For purposes of admission to the Ph.D. programme, a candidate should have obtained any Master Degree with 55% & Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree with 55% marks of this University / M.A. Education with 55% prior to 01.01.1991 or any other University approved by Syndicate of Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University (Note: A relaxation of 5% may be provided from 55% to 50% of the marks at the Master’s Level for the SC/ST/Physically Challenged category).