support Service Division |
044-24306627 044-24306622 |
tnousssd2019 [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 2 | Director Admission Section | 044-24306663 044-24306664 |
directoradmissiontnou [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 3 | Controller of Examinations Exam Section |
044-24306661 044-24306662 |
controllersection [at] gmail [dot] com |
| Assistant Controller of Examinations Exam Section |
examtnou6 [at] gmail [dot] com | ||
| 4 | Controller of Examinations Certificate Section |
044-24306665 | certificatesectionhead [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 5 | Director Material production & Distribution Division) |
044-24350844 | tnoumpdd1 [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 6 | Coordinator Student's Grievances Redressal Cell |
9345913384 | tnougrievance [at] gmail [dot] com |
TNOU Regional Centres
| Sl.No. | Regional Centres/ Headquarters |
Contact No. | Address | Jurisdiction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai | 9345913385 | chennaizonal [at] gmail [dot] com | Administrative Block Tamil Nadu Open University No.577, Anna Salai, Saidapet Chennai-600 015 |
Chennai, Chengalpet, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur (4 Districts) |
| 2 | Coimbatore | 9345913386 | coimbatorezonalcentre [at] gmail [dot] com | KPR College Arts, Science and Research, Administrative Block, Arasur Post Coimbatore – 641 407 |
Coimbatore, Erode and Tiruppur (3 Districts) |
| 3 | Dharmapuri | 9345913387 | tnoudpi [at] gmail [dot] com | Mechanical Block (Behind Main Building) Govt Engineering College Settikkarai Village Dharmapuri – 636 704 |
Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri and Tirupathur (3 Districts) |
| 4 | Madurai | 9345913388 0452-2458966 |
zone1 [dot] tnou [at] gmail [dot] com | 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 |
tnoumyldrc [at] gmail [dot] com | 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 | nilgiriszc [at] gmail [dot] com | Susy Villa No.7/403, Good Hope Compound Donnington Road, Kotagiri – 643 217 |
The Nilgiris(1 District) |
| 7 | Salem | 9345913373 0427-2919373 |
tnousalemrc [at] gmail [dot] com | 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 |
tnousivagangairc [at] gmail [dot] com | No 591 Thiruppathur Main Road Near Kanjirangal Pillaiyar Kovil Kanjirangal Sivagangai-630 562 |
Sivagangai, Pudukkottai and Ramanathapuram (3 Districts) |
| 9 | Tiruvannamalai | 9345913374 0417-299119 |
tnoutvmalairc [at] gmail [dot] com | 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 |
trytnou [at] gmail [dot] com | 15 D Mc Donalds Road Kalaiarangam Complex Contonment Tirurchirappalli- 620 001 |
Ariyalur, Karur, Perambalur and Tirurchirappalli (4 Districts) |
| 11 | Tirunelveli | 9345913392 0462-2500456 |
tvltnou [at] gmail [dot] com | No.37, Jothi Nagar North Street Palayamkottai Tirunelveli – 627 002 |
Kanniyakumari, Tenkasi, Tuticorin and Tirunelveli (4 Districts) |
| 12 | Vilupuram | 9345913380 04146-290567 |
villzonal [at] gmail [dot] com | 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History and Tourism Studies | ||||
| 1 | Professor & Director Chairperson |
Dr. N. Dhanalakshmi | 044-24306624 |
lashmi_naga2005 [at] yahoo [dot] co [dot] in sohts2018 [at] yahoo [dot] com |
| 2 | Assistant Professor of Archaeology |
Dr. E. Iniyan |
7604816312 | initnou [at] gmail [dot] com |
| School of Library and Information Science | ||||
| 3 | Assistant Librarian | Mrs. S. Sakila | 044 - 24306645 |
librarytnou [at] gmail [dot] com |
Faculty of Social Sciences
| S. no |
Designation | Name | Contact No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Social Sciences Studies | ||||
| 1 | Professor and Director Chairperson |
Dr. M. V. Sudhakaran | 9444170925 |
drmvsudhakaran [at] yahoo [dot] com |
