Pondicherry University

A BA degree opens the door to several public sector job opportunities. Students who have completed the programme are eligible for various jobs in government departments and organisations (both Central and State). This happens because BA equips students with many employability skills, such as communication, critical thinking, research, and writing. The below table presents some of the job profiles for students to pursue after completion of a BA degree from Pondicherry University:

To get enrolled in Pondicherry University BA courses, students must apply at the university’s official website. While filling out the application form, students are to scan and upload certain documents. These documents include:

• Class 10 marