Pondicherry University, Puducherry

Pondicherry University is a central university in Puducherry. Established in 1985, Pondicherry University not only covers the union territory of Puducherry but also Lakshwadeep and Andaman and Nicobar. It is one of India's fastest-growing universities. The university not only has ordinary things to offer like libraries, hostels but has extracurricular associations like the quiz club, earth sciences club, maths club, etc. for the overall development of the student. 

Pondicherry Central University holds a special place in the Indian University System. It was created to meet out the demands of the local community. Since its inception in 1985, it has shown a tremendous commitment to innovation and to serving the needs of the nation. This college is constantly responding to the challenges of changing academia by defining strengths, building, distinctive character and identity. This college is committed to recruiting staff who can assist in transforming these challenges into opportunities.

Pondicherry University admission notification will be available on the official website upon declaration. This college has 3 off-campus centers. Port Blair, Karaikal and community college campus. The port Blair campus was started in the year 2000 and it is located at port Blair, the picturesque capital of the Andaman and Nicobar islands. It has sophisticated laboratory facilities equipped with the latest equipment for field investigations in ocean-related sciences.

Karaikal Campus was established in the year 2007 in Karaikal to cater to the local demands of the Karaikal region, as Karaikal is poised to become a trade center with the major part. It is presently located on the campus of the preunthalaivar Kamarajar college of education, Karaikal. Pondicherry university community college was established on 16th October 1995, the day of the Decennial celebration of Pondicherry University. The Pondicherry University community college is the first of its kind in the university system of higher education in India to cater to employment-oriented education to the community and is an experimental model of American and Canadian community colleges.

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Pondicherry University Highlights:

 The Pondicherry University college is located at about 165kms south of the Chennai metropolitan city. This college is affiliated with more than 97+ colleges. More highlights about Pondicherry University is mentioned below.

Pondicherry University Courses:

Pondicherry University offers courses in many departments and below are the UG, PG, and diploma courses offered by Pondicherry University. Pondicherry University courses offer under various disciplines are mentioned below.

Pondicherry university schools: 

The Central University of Pondicherry has 14 schools. Each School is headed by Dean and each department has its own faculty and supporting staff working under the head of the department.They are also provided with separate buildings which house their laboratories and libraries. The schools of the university are mentioned below.

• school of law
• School of Education
• School of Management
• Subramania Bharati School of Tamil Language & Literature
• Ramanujan School of Mathematical Sciences
• School of Engineering & Technolgy
• School Of Physics, Chemical & Applied Science
• School Of Life Sciences
• School Of Humanities
• School of Performing Arts
• School of social sciences & International Studies.
• School of Media & Communication
• Madanjeet School of Green Energy Technologies
• School of Medical Sciences

Pondicherry University Fee:

Pondicherry University offers courses in the field of Engineering, Management, Applied Sciences, and Law. In Addition, the curriculum of this University courses is flexible and vibrant and course fee varies for each course. Pondicherry university Fee structure is mentioned below.

• For all PG courses, the total fee is INR 11,425.
• First Semester fee, at the time of admission  INR7,425/- need to pay.
• MBA Courses, the Fee is INR 24,925/-.
• First semester Fee for MBA is INR 9,925/-.
• For the remaining three semesters is INR 5000/- per semester.
• There is both online and offline mode of payments.
• Students may also pay the fee by means of "Demand Draft" and can also pay by Cash.
• For M.Tech the total fee Per annum is INR 5,200/-.
• M.Sc/MCA the total fee per annum is INR 5,314/-.
• The Fee for M.Sc Micro Biology / M.Tech total fee is INR 36,000/-.
• Total Fee for M.Sc Bioinformatics and M.Sc Computational Biology is INR 8100/-.
• M.Sc food science and technology, the total fee is INR 8,250/-.
• The Total fee for P.G Diploma courses is INR 2,600/-.

Pondicherry University Scholarship:

Pondicherry University Scholarship is provided to deserving candidates during the admission process and the details are mentioned below.

