Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan University (DSU), Trichy

For 2026-27 DSU lists tuition per semester: B.Tech. CSE, AI and Data Science, AI and Machine Learning, Cyber Security, IoT and ECE are Rs 85,000 for 80-100% in Class 12 (HSC), Rs 90,000 for 70-79%, Rs 1,10,000 for 60-69% and Rs 1,25,000 for 59% and below. Biomedical, Biotechnology, EEE, Mechanical and Agricultural Engineering are Rs 62,500. A year is twice that. An application fee of Rs 2,000, an admission fee of Rs 10,000 and an establishment fee of Rs 5,000 are one time.

For 2026-27 DSU lists B.Pharm. Rs 2,00,000 a year, Pharm.D. Rs 3,00,000 a year, B.Sc. Nursing Rs 2,25,000 a year and B.P.T. Rs 1,75,000 a year. Per semester it lists B.Com. Rs 30,000, BCA Rs 32,500, B.Arch. Rs 75,000, MBA Rs 1,50,000 and MCA Rs 50,000. The periods are as printed on the DSU fee page.

For B.Tech. the admission procedure lists an online entrance exam called DSU-JET (also written DSUEE), or a JEE Main score. The only DSU-JET page on the site gives the Phase I test of 28 April 2024; no 2027 dates are published (checked 16 October 2026).

DSU's 2025-26 course eligibility sheet asks for Class 12 with Physics, Mathematics or Chemistry and at least 45% for any B.Tech. branch; Biotechnology and Agricultural Engineering also take Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The older admission page quotes 50% aggregate (45% for SC/ST). Admission is by board score plus a DSUEE score, or by a JEE Main score.

AICTE's approval letter of 20 May 2026 for 2026-27 lists B.Tech. CSE (540 seats), AI and Data Science (240), CSE IoT (120), Information Technology (120) and 60 each for Agriculture Engineering, AI and Machine Learning, Biomedical, Biotechnology, CSE Cyber Security, EEE, ECE and Mechanical. It also lists M.Tech. (18 seats each in three programmes), MBA (180) and MCA (120).

DSU is a state private university set up under the Tamil Nadu Private Universities Act, 2019 (Tamil Nadu Act No. 14 of 2019). Its UGC proforma quotes a Gazette notification and Government Order of 2021. It is at Samayapuram, Tiruchirappalli.

DSU lists DSU-JET merit scholarships of Rs 5,000 to Rs 20,000 by score band, sports scholarships of Rs 10,000 (district), Rs 15,000 (state) and Rs 20,000 (national), a 30-50% tuition waiver for dependants of defence personnel with gallantry awards, and the Tamil Nadu Tamil Pudhalvan and Pudhumai Penn schemes of Rs 1,000 a month through the UMIS portal.

Admission at DSU is on merit: most programmes use the Class 12 (board) score, B.Tech. uses a Class 12 score with a DSUEE score or a JEE Main score, and the university's online entrance exam is called DSU-JET. DSU has not published 2027 dates (checked 16 October 2026); its only DSU-JET page gives the Phase I test of 28 April 2024.

Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan University (DSU), Trichy offers 95 programmes in Engineering, Management, Medical, Science, Commerce, Arts & Humanities, Law, Design, Agriculture, Pharmacy, Hospitality, Computer Applications, Architecture and Paramedical, including Bachelor of Technology, Master of Technology, Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science and General Nursing and Midwifery.

Depending on the course, admission to Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan University (DSU), Trichy is through DSU JET, JEE Main and NATA.

Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan University (DSU), Trichy lists approval or accreditation from AICTE, UGC, PCI and INC.