The Thiruvalluvar Institute of Distance Education (TIDE) of Thiruvalluvar University has come into existence from the academic year 2011-12.
The University may from time to time revise, amend and change the Regulations and the Curriculum as and when found necessary. The University reserves the right not to conduct the programme at any stage in any PCP Centre without assigning any reason.
The Thiruvalluvar Institute of Distance Education (TIDE) offers the following Under Graduate / Post Graduate / Diploma and Certificate Courses under Non-semester pattern and courses of study are given below:
| S.No. | Courses | Medium of Instruction |
| 1. | B.A. Tamil | |
| 2. | B.A. English | |
| 3. | B.A. Urdu | |
| 4. | B.A. History | English & Tamil |
| 5. | B.A. Economics | English & Tamil |
| 6. | B.Com. (Commerce) | English & Tamil |
| 7. | B.Com. (Corporate Secretaryship) | English & Tamil |
| 8. | B.Com. (Computer Applications) | English & Tamil |
| 9. | B.C.A. (Computer Application) | English & Tamil |
| 10. | B.B.A.(Business Administration) | English & Tamil |
| 11. | B.Sc. Mathematics | English & Tamil |
| 12. | B.A. Yoga for Human Excellence | English & Tamil |