• 100% concession in respect of tuition fee alone is extended to Physically Challenged Persons.
• 50% Concession in respect of tuition fee is extended to Defence personnel in Indian armed and paramilitary forces, Widows, Transgenders, Prisoners, Deserted women.
•  All the full-time scholars admitted to Ph.D. programs of the university departments, will be eligible for a scholarship of INR 5,000/- per month.
• Candidates joining the integrated Ph.D. program shall get a monthly stipend of Rs 1,000/- for 20 months.
• Subsequent semesters merit scholarship at the same rate of Rs.500/- per month.
• The annual income of the parents should not exceed Rs.1,10,000/-, will get a scholarship of Rs 500/-. per month.
• All selected students will be awarded a scholarship of Rs.1000/- per month to study the courses like M.Sc Marine biology & Disaster management at Port Blair, Andamans.
• All M.Sc integrated students will be awarded a scholarship of Rs.750/-.per month for the first three years.
• The National Board for Higher Mathematics, Mumbai will provide scholarship for those students who clear the NBHM examination.
• The Government of Tamilnadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Union Territory of Puducherry provide Government of India scholarship to the candidates belonging to the SC/ST communities.
• The UGC has created Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for the SC/St students of Ph.D./M.Phil. Every year the UGC notifies the eligibility and the last date for applying the Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship twice.
• The government of Puducherry Provides scholarship to the two native students 800/- per month, who are admitted in the M.Sc Bio-Technology program in the department of BioTechnology.
• The meritorious candidates from the M.Tech entrance test will be eligible for the Madanjeet Singh Group Scholarship.

Pondicherry University Infrastructure facilities:

Pondicherry University has Air-Conditioned, Well-Maintained wifi-enabled campuses, Library, and gym. Some of the more amenities are mentioned below.

• The University has two big auditoriums, several seminar halls, conference halls, etc., with a capacity of 600 and 350 students. All of them are well-furnished, air-conditioned and equipped with modern projection and audio system with access to the internet.
• A branch of Indian bank that provides Core Banking Services operates in the main University Campus. ATM facility is also available on the campus.
• The university Book shop was inaugurated in Feb 2011 as a student support service. this bookshop is also providing stationery and souvenirs of the university.
• Three different canteens at the campus are available to the cross-section of students, faculty, staff and the Visitors of the University.
• The computer center was established in the year 1992 under a sanction by the UGC. It caters to the teaching, learning research needs of various schools, Departments, Centers and Directorates, community college and also the needs of the administrative sections of the University.
• A childcare facility namely Day Care Centre functions on the campus of the university for the benefit of the children of university employees and also the children of married research scholars. Children are taken care of by trained and dedicated caretakers with the assistance of two helpers.
• University Guest House is a part of University convention - cum - cultural center which is situated on the East Coast Road opposite to Pondicherry Engineering College, in a separate campus 14 km ahead of Pondicherry town.
• The University has two outdoor stadiums, one with a capacity of 800 for football and standard 400 meters track, and the other one being Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium for 1000 with an international standard pitch. Besides it also has tennis Court, Volley Ball, and Basket Ball courts.
• Gym facility is available with 16 stations Multi-Gymnasium. The University conducts regular national level tournaments every year with the support of various sponsors. This facility is in addition to those provided in the exclusive gymnasium for boys and girls.
• The health center of Pondicherry University functions round-the-clock in association with Pondicherry institute of medical sciences.
• An ambulance is also available for emergency medical care.
• There are a total of 17 hostels on the campus with a total capacity of 1500 students. 11 for men and 5 for women students and 1 hostel for foreign students.
• The library is renowned for its disabled-friendly modern infrastructure, fully air-conditioned, wifi-enabled, services for the visually challenged among the proactive services with RFID technology and 24/7 remote access its collection.
• All postal services including savings bank facilities are available.

Pondicherry University Placements:

Pondicherry University has a placement cell to motivate, train and prepare the students of the university for campus interviews. This placement cell plays a key role in counseling and guiding the students of the university and its affiliated colleges for successful placement career.

• Top companies like TCS, Wipro, HCL, HP, Standard Chartered, Kotak, Hindustan, Reliance, ICICI, Accenture have visited the campus.
• There will be an offline campus interview for students.
• For the year 2007-08, 1059 students are got placed.
• The university has 100% placements for the students of M.Tech(CSE), MCA and MBA.

Pondicherry University FAQs:

1. How is Pondicherry university for MBA in Tourism?
   - Pondicherry University is one of the best central university in India.  For MBA in tourism, this university has a lot of observational visits and very well guided by the experienced staff of the department. And there is on and off-campus interviews to the students.
2. What is the best thing about Pondicherry University?
   - These students have students from all corners of the nation. It is one of those rare Universities where there are students from Kashmir. This university also offers some rare courses like geology and bioinformatics.
3. What is the dress code at Pondicherry University?
   -There is no specific dress code for the students.
4. Where it is located?
   -Pondicherry University is located at about 165 km south of Chennai metropolitan city. It is well connected by road and rail. This university is situated on the Chennai - Puducherry East Coast Road.