| 2 | Assistant professor of Social Work |
Tmt. J. Renee Arathi |
9487504298 |
tnousocialworksoss [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 3 | Assistant Professor of Economics |
Dr. N. Saravanakumar |
9943375556 | tnousoss1 [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 4 | Assistant Professor of Sociology |
Dr. D. Thirumalraja |
- |
tnousoss1 [at] gmail [dot] com |
| School of Journalism and New Media studies | ||||
| 5 | Assistant Professor |
Dr. P. Chitra | - | - |
| 6 | Assistant Professor | Dr. C. Karthikeyan | 9443214777 |
Karthikeyan251973 [at] gmail [dot] com |
| School of Politics and Public Administration | ||||
| 7 | Assistant Professor |
Dr. R. Arumugam |
8695004048 7904606667 |
arumugamrspm2017 [at] gmail [dot] com |
| School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Administration | ||||
| 8 | Assistant Professor | Dr. S. Anantharamakrishnan |
9944998715 |
ananthsenthivel [at] gmail [dot] com |
Faculty of Sciences
| S. no |
Designation | Name | Contact No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Science | ||||
| 1 | Associate Professor of Zoology |
Dr. T. Ravimanickam | 044-24306641 | ravimanick2003 [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 2 | Assistant Professor | Dr. K. Katturajan |
9486459856 | kattugis [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 3 | Assistant Professor of Botany |
Dr. S. Vinod Kanna | - | winskan [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 4 | Assistant Professor of Chemistry |
Dr. P. Shanmugavelan |
8940409751 |
shanchemmku [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 5 | Assistant Professor of Physics |
Dr. E. Kumar |
- | - |
| 6 | Assistant Professor in Fashion Design |
Dr. R. Pragadheeswari |
- | pragadheeswari12 [at] gmail [dot] com |
| School of Computer Science | ||||
| 7 | Assistant Professor | Er. N. Sivashanmugam | 9444697612 |
sivashanmugamn [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 8 | Assistant Professor |
Dr. R. Kalaiarasi |
- | kalaiarasidr [at] gmail [dot] com |
Faculty of Indian and Foreign Languages
| S. no |
Designation | Name | Contact No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Tamil and Cultural Studies | ||||
| 1 | Professor & Director |
Dr.S. Balasubramanian | 044-24306626 |
drbharathibalan [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 2 | Assistant Professor |
Dr. M.Vaiyapuri |
044-24306626 |
vaiyapurimurugan [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 3 | Assistant Professor |
Dr. S. Aranganathan |
9894621706 |
arangantnou [at] gmail [dot] com |
| School of Humanities | ||||
| 4 | Assistant Professor of English |
Dr. R. Mahendran | 9487700180 |
drarmahendran [at] gmail [dot] com |
Faculty of Extension Education
| S. no |
Designation | Name | Contact No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Continuing Education | ||||
| 1 | Professor & Director |
Dr.P.Thiyagarajan | - | thyagu34 [at] yahoo [dot] com |
| 2 | Assistant Professor |
Er.R.Meenambigai |
- | rmeenambigai [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 3 | Assistant Professor | Dr. I Ambeth | 9791234586 |
ambethedu [at] gmail [dot] com |
Faculty of Education
| S. no |
Designation | Name | Contact No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Special Education and Rehabilitation | ||||
| 1 | Assistant Professor & Director i/c |
Dr. B. Anupama Devi | 8428575967 |
anupama [dot] tnou [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 2 | Assistant Professor | Mr. R. M. Tamil Selvan | 9841685515 |
miffytamil1 [at] gmail [dot] com |
| Education | ||||
| 3 | Professor and Director | Dr. M. Manivannan |
9442076655 |
manivannantnou [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 4 | Associate Professor |
Dr. K. S. Premila | 9840681434 | kspremilatnou [at] yahoo [dot] com |
