COURSES OFFERED BY THE SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION

The School of Distance Education was established by Kannur University vide order No. Acad/A1/CDE/6034/2001 dated 22-05-2002. Presently the School of Distance Education offers the following courses. The pattern and syllabus of the courses are as that of the regular courses except internal assessment. In lieu of internal assessment School of Distance Education has implemented additional papers. The structure, Eligibility, Procedure, Fees Structure and General regulations are given below.

Director
Year of inception	2002
Courses offered
U.G. courses	P.G. Courses
B.A. (Economics)	M.A. English
B.A. (English Literature)	M.Sc. (Mathematics)
B.A. History	M. Com.
Afzal-Ul_Ulma (5 year)
B. Com (Co-operation as optional)
B. Sc. Mathematics

I. U.G. Courses(3 years)

B.A. English

B.A. Economics

B.A History

B.Sc. Mathematics

B.Com (Co-operation)

II. P.G. Courses (2 years)

M.A. English

M.Com (Finance)

M.Sc. (Mathematics)

III. Professional Courses

B.C.A

B.B.A

IV. Certificate Course (1 Year)

Additional Optional (Co-operation)

V. Afzal-UI-Ulama (5 YearsCourse)

Last Date for Receipt of Filled in Application Form is 30-7-05

Revised Fees & Eligibility

U.G COURSES

Course	Eligibility	Total Fees	I Year	II Year	III Year
B.Com (Co-operation)	Pass in Pre-degree/Plus two/Equivalent Examination with at least one Commerce subject or pass in Pre-Degree/Plus two/Equivalent Examination with not less than 45% marks in aggregate.	Rs. 1850/-	Rs. 500/-	Rs. 600/-	Rs. 750/-
B.A. English	Pass in Pre-degree/Plus two/Equivalent Examinations Recognised by Kannur University	Rs. 1850/-	Rs. 500/-	Rs. 600/-	Rs. 750/-
B.A. Economics	Pass in Pre-degree/Plus two/Equivalent Examinations Recognised by Kannur University	Rs. 1850/-	Rs. 500/-	Rs. 600/-	Rs. 750/-
B.A History	Pass in Pre-degree/Plus two/Equivalent Examinations Recognised by Kannur University	Rs. 1850/-	Rs. 500/-	Rs. 600/-	Rs. 750/-
B.Sc. Maths	Pass in Pre-degree/Plus two/Equivalent Examinations Recognised by Kannur University with Maths as one of the subjects	Rs. 1850/-	Rs. 500/-	Rs. 600/-	Rs. 750/-

PROFESSIONAL COURSES

B.B.A	Pass in Pre-degree/Plus two/Equivalent Examinations with 45% for Non-Commerce students and Pass mark for Commerce students	Rs. 2500/-
B.C.A	Pass in Pre-degree/Plus two/Equivalent Examinations with Computer Science or Mathematics as one of the subjects	Rs. 6000/-

CERTIFICATE COURSE

Additional Optional (Co-operation)

Pass in B.Com Degree Examination of Kannur University

Total Fee Rs. 550/-

P.G. COURSES

Course	Eligibility	Total Fees	I Year	II Year
M.A. English	Pass in B.A. Degree in English or Functional English with not less than 45% marks in Part III main or pass in BA/BSc Degree with not less than 45% marks in Part I English with three papers	Rs. 3000/-	Rs. 1500/-	Rs. 1500/-
M.Sc. Maths	Pass in BSc (Mathematics) with not less than 50% marks in Part III main excluding subsidiaries	Rs. 3000/-	Rs. 1500/-	Rs. 1500/-
M.Com Finance	Pass in BCom./B.B.S/B.B.M/Equivalent Degree with not less than 45% marks in Part III main	Rs. 3000/-	Rs. 1500/-	Rs. 1500/-

Afsal-UI-Ulama

Course	Eligibility	Total Fees	I Year	II Year	III Year	IV Year	V Year
Afsal-UI-Ulama	Pass in S.S.L.C	Rs. 2150/-	Rs. 300/-	Rs. 300/-	Rs. 400/-	Rs. 500/-	Rs. 650/-

Application form fee	Rs. 100/-
Admission fee	Rs. 100/-
Affiliation fee	Rs. 100/-
Matriculation fee	Rs. 25/-

NB :- Candidates seeking admission to the Additional Optional (Co-operation) need not remit the Admission fee, Affiliation fee and Matriculation fee.

An additional fee of Rs. 500/- is to be paid by III B.Com candidates who have practical classes in computer application.

Candidates who have passed the qualifying examination from outside the state of Kerala will have to submit equivalency certificate of Kannur University at the time of admission.

Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OEC will be eligible for fee concession, if they are not employed in Government Public sector or quasi-government services.

Any fee paid will neither be refunded nor adjusted towards any other fees.

Mode of Payment:- Treasury/SBT chalan. Head of account for remittance at Treasury in 8658-00-102-96(27 KUS)/at SBT Bank-102-005. Candidates who reside out of Kerala can remit the fee by way of Demand Draft drawn in favour of Finance Officer, Kannur University Payable at Kannur.

NB :- Tuition Fees are likely to be revised again

III. Procedure for admission

Application for admission should be made in the prescribed form. The duly filled in application form in block letters along with the following documents in original with one self-attested photocopy of Pre-degree/plus Two certificate should reach the School of Distance Education within the prescribed date mentioned in the admission notification.

U.G. Courses

1.	Pre-degree/Plus Two/book or certificate recognised as equivalent thereto.
2.	Transfer Certificate.
3.	Demand Draft towards tuition fees drawn in favour of the Finance Office, Kannur University, payable at Kannur. The candidate should write the following details on the reverse side of the D.D. (i) Name (ii) Application Number (iii) Course applied for cheque, postal orders and money orders will not be accepted under any circumstances.
4.	Duly filled in Identify card with Passport size photo affixed and address slips.
5.	Filled in acknowledgement card. The filled in application along with the required documents should be sent by Registered post to :- The Director, School of Distance Education Kannur University Mangattuparamba Kannur University Campus (P.O) Kannur Dt., Kerala – Pin- 670567
6.	Fee Concession There will be no fee concession for OBC candidates. However, candidates belonging to SC/ST/OEC are eligible for exemption from payment of tuition and examination fees, if they are not employed in Government/Quasi-Government /Public Sector services. The duly filled in application along with Nativity, Income, Community certificates obtained from the authorities concerned should be sent to the Director, SDE, within the stipulated date. In case the university does not get the amount of Tuition fee and examination fee reimbursed from the Govt. the candidates are liable to pay the dame to the university.
7.	Any fees paid by the candidates shall neither be refunded nor adjusted towards any other payment.
8.	Incomplete applications will not be considered
9.	Before despatching the application the application to the School of Distance Education, the applicant should make note of the application number.
10.	If the certificates submitted by the applicant are in any language other than English/Malayalam, an English version of the certificate, duly attested by a Gazetted officer should be enclosed failing which such certificates will not be considered.
11.	If there is any discrepancy between the information furnished in the application form and in the supporting documents, such an application will be summarily rejected.
12.	Whenever the candidate correspondence with the School of Distance Education, he/she has to quote Enrollment number. Correspondence without enrollment number will not be entertained.
13.	Confirmation of Admission : The School of Distance Education will confirm admission after scrutinising the application and issue Identity card which will contain Enrollement Number for eligible candidates. Students are instructed to keep Identity card in safe custody till the end of the course. The original certificates will be returned along with identity card. However, one set of Xerox Copies of the original certificates will have to be submitted to the School of Distance education by the candidates at the time of admission.
14.	No candidates should register for two courses in the School of Distance Education simultaneously.
15.	Admission cannot be claimed as a matter of right
16.	Personal Contract Programme (PCP) Personal Contract Programme will be conducted for all courses. The contact Programmes are conducted on Saturdays, Sundays and other holidays. The detailed Programme of Personal Contact Classes will be sent to the candidates in advance. As far as possible the PCP will be arranged in the centre preferred by the candidates. In case sufficient number of students are not available in a particular centre, SDE has the liberty to arrange PCP in another centre. The classes will be conducted by the teachers of the colleges affiliated to the universities in Kerala. The method of teaching adopted in the Distance Education is quite different from the regular college teaching. The students are expected to prepare the subjects in advance thoroughly before coming to the PC programmes. It is desirable if the students utilise the time to clarify their doubts in the relevant subject. It is always advisable to attend the PCP in the best interest of the students themselves.
17.	Self – Instructional Materials (SIM) The Self-Instructional Materials (Study materials) will be sent before the PCP. The SIM and other communication will be sent to the candidates to the address given by them in the address slips. Any change of address should be intimated to the SDE in time.
18.	The Students of II and III year course should remit their course fees for the respective year on or before 30^th June, whether they have taken up the examination or not. There will not be any separate communication from the SDE to this effect. If they fail to pay the course fees, their registration will stand automatically cancelled.
19.	Duplicate Identity Card The students who have lost their identity card may get duplicate Identity card by paying a fee of Rs. 25/- by means of demand draft
20.	Examinations i. The application forms for the examination (except for supplementary examinations) will be sent from the School of Distance Education with full details. The fee for the examination shall be remitted by D.D. (in favour of the Finance Officer, Kannur University, Payable at Kannur) and it is to be enclosed along with the application. The students shall return the filled in application (first appearance only) for examination to the Director, School of Distance Education only and not to the Controller of Examinations ii. The Hall Tickets for the university examination may be obtained from the Chief superintendent of the Centre of examination during three days prior to the commencement of examination iii. The Centre of examination once selected by the students will be final. Request for change of examination centre will not be entertained after submitting the examination application to the university iv. The Marklist of the university examination will be issued to the students from the examination Centres after the publication of the concerned examinations. v. The application for supplementary examination should be forwarded to the Controller of Examinations directly by the students. The School of Distance Education will not send the application form for supplementary examinations to the students.
21.	Re-admission Students who failed to remit examination fee and discontinued their studies may be re-admitted to the course on payment of Rs. 500/- on or before 10^th June.
22.	Token Registration Degree course Candidates who have registered for the I/II year examinations are promoted to the II and III year of the course. However, those candidates who could not register for the I/II year examinations may obtained may obtain token Registration in the month of June for seeking promotion to the II/III year of the course. The procedure is that the candidates should apply in the I/II year examination form with required fee and a request for token registration stating the reason for not registering for the examination in time to the Director, School of Distance education.
23.	Completion of the course The students who have enrolled for Degree and P.G. Courses should complete the course within 5 years and students of one year course (Diplomas) should complete the course within 4 years, failing which their registration will stand automatically cancelled and they have to register afresh if they want to continue the course. But the students should have paid the course fees for all the years of study before the last date specified.
24.	Degree Certificate The Degree awarded through Distance Education studies is equivalent to the Degree awarded by the University to regular college students in all respects. If a student qualifies for the Degree he/she (after the successful completion of the Course) can apply for the Degree certificate in the prescribed form along with the required fees to the Controller of Examinations directly
25.	Transfer certificates will be issued to the students of SDE in completion of the Course or on their discontinuance provided they apply for T.C. along with their identity card.
26.	Enquiries and correspondence All enquiries and correspondence may be addressed to : The Director, School of Distance Education Kannur University, Mangattuparamba Kannur University Campus (P.O) Kannur Dt., Pin- 670567 Phone : 2782351 to 2782355 – Extn. 250
27.	A note of Caution The school of Distance Education of Kannur University does not have agents anywhere in India. Any applications received through any person/agent other than from the genuine candidates will be summarily rejected.

IV. Courses Structure & Scheme of Examinations

1. B.A. English

Course Structure :-

Three Year B.A. degree course consist of three parts :

Part I - English (Three Papers)

Part II - Second Languages – Three Papers (Hindi/Malayalam)

