Colleges in Pondicherry

Both Kerala and Pondicherry University offer two-year MSc programme. Candidates can check below the comparison between them based on fee and intake parameters:

Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. 

Opening and Closing rank depends on the category and quota of candidates. For JEE Main Round 6 cutoff 2023, the opening rank was 40125 and closing rank was 50701 for the general category candidates under All India quota. Cut off are different when it comes to other categories or female candidates and even domicile of home state. In All India, opening and closing rank for female candidates was 46884 and 54995. Admission to Civil Engineering in NIT Puducherry is based on the scores obtained in the JEE Main entrance exam. Applicants are advised to confirm what category are they applying while checking for cut offs.

QS World University 2025 and 2024 Rankings are out. Check below the Pondicherry University ranking in the different categories by the ranking body below:

Pondicherry University fee is cumulative of different components such as hostel fee, tuition fee, alumni association fund, caution deposit (refundable), etc. The fee varies for each of the course. In addition, it also varies at the university and its affiliated colleges. In the following table Pondicherry University tuition fee is mentioned for some of its popular courses:

NOTE: The course fee mentioned above is taken from the official website/sanctioning body. It is subject to changes.

NIT Puducherry is an autonomous institution established by government of India in 2009. Its overall rating is 3.4 out of 5. In 2022 NIT Puducherry ranked 136th amongst the engineering colleges in India and 128th in 2023 by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). It is also among the 31 NIts recognised by the government of India as institute of National important. Thus, its ranking is very good.

Pursuing an MSc in Statistics from Loyola College is a good decision if considering the placement opportunities. Loyola College Chennai recorded 70% placements for the recent batche of MSc. The highest and average package offered during the recent Loyola College placements stood at INR 10 LPA and INR 4.50 LPA, respectively. Talking about the Pondicherry University placements, the median package offered to PG 2-years students during Pondicherry University placements 2022 was INR 4.30 LPA.

Note: The placement details mentioned above for Loyola College has been taken from students’ reviews on the Shiksha page.

The college has announced the following cut-off marks: backward women (56-54), SC (59-50), ST (59-54), general (76-60), and BC-I (59-54, BC-II (59-57).The highest score for Political Science is 85.6, while the range of scores for the B.A. Hons. in Economics is 77 to 82.8.The English B.A. Hons. scores range from 70.8 to 81.8, with 81.8 representing the highest score in geography.The B.A. Hons. in Geography score range is 77 to 83.4.