SDE Kerala University Admission 2025: School of Distance Education, (SDE) University of Kerala also known as Institute for Distance Education, Kerala University (IDEKU). The university will start its admission process for academic year 2025, July session. Registration will start on 1st June 2025* for UG and PG admissions. The courses include BA, BCom, BLIS, BBA, MA, MLIS, MSc and the average tuition fee for these courses is from INR 3,150 to INR 82,350*. The last date for registration will be June 30, 2025*. Interested students can apply online for the admission, application fee is INR 105. The students can match their qualification with the eligibility criteria of the desired courses. Aspirants must qualify with the class 12 degree with a recognized board for UG admissions. Aspirants who want to pursue PG courses must be qualified with an undergraduate degree with good merits.
About: The University of Kerala was established in 1937 and is located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. SDE is entitled by UGC DEB and is re-accredited “A++” grade by NAAC. In 1976, Kerala University became one of the open distance learning “ODL”. School of Distance Education, University of Kerala (SDE) also called Institute for Distance Education, Kerala University (IDEKU) offers distance education in several courses at several levels. These Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses encompass 11 UG courses and 12 PG courses in subject backgrounds like Commerce, Arts, Management and others.
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SDE Kerala University Admission 2025-26
| Parameters | Details |
| Name of an institution | School of Distance Education, University of Kerala also
called Institute for Distance Education, Kerala University (IDEKU) |
| Ownership type | Public Institute |
| Location | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
| Accreditation | “A++” by NAAC, UGC-DEB |
| Eligibility Criteria | Minimum aggregate marks of 50% are required in class 12
with a related stream in a recognized board for UG Admissions. Good merits in UG score sheet with relevant Subject is required for PG Admissions. |
| Website | http://www.ideku.net/ |
| Offered courses | BA, BCom., B.L.I.Sc., MA, MCom, B.L.I.Sc,
M.L.I.Sc., LLM, M.B.A., and many other UG and PG courses. |
| Top Courses | BA, BCom, MA, and many more. |
| Application Fee | INR 105 |
| Average Fees Expected* | INR 7.3 K to INR 23.5 K |
| Mode of Education | Distance and online Learning |
Courses offered in SDE Kerala University
SDE Kerala University or IDEKU offers a wide variety of courses at UG and PG levels. These courses encompass numerous areas and fields such as Social science, Arts, Commerce, Science, Education, languages, Mathematics, Business and management and many others. Provided list will help students to get a deeper understanding of offered courses in SDE KU.
Undergraduate Courses
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Languages
- BA in History
- BA in Sociology
- BA in Hindi
- BA in Political Science
- BA in Economics
- Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com)
- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
- Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
- Bachelor Library of Library and Information Science (B.Lib.I.Sc.)
Postgraduate courses
- Master of Arts (MA) in Languages
- MA in Economics
- MA in Political Science
- Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Computer Science
- M.Sc. in Mathematics
- Master of Commerce (M.Com)
- Master of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.Sc.)
SDE Kerala University Fees Structure
The tabular form will assist you about the tuition fees structure of IDEKU.
| Level | Offered Courses | Expected Tuition Fees* |
| Undergraduate | BA admission 2025 | INR 13 to 14.6 K |
| BCom | INR 13.4 K | |
| BBA | INR 23.3 K | |
| B.sc. | INR 15.4 K | |
| B.Lib.I.Sc. | INR 7.3 K | |
| Postgraduate | MA | INR 10.4 K |
| MCom | INR 11 K | |
| M.Lib.I.Sc. | INR 9.7 K |