Part III – Optional Subjects (Main & Subsidiary) Ten Papers

Year	Part	Name of the Paper	Duration of Examination	Maximum Marks	Minimum Marks for Pass
I Year	I	English – Paper I	3	100	35	70
	I	English – Paper II	3	100	35	70
	II	Second Language Paper I (Hindi/Malayalam)	3	100	35
	III	Optional Subject (Main)
	III	Paper I – The Study of Prose	3	80	32
II Year	I	English Paper III	3	100	35
	II	Second Language
		Paper II (Hindi/Malayalam)	3	100	35
		Paper III (Hindi/Malayalam)	3	100	35
	III	Optional Subject (Main)
		Paper II Linguistic	3	80	32
		Additional Paper I – English for Competitive Exam	3	80	32
III Year	III	Paper III – The Study of Drama	3	80	32
		Paper IV – The Study of Poetry	3	80	32
		Paper V – Literary Theory & Appreciation of Literature	3	80	32
		Paper VI – Indian Writing in English	3	80	32
		Additional Paper Paper II – English for Journalism	3	80	32
		Subsidiaries
		Paper VII – Social and Cultural History of Britain	3	80	32
		Paper VIII - Political Science	3	80	32

2. B.A. Economics

Course Structure :-

Three Year B.A. degree course consist of three parts :

Part I - English (Three Papers)

Part II - Second Languages – Three Papers (Hindi/Malayalam)

Part III – Optional Subjects (Main & Subsidiary) Ten Papers

Year	Part	Name of the Paper	Duration of Examination	Maximum Marks	Minimum Marks for Pass
I Year	I	English – Paper I	3	100	35	70
	I	English – Paper II	3	100	35	70
	II	Second Language Paper I (Hindi/Malayalam)	3	100	35
	III	Optional Subject (Main)
		Paper I – Micro Economic Analysis	3	80	32
		Additional Paper Paper – I- Development of Economic Thought	3	80	32
II Year	I	English Paper III	3	100	35
	II	Second Language
		Paper II (Hindi/Malayalam)	3	100	35
		Paper III (Hindi/Malayalam)	3	100	35
	III	Optional Subject (Main)
		Paper II Basic Tools for Economic Analysis	3	80	32
		Additional Paper II - Banking	3	80	32
III Year	III	Paper III – Micro Economic Analysis	3	80	32
		Paper IV – Public Finance	3	80	32
		Paper V – Indian Economy : Development issues & Policies	3	80	32
		Paper VI – Information Technology for Economic Analysis	3	80	32
		Subsidiaries
		Paper VII – Freedom Struggle and National Reconstruction in Modern India	3	80	32
		Paper VIII – Political Science	3	80	32

3. B.A. History

Course Structure :-

Three Year B.A. degree course consist of three parts :

Part I - English (Three Papers)

Part II - Second Languages – Three Papers (Hindi/Malayalam)

Part III – Optional Subjects (Main & Subsidiary) Ten Papers

Year	Part	Name of the Paper	Duration of Examination	Maximum Marks	Minimum Marks for Pass
I Year	I	English – Paper I	3	100	35	70
	I	English – Paper II	3	100	35	70
	II	Second Language Paper I (Hindi/Malayalam)	3	100	35
	III	Optional Subject (Main)
	III	Paper I – Land Mark in Modern World History	3	80	32
II Year	I	English Paper III	3	100	35
	II	Second Language
		Paper II (Hindi/Malayalam)	3	100	35
		Paper III (Hindi/Malayalam)	3	100	35
	III	Optional Subject (Main)
		Paper II Kerala History & Culture	3	80	32
		Additional Paper I – India after Independence	3	80	32
III Year	III	Optional Subject – Main Paper III - Historiography	3	80	32
		Paper IV – Social Formation in Pre-Colonial India	3	80	32
		Paper V – Colonialism and Nationalism in Modern India	3	80	32
		Paper VI – History of Great Britain (From 1485 to the present day)	3	80	32
		Paper VII – Environmental Studies	3	80	32
		Additional Paper – II World Since II World War	3	80	32
		Subsidiaries
		Paper VII – General Economics	3	80	32
		Paper VIII – Political Science	3	80	32

4. B.Com.

Course Structure :-

Three Year B.A. degree course consist of three parts :

Part I - English (Two Papers)

Part II - Second Languages – One Paper (Hindi/Malayalam)

Part III – Main Subjects (15 Papers)

