Compare Alagappa College of Technology, Chennai vs Institute of Distance Education, University of Madras, Chennai

The admission notice is published in all the leading news papers and in the TNEA & Anna University website. The admission of students to all the programmes is through a Single Window Admission System, administered by Anna University. The higher secondary marks are scaled to 200, based on which the merit list/ ranks are released. Counseling is conducted based upon the ranking.

A Candidate for admission to the four-year degree course in Engineering must have passed the Intermediate examination (10+2) of the Board of Intermediate Education with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (PCM) as subjects or any other examination.

• A pass in the Higher Secondary Examination (+2) (Academic or Vocational Stream)/ Intermediate Examinations/ Pre-degree Examinations/ Pre-University Examinations or any other Board under 10+2/ 11+1/11+2 pattern conducted by Government of Tamil Nadu (or) Other States (or) Union Territories (or) an examination accepted as equivalent thereof by the Syndicate of the University of Madras. 
• A pass in Plus Two Examinations of the National Open School, New Delhi.
• Three years Diploma Examinations conducted by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Chennai after passing 10th standard Examinations. 
• Pre-Technical Examination previously conducted after 11 years of study by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Chennai. 
• A pass in Two years Foundation course Examination ( as Equivalent to 12th Std) of Annamalai and Madurai Kamaraj Universities after passing 10th Standard Examinations.