Distance education had existed for more than a century, online learning was the current trend in distance education. Many universities in other countries were providing online degree at various levels such as associate degrees online, bachelor’s degrees online, master’s degree online, even degree online. The study tried to assess the extent of awareness of students towards TNAU distance education programs. Considering the objectives of the study, sample respondents were categorized into Agricultural students and non agricultural students. The total sample size was 180 students consisting of 90 agricultural students and 90 non agricultural students. | Awareness level of distance learning courses A study for Tamil Nadu agricultural university