Distribution of Marks and Duration of Examination

Year	Part	Name of the Paper	Duration of Examination	Maximum Marks	Minimum Marks for Pass
I Year	I	English – Paper I	3	100	35	70
	I	English – Paper II	3	100	35	70
	II	Second Language Paper I (Hindi/Malayalam)	3	100	35
	III	Main
		1. Functional Management	3	80	32
		2. Business Statistics	3	80	32
		Additional paper I
		Business Communication	3	80	32
II Year
		3. Advanced Accounting	3	80	32
		4. Cost Management Accounting	3	80	32
		5. Entrepreneurial Business Departmental Business Decision	3	80	32
		4. Business Law	3	80	32
		5. Co-operation (Optional Paper –I)	3	80	32
		6. Additional Paper II – Advertising Management	3	80	32
III Year	III	Corporate Accounting	3	80	32
		Banking & financial Accounting	3	80	32
		Computer Application	3	80	32
		Auditing
		Co-operation – Paper II (Optional Paper II)	3	80	32
		Additional Paper Industrial Relations & Management	3	80	32

5. B.Sc. Mathematics

Three Year B.A. degree course consist of three parts :

Part I - English (Three Papers)

Part II - Second Languages – Three Papers (Hindi/Malayalam)

Part III – Optional Subjects (Main & Subsidiary) Ten Papers

Year	Part	Name of the Paper	Duration of Examination	Maximum Marks	Minimum Marks for Pass
I Year	I	English – Paper I	3	100	35	70
	I	English – Paper II	3	100	35	70
	II	Second Language Paper I (Hindi/Malayalam)	3	100	35
	III	Optional Subject (Main)
		Paper I- Algebra, Differential Calculus, Trigonometry and Coordinate Geometry	3	60
		Sub I Statistics – Paper I	3	60
		Sub II Mathematical Economics Paper I	3	60
II Year	I	English Paper III	3	100	35
	II	Second Language
		Paper II (Hindi/Malayalam)	3	100	35
		Paper III (Hindi/Malayalam)	3	100	35
	III	Optional Subject (Main)
		Paper II – Integral Calculus, Vector Analysis and Algebra		60
		Sub I Statistics Paper II		60
		Sub II Mathematical Economics Paper II		60
III Year	III	Optional Subject – Main Paper III - Differential Equation & Numerical Methods	3	60
		Paper IV – Real Analysis	3	60
		Paper V – Complex Analysis	3	60
		Paper VI – Elements of Topology Graph Theory and Boolean Algebra	3	60
		Paper VII – Linear Algebra & Elements of Linear Programming	3	60
		Paper VIII – Elective : Operation Research	3	60
		* Internal Assessment/Additional paper		180

(POST GRADUATE COURSE (Annual Pattern – Non-Semester)

1. M.A. ENGLISH

Two Year M.A. Post Graduate Course

Year	Paper	Name of paper	Duration of Examination	Maximum Marks
I Year (Previous Year)	I	From Chaucer to Shakespeare	3	100
	II	British Literature – 17^th and 18^th Centuries	3	100
	III	The Romantic and Victorians	3	100
	IV	Twentieth Century British Literature up to 1940	3	100
	Optional Papers	Translation : Theory & Practice	3	100
		Canadian Literature	3	100
		Viva Voce		50
II Year (Final year)	V	Post 1940 British Literature	3	100
	VI	Linguistics	3	100
	VII	Literacy Criticism	3	100
	VIII	Indian Writing in English	3	100
	IX	History of English	3	100
	X	American Literature	3	100
	Optional Papers	European Fiction	3	100
		Modern Critical Theory	3	100
		Viva Voce		50

2. M.Sc. MATHEMATICS

Two Year M.Sc. Post Graduate Course

Year	Paper	Name of paper	Duration of Examination	Maximum Marks
I Year (Previous Year)	I	Algebra -I	3	75
	II	Algebra –II	3	75
	III	Linear Algebra	3	75
	IV	Real Analysis – I	3	75
	V	Real Analysis – II	3	75
	VI	Topology - I	3	75
	VII	Topology – II	3	75
	VIII	Differential Equations	3	75
	IX	Mathematical Methods	3	75
	X	Graph Theory	3	75
II Year (Final year)	XI	Differential Geometry	3	75
	XII	Functional Analysis	3	75
	XIII	Complex Analysis	3	75
	XIV	Theory of Numbers	3	75
	XV	Computer Programming in C++	3	75
	XVI	Probability Theory – Elective – I	3	75
	XVII	Operation Research – Elective – II	3	75
	XVIII	Operation Theory – Elective – III	3	75
	XIX	Calculus of Variation – Elective IV	3	75
	XX	Viva Voce		75

