Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN)

Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN) was established by Act of Parliament and was inaugurated on September 30, 2009, by Kapil Sibal. The first Vice-Chancellor of this university was the former director of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) and Professor in the Department of Mass Communication is Prof. B.P.Sanjay. CUTN is currently offering Undergraduate (UG), Postgraduate (PG), Integrated Programs, B.Ed. / Integrated M.Sc B.Ed / PG Diploma Programs (1/2/3 years), M.Phil, and Ph.D. Programmes. Interested candidates can check all the information regarding the Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN) from this page.

Central University of Tamil Nadu (CNTU)

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The Government of India founded the Central University of Tamil Nadu, along with eight other Central Universities, through an Act of Parliament in 2009. It is part of the greater role that the Central Government assumed in making higher education accessible to aspirants from the weaker sections of the society. Have a quick look at the Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN) from the table mentioned below.

Name	Central University of Tamil Nadu
Established	2009
Location	Neelakudi, Thiruvarur, India
Course Offered	UG and PG Programs, Integrated Programs, B.Ed. / Integrated M.Sc B.Ed / PG Diploma Programs (1/2/3 years), M.Phil and Ph.D. Programs
Website	www.cutn.ac.in

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CUTN Admission Process

The admission in CUTN shall be based on the marks obtained in the Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET). Students can take the CUCET exam to seek admission to different courses offered by the 10 participating universities. Courses offered under CUCET include postgraduate and Ph.D. programs. The application forms for admission are available online. Interested students must fill the form and submit it along with the prescribed fees. No applications shall be accepted thereafter under any circumstances.

Click Here to check the eligibility criteria for admission in CUTN for the academic session 2020-21.

CUTN Academic Calendar

CUTN provides the academic calendar for both even and odd semester. The link to check the academic calendar for the even semester 2019-20 is mentioned below.

Click Here to check the academic calendar for even semester 2019-20.

CUTN Schools and Departments

CUTN has 12 Schools and 25 teaching Departments. Check the list of CUTN Schools and Departments from the following.

Name of the Schools	Name of the Department
School of Social Sciences and Humanities	Department of English Department of Tamil Department of Economics Department of Social Work Department of Hindi Department of History
School of Basic and Applied Sciences	Department of Physics Department of Chemistry
School of Mathematics and Computer Sciences	Department of Mathematics Department of Computer Science Department of Statistics & Applied Mathematics
School of Commerce and Business Management	Department of Commerce Department of Management Department of Tourism & Hospitality Management
School of Performing Arts and Fine Arts	Department of Music
School of Life Sciences	Department of Life Sciences Department of Microbiology Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Department of Horticulture & Floriculture
School of Behavioural Sciences	Department of Applied Psychology
School of Law	Department of Law
School of Communication	Department of Media and Communication
School of Education and Training	Department of Education
School of Technology	Department of Materials Science
School of Earth Sciences	Department of Geography

CUTN Courses Offered

The Central University of Tamil Nadu offers Integrated M.Sc., postgraduate and doctoral programs. At the moment, Economics and Social Work programs are run in collaboration with mentoring institutions, namely, Madras School of Economics and Tata Institute of Fundamental Sciences. Most of the departments have commenced doctoral programs too. The Community College of the University offers Water Management, Para Legal Course. Check out the same from the following.

Integrated M.Sc. Programs (5 Year)
Degree	Subject	Intake
Integrated M.Sc.	Chemistry	30 + 3(EWS)
Integrated M.Sc.	Life Sciences	30 + 3(EWS)
Integrated M.Sc.	Mathematics	30 + 3(EWS)
Integrated M.Sc.	Physics	30 + 3(EWS)
Integrated M.A.	Economics	30 + 3(EWS)
Integrated B.Sc. B.Ed. Program (4 Year)
Integrated B.Sc. B.Ed.	Mathematics	50
2 Year Post Graduate Programmes
M.Lib.I.Sc.	Library And Information Science	15 + 2(EWS)
M.Com.	Commerce	40 + 4(EWS)
M.Sc.	Applied Psychology	20 + 2(EWS)
M.Sc.	Chemistry	16 + 2(EWS)
M.Sc.	Computer Science	20 + 2(EWS)
M.Sc.	Epidemiology and Public Health	15 + 2(EWS)
M.Sc.	Geography	30 + 3(EWS)
M.Sc.	Microbiology	30 + 3(EWS)
M.Tech.	Materials Science	30 + 3(EWS)
M.A.	Classical Tamil Studies	20 + 2(EWS)
M.A.	Economics	20 + 2(EWS)
M.A.	English	20 + 2(EWS)
M.A.	Hindi	20 + 2(EWS)
M.A.	History	20 + 2(EWS)
M.A.	Mass Communication	30 + 3(EWS)
MBA	Business Administration	40 + 4(EWS)
MSW	Social Work	20 + 2(EWS)
PG Diploma Programme (One Year)
PG Diploma	Chemical Laboratory Technician	8 + 1(EWS)
PG Programmes (Two Year) at MSE, Chennai
M.A.	Economics (General Economics)	30 + 3(EWS)
M.A.	Economics (Financial Economics)	30 + 3(EWS)
M.A.	Economics (Applied Quantitative Finance)	30 + 3(EWS)
M.A.	Economics (Environmental Economics)	30 + 3(EWS)
M.A.	Economics (Actuarial Economics)	30 + 3(EWS)
UG Programmes (Four Year)
BPA	Music	15 + 2(EWS)
B.Sc. (THREE YEAR) & MBA (TWO YEAR) PROGRAMMES at SVPISTM, COIMBATORE
B.Sc. Textiles	Textiles	80 + 8(EWS)
MBA	Apparel Management Retail Management Textile Management	120 + 12(EWS)
M.Phil., PROGRAMMES at CUTN
M.Phil.	Applied Psychology	2
M.Phil.	Chemistry	12
M.Phil.	Commerce	6
M.Phil.	Computer Science	4
M.Phil.	English	5
M.Phil.	Geography	6
M.Phil.	Library and Information Science	7
M.Phil.	Management	4
M.Phil.	Mass Communication	3
M.Phil.	Mathematics	5
M.Phil.	Music	2
M.Phil.	Physics	13
M.Phil.	Social Work	5
M.Phil.	Tamil	5
Ph.D. PROGRAMMES at CUTN
Ph.D.	Applied Psychology	Applicants may check the university website for the intake, which will be updated in due course.
Ph.D.	Chemistry
Ph.D.	Commerce
Ph.D.	Computer Science
Ph.D.	Economics
Ph.D.	Education
Ph.D.	English
Ph.D.	Epidemiology & Public Health
Ph.D.	Geography
Ph.D.	Hindi
Ph.D.	Library and Information Science
Ph.D.	Life Sciences
Ph.D.	Management
Ph.D.	Mass Communication
Ph.D.	Materials Science
Ph.D.	Mathematics
Ph.D.	Microbiology
Ph.D.	Music
Ph.D.	Physics
Ph.D.	Social Work
Ph.D.	Tamil

CUTN Fee Structure

The University provides the fee structure for both odd and even semester examinations every year. The link to check Even Semester 2019-20 Fee structure is mentioned below.

Fee Structure: Click Here to check the even semester fee structure for the session 2019-20.