| 5 | Assistant Professor | Dr. T. Sampath Kumar | 9445430215 |
sam_tnou [at] yahoo [dot] co [dot] in |
| 6 | Assistant Professor |
Dr. D. Vinodh Kumar | 9444212467 |
vinodhtnou [at] yahoo [dot] in |
| 7 | Associate Professor |
Dr. K. S. Ramakrishnan | 8248025564 |
drksrk [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 8 | Assistant Professor | Dr. D. Sumathi |
9094498422 |
sumathidesinguraj [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 9 | Assistant Professor |
Dr. C. Barathi | 9976698244 | drcbarathi [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 10 | Associate Professor | Dr. P. Pandia Vadivu |
9952050205 |
drpandiyav [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 11 | Assistant Professor | Dr. A. S. Arul Lawrence | 9994103888 | arullawrence [at] gmail [dot] com |
Faculty of Management
| S. no |
Designation | Name | Contact No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Management Studies | ||||
| 1 | Professor and Director |
Dr.S. Subramanian | 9791081466 |
chisant [at] rediffmail [dot] com |
| 2 | Associate Professor |
Dr.R. Tamilmaran | 9994050582 |
drtamilmaran [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 3 | Assistant Professor | Dr.N. Saranya Devi |
9940190034 | saranyan19 [at] gmail [dot] com |
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 tnousssd2019 [at] gmail [dot] com |
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 tnouvc [at] gmail [dot] com |
Tamil Nadu Open University Saidapet, Chennai – 600 015 |
| 2. | Mr. D. Karthikeyan I.A.S.,Principal Secretary to Governmen |
044-25670049 hrsec [at] tn [dot] gov [dot] in |
Higher Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009 |
| 3. | Dr. J. Radhakrishnan, IAS.,Principal Secretary to Government |
044-25671875 hfsec [at] tn [dot] gov [dot] in |
Health & Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009 |
| 4. | Mr. C. Gopi Ravikumar, M.A.,M.L.,Secretary to Government, |
044-25672920 9500155655 lawsec [at] tn [dot] gov [dot] in |
Law Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009 |
| 5. | Dr. S. Narayana Kalkura Professor |
044-22358335 044-22358316 (Office) 044-22355024 (Resi) 9444784963 kalkura [at] yahoo [dot] com |
UGC-BSR Faculty Fellow Crystal Growth Centre (UGC – National Facility Centre) Anna University Chennai – 600025 |
| 6. | Tmt. Y. Sarada Professor |
044-22358525 9840289028 sarada [at] annauniv [dot] edu |
Department of Mathematics CEG Campus, Anna University Chennai – 600 025 |
| 7. | Dr. B. Ponnuswamy Associate Professor of Economics |
044-24806661 8056166664 profdrbps [at] gmail [dot] com |
(Retd) No.15 Sowrashtra Nagar 9th Street, Choolaimedu High Road Chennai – 600 094 |
| 8. | Dr. K. Sekar (Former Director of Collegiate Education) |
9976664666 sekarbot [at] yahoo [dot] com |
84, 2nd Street, Ganesapuram, Namakkal – 637 002 |
| 9. | Thiru. V. Manoharan (Former Director TAMIN) |
9442909000 venket [dot] mano [at] gmail [dot] com |
7, Crystal Lawn Apartments 104, 13th Main Road Anna Nagar West Chennai – 600 040 |
| 10 | Dr. S. Subramanian Prof. & Director |
044-24306616 9791081466 chisant [at] rediffmail [dot] com |
School of Management Studies Tamil Nadu Open University Saidapet, Chennai – 600 015 |
| 11. | Dr. T. Sampath Kumar Assistant Professor |
9445430215/ 9840546117 sam_tnou [at] yahoo [dot] co [dot] in |
School of Education Tamil Nadu Open University Chennai – 600 015 |
| 12. | Dr.A. Muthumanickam | 9443304298 professormuthumanickam [at] gmail [dot] com |
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 abvk86 [at] gmail [dot] com |
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 |
Address
Tamil Nadu Open University
No 577, Anna Salai, Saidapet,
Chennai - 600 015
Ph:
044-24306600
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