3. M.Com

Two Year M.Com . Post Graduate course

Year	Paper	Name of paper	Duration of Examination	Maximum Marks
I Year (Previous Year)	I	Business Environment	3	100
	II	Quantitative Techniques	3	100
	III	Management Information System	3	100
	IV	Management Concepts	3	100
	V	Strategic Management	3	100
	VI	Research Methodology & Statistical Techniques	3	100
	VII	Costing for Managerial Decisions	3	100
	VIII	Computer Applications	3	100
II Year (Final year)	IX	Budgeting & Pricing	3	100
	X	Advanced Business Accounting	3	100
	XI	Taxation (Income Tax)	3	100
	XII	Taxation II (Wealth Tax & Indirect Taxes)	3	100
	XIII	Security Analysis & Investment Management	3	100
	XIV	Financial Markets & Services	3	100
	XV	Corporate Accounting	3	100
	XVI	Financial Management	3	100
	XVII	Business Structure & Practice	3	100
		Viva Voce	3	100

OTHER REGULATIONS

A candidate who has registered for the examinations at the end of the first year shall be permitted to continue the course of study in the second year. Similarly a candidate who has registered for the examination in the second year shall be permitted to continue the course in the third year class irrespective of the results of the examination taken by him at the end of the first and second years.

Failed candidates in part I, II and compartment I of part III shall be permitted to take the examination only after they complete the second year course.

Examination for failed candidates for compartment II of part III shall be held only after completing the third year course.

Candidates who do not secure the minimum pass marks in any of the papers at the first appearance can re-appear for such papers at the year end examinations conducted in the subsequent years.

The schedule for re-appearance is as follows:-

a) Part I, II & Component I of Part III	At the end of the second year (Together with the first year candidates) third year or at any year-end examination thereafter on the relevant subjects.
b) Component II of Part III	At the end of the third year (Together with the II year candidates)or at any year-end examinationthereafter on the relevant subjects.
c) Component III of Part III	At the year - end examinations in the subsequent years together with the III year candidates

A candidate who passes in any division/paper of the examination under Part III shall not be permitted to appear again for that division/paper. He shall be allowed to complete Part III by passing the division/paper in which he had failed.

A person who has qualified for the Bachelor of Commerce Degree of the University shall be permitted to offer a different second language under Part II of the examinations after a period of one academic year subsequent to his passing the examination qualifying the degree.

A candidate for the Bachelor of Commerce Degree Examination who passes parts I and III of the examinations and fails in Part II Modern language of the examination shall be permitted to appear for part II of the B.Com. Degree examination offering a new language under part II, after the lapse of a period of not less than one academic year subsequent to qualifying for parts I and III.

A person who has qualified for a Bachelor of Science/Arts Degree of this university shall be permitted to appear for part II of the Bachelor of Commerce Degree examination of this university provided he had undergone the prescribed course of study in the new optional under the Schools of Distance Education for a period of two academic years subsequent to this passing the degree of B.Sc./B.A. examination.

10.

Change of subjects under part II optional during the middle of the course will not ordinarily be permitted. However, in exceptional cases, it may be permitted at the beginning of the II year.

11.

Candidates who on account of illness are unable to appear for the whole of the second/final year Degree course after having applied for the same may be permitted to retain the marks secured by them at the previous examinations the results of which are not announced i.e. the first year examination marks in the case of candidates who could not appear for the second year examination and the first year and second year examination marks in the case of candidates who could not appear for the second year examination and the first year and second year examination marks in the case of candidates who could not appear for the final year Degree examination if they are absent for the whole examination, and if they apply for cancellation with a medical certificate from a medical officer of the rank of at least an Asst. Civil surgeon within two days from the date of last examination whether written or practical.

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