# Ph.D. Agricultural Extension Education at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University > Ph.D. Agricultural Extension Education (PhD Agriculture) at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India. - Canonical page: https://www.studentstraffic.com/tnau-phd-agricultural-extension-education - Last reviewed: 2026-10-25 - Publisher: Students Traffic (https://www.studentstraffic.com/) ## Key facts - University: [Tamil Nadu Agricultural University](https://www.studentstraffic.com/university/tamil-nadu-agricultural-university) (Public, Coimbatore, [India](https://www.studentstraffic.com/countries/india)) - Course family: [PhD in Agriculture and Allied Sciences](https://www.studentstraffic.com/courses/phd-agriculture-allied-sciences) - Duration: 3 years - Teaching language: English - Language note: Teaching is in English; postgraduate students need sufficient English for reading, writing, speaking and research. - Tuition per year: ₹14,300 (2026-27) - Fee verified: 2026-10-25 - Intake: December - Official programme page: https://tnau.ac.in/ph-d-in-agricultural-extension-education/ Fee notes: 2026–27 domestic tuition is INR 7,150 per semester; INR 14,300 annual tuition is two-semester arithmetic. The domestic semester total including other institution charges is INR 27,440. Self-supporting/self-financing categories add INR 25,000 each semester. One-time charges are INR 46,555; accommodation and mess are separate. Confirm the offered aided or self-financing category. Research tuition is charged by registration period; no fixed full-course tuition is inferred from the three-year minimum. ## Who can apply - Availability: restricted - Eligible: Applicants meeting the programme-specific qualification and admission-category conditions - Restriction: Accepted qualifying degrees for this exact discipline: M.Sc. (Ag.) Agricultural Extension / M.Sc. (Ag.) Agricultural Extension and Communication / M.Sc. (Ag.) Agricultural Extension Education / M.Sc. (Ag.) Extension Education / M.Sc. (Ag.) in Agricultural Extension / M.Sc. (Ag.) in Agricultural Extension and Communication - Restriction: This entry covers the verified regular applicant route with the specified Indian degree-awarding institutions. An overseas degree, foreign-national nomination, sponsored/part-time route or fee concession needs separate written approval. - Restriction: TNAU may assign coursework at Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, Killikulam, Mettupalayam, Periyakulam or Kumulur where the subject is taught, and research at a constituent campus, research station or KVK. No single-campus guarantee is implied. - Restriction: Three years/six semesters is the minimum regular residential period, within a seven-year maximum. Research completion, extension and semester charges depend on continuing registration; this is not a guaranteed three-year finish. Apply through the exact course and campus/category route. An available foreign or special quota does not establish that every applicant is eligible. ## Admissions Ph.D. Agricultural Extension Education combines disciplinary coursework and thesis research. Regular doctoral registration has a three-year minimum and seven-year maximum under the 2025 rules; completion depends on research requirements. TNAU assigns coursework and research locations. Apply the degree or school-subject requirements, marks, applicant category and selection route together. The precise alternatives and restrictions are part of eligibility. - Qualifying study must follow 10+2+4+2: a four-year farm-science/allied bachelor’s plus a two-year master’s degree. - The prescribed degree must be from a State Agricultural University, ICAR institute, Central Agricultural University or Government-aided agricultural college. - Master’s OGPA at least 7.00/10.00; this same rule applies to ICAR-allotted candidates. - Use the programme-specific qualifying degree alternatives below; a similarly named general science or business degree is not automatically accepted. - Selection is through the TNAU subject entrance examination, held physically at Coimbatore: one hour, 100 marks (75 subject, 15 general agriculture, 10 aptitude). - Final-semester applicants may upload completed-semester records, but must present the degree/provisional certificate at admission. Steps: 1. Apply through TNAU’s School of Post Graduate Studies doctoral portal and select the eligible research discipline. 2. Upload the required qualifying records and category documents; initial scrutiny determines entrance-test eligibility. 3. Attend the prescribed one-hour subject entrance examination at Coimbatore and complete the university’s selection process. 4. After selection, pay by the notified deadline, surrender original documents and register for the semester at the assigned campus. - Document: Qualifying degree/provisional certificates and complete bachelor’s transcripts and master’s transcripts - Document: Transfer or migration certificate and conduct certificates: institution head and two professors from the last institution - Application document: Photograph, signature, identity proof and online fee-payment receipt - Application document: Applicable e-community, nativity and district Medical Board disability certificates, as required for the claimed category The 2026–27 doctoral brochure plans first-semester registration for 22 December 2026, after admission/payment on 21 December. The current university notice extends applications to 31 October 2026. Later schedules and future cohorts require their own notice. ## Teaching phases - Regular doctoral coursework and thesis research (English): Coursework and supervised research at locations assigned by TNAU; the research location may differ from the teaching campus. More about Tamil Nadu Agricultural University: https://www.studentstraffic.com/university/tamil-nadu-agricultural-university.md ## Free counselling Students Traffic offers free admission counselling for this university and its programmes. - Contact: https://www.studentstraffic.com/contact - WhatsApp: https://wa.me/919176162888 - Phone: +91 91761 62888 - Email: hello@studentstraffic.com