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The following are compulsory for online admission in TNOU.

1. Valid e-mail id
2. A Mobile Number
3. Credit Card/Debit Card/Internet Banking
4. JPEG File of Highest Qualification Certificate (10th /+2/Degree/Diploma/ etc.)
5. Community Certificate for those students who wish to avail Scholarship
6. Scanned copy of applicant’s recently taken colour photo
7. Scanned copy of the applicant’s signature

• For submitting application for Admission of New Students, connect to internet and visit
Tamil Nadu Open University website namely www.tnou.ac.in

• On visiting the above website, the home page will appear as shown below:

• In the above screen , click the menu ‘ONLINE ADMISSION’ available on the top

• On clicking the above menu, a web page screen as shown below will appear for making
entries of new registration of student seeking admission to Programmes offered by TNOU
for entering his/her application details,
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• On clicking the ‘NEW REGISTRATION’ button , the Login Screen as shown below will
appear with buttons for (1) Applicant Login (2) Study Centre Login and (3) Regional
Centre Login.

Depending upon the user status, the respective button to be clicked for transaction

• The Individual applicant can click the relevant button and submit the online
application duly following the requirements as guided by the website interfaces.

Step 1
On clicking the ‘Applicant Login’ button by a candidate coming for the first time to the
web interface seeking new admission to a Programme offered by TNOU, the screen as
shown below will appear
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Step 2
The Candidate should click the button ‘CLICK HERE’. On doing so, the screen as
shown below will appear. This interface will prompt the candidate to enter his/her basic
details such the Name, Father’s Name, Moher’s Name, Date of Birth, Email, Gender,
Proof type, Aadhaar Number and Mobile Number etc.

Step 3
The Candidate after entering the basic details in the interface as shown in the sample
entries above, should click the “Proceed’ button. On doing so, the web interface will
display a screen as shown below for entering the OTP received in his/her mobile for
validating the entries made.
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Step 4
On providing the correct OTP number as per previous screen and clicking the ‘Submit’
button, the candidate’s application is formally registered with a unique Application
Number automatically allocated by the system.

Immediately, a screen as below will be displayed to the candidate showing his /her
Application No. enabling the candidate to note it for further communication.

Simultaneously SMS also sent to the candidate’s mobile number conveying his /her
application number.

The above displayed screen contains a blue button enabling the candidate to click and
complete the submission of his/her application at one go.

Alternatively,

The candidate is also having the option to log out at this stage (probably for making
ready for the required photo, signature & other attachment in digital format) and once
again visit the website later to continue the completion of the application submission.
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Step 5
Either the candidate clicks the blue button shown in the previous screen or alternatively
visiting the website at a later stage to complete the submission of the application, then
he/she should enter in below shown screen, the Application No. or Mobile No. and
click ‘Proceed’ button.

On doing the requirements as explained in the previous step, a screen as displayed

below will appear showing his/her application reference with a button ‘View Details’

Step 6
Then the candidate should click ‘View Detail’ button after satisfying the correctness of
the details shown therein belongs to him/her.
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Step 7
On clicking the ‘View Details’ button as shown in the previous step, the screen as
shown below for entering the details as prompted by the interface will appear

Step 8
In this screen the
candidate needs to
enter /select /provide,
• Choice Programme
• Medium
• Stream
• 1st Language option
• Study Centre
• Address
• Nationality
• Employment status
• Marital status
• Dependent status
• Religion
• Community
• Educational
Qualification details
etc.

This screen also has

field for the candidate
to upload his/her
digital photo,
signature and other
attachment by
choosing the relevant
button provided
therefor.
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The process of uploading the digital photo, & signature of the candidate as well as
other supporting attachments can be done as per the below fields in the screen

Step 9
In this screen the
candidate should
chose to upload,
• Photo
• Signature
• Educational
certificates
• Proof of birth
• Community
certificate
• Experience
certificate
• Additional mark
sheets etc.
The uploaded digital
attachments will be
displayed to the
candidates in the
screen as it is being
done

Step 10
After having given
the above details, the
candidate is required
to give declaration
and accept the
privacy policy &
terms of the website.
Then he/she should
click the button
Save & Next’
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Step 11
On clicking the ‘Save & Next’ button, the candidate will be shown his/her application
details in a screen as shown below to enable him/her to verify the details entered

Step 12
The candidate is
required to verify
thoroughly the details
entered/ selected or
provided are correct
to his/her satisfaction.
If so, should click
‘Confirm & proceed’

If the candidate finds

that the details
entered / selected or
provided needs a
correction, then
should click button
‘Edit Details”

In case the candidate wants to edit his / her details and clicks “Edit Details”
button, then the flow of navigation of the interface will be driven to edit mode as
explained in Step 12A , and 12 B in the later pages.
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Step 13
On clicking the ‘ Confirm & Proceed’ button, the candidate will be displayed with a
screen as shown below to enable making payment of the required fee
Step 14
The candidate for
paying the fee, after
making himself or
herself ready with
payment instrument
(Credit Card or Debit
Card or NetBanking
credentials) may click
the button shown as
“Make Payment”

As soon as the button “Make Payment” is clicked, the candidate will be taken to the
interfaces of the online Payment Gateway as per the below shown screen
Step 15
According to the
mode of payment
chosen by the
candidate, the details
of the instrument is to
be entered and then
may click the button
“Pay Now”
Step 16
On clicking the ‘Pay
Now’ button the fee
payment processed
and on successful
payment, a screen as
shown will appear
confirming the fee
payment.
Step 17
Simultaneously SMS
The above screen also contain a blue button called “Click to
and confirmation by
Download Your application as pdf files” to enable the
Email also go to the
candidate to download his/her application submitted
candidate
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Step 18
On clicking the blue button “Click to Download Your application as pdf files” , the
candidate will be able to have a copy of his/her submitted application, which will be in
the below shown format

Step 19
Application in
pdf form can
be preserved
by candidate
for his / her
record

The above navigational flow completes the submission of online application and
payment of fee by an individual candidate for admission to a Programme offered
by TNOU.

The application submitted as above will be further processed and the approval
granted by the TNOU for admission.

On approval a unique Registration No. will be allocated to the candidate and the
ID card as well as the study materials will be dispatched to the student.
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Cases where ‘Edit Details‘ is opted before payment
Step 12A
In case a candidate clicks “Edit Details” button as per the step 12 above explained, then
the following screen will appear with edit option of relevant fields in the screen

Step 12B
The candidate can make the
changes for the values already
selected /entered/provided by him /
her to various fields in the screen.
The candidate can also make
changed upload of the digital
attachments. Once satisfied that the
corrections have been rightly
carried out, the candidate can click
the “Save & Next” button to
proceed further

On clicking the “Save & Next”

button , the candidate will go
through the steps 13 to 19 explained
above to complete the submission
of the application

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