Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy
29
NIRF 2025, University category
Mode in the 2026-27 UGC-DEB record
Online
Programmes in UGC-DEB's 2025-26 list
10
About this university
Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy is a Deemed-To-Be-University in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. It began in 1984 as Shanmugha College of Engineering. In 2001 it was declared a deemed-to-be university under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act. It holds rank 29 in the NIRF 2025 University category.
Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy advertises 8 online degrees on its own website. Bachelor of Commerce is structured as 6 semesters.
Online programmes
These are the degrees Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy advertises on its own website.
Online BBA
Online BCA
Online B.Com- MBA
- MCA
M.Sc (Data Science)
M.A Sanskrit- M.A Divya Prabandham
Course fees
These are the programmes as Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy's own fee pages label them, with the figures it publishes.
| Programme | Tuition the university publishes | Other charges |
|---|---|---|
| Online B.Com3 years / 6 semesters | ₹25,000per semester, covering tuition.₹1,50,000for the programme, covering tuition, excluding the charges the page lists separately. | ₹1,000one time, covering an admission fee.₹1,500one time, covering a convocation fee. |
| Online BBA | ||
| Online BCA | ||
| MBA | ||
| MCA | ||
| M.Sc (Data Science) | ||
| M.A Sanskrit | ||
| M.A Divya Prabandham |
This is the tuition the university publishes. It is not the full cost of the degree.
Where a programme has no figure beside it, the university publishes none.
The university states that these figures do not include: taxes; examination charges, which the page states are announced per paper before each examination.
Entry requirement
| Programme | Entry requirement |
|---|---|
| Online B.Com | A Class 10+2 academic-stream qualification including Mathematics or Statistics, subject to the Board's rules.Published for Bachelor of Commerce. |
| Online BBA | A pass in the Higher Secondary Course at 10+2 in the academic stream with mathematics or statistics, conducted by the Board of Secondary Education of the Government of Tamil Nadu or an examination of any other competent agency accepted by the Board of Management.Published for Bachelor of Business Administration. |
| Online BCA | A pass in the Higher Secondary Course at 10+2 in the academic stream with mathematics or statistics, accepted by the Board of Management.Published for Bachelor of Computer Applications. |
| MBA | An undergraduate degree from a recognised university in the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 pattern, or the equivalent, in any discipline; the programme page states the accepted educational pathways as 10+2+3, 10+3+3, 10+3+4 or 10+2+4.Published for Master of Business Administration. |
| MCA | An undergraduate degree from a recognised university in the 10+2+3 pattern with mathematics as a subject of study at +2 or at undergraduate level, or an examination of any other competent agency accepted by the Board of Management.Published for Master of Computer Applications. |
| M.Sc (Data Science) | An undergraduate degree from a recognised university in the 10+2+3 pattern with mathematics as a subject of study at +2 or at undergraduate level, or an examination of any other competent agency accepted by the Board of Management; the programme page states it as a bachelor's degree in any discipline but with a background in mathematics or statistics.Published for Master of Science (Data Science). |
| M.A Sanskrit | An undergraduate degree from a recognised university in the 10+2+3 pattern with proficiency in Sanskrit, evidenced by the Kovida of either Samskruta Bharathi or Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, the Visakshana of the Samskruta Bhasa Pracharini Sabha at Chittoor, or Hindi Praveen with a pass in Prak Madhyama; the programme page adds that the pattern must have been completed in regular mode.Published for Master of Arts (Sanskrit). |
| M.A Divya Prabandham | An undergraduate degree from a recognised university in the 10+2+3 pattern in any discipline, which the programme page adds must have been completed in regular mode.Published for Master of Arts (Divya Prabandham). |
How to apply
UGC-DEB requires a learner to hold a valid DEB-ID, created from an ABC-ID, before admission to an Online Learning or Open and Distance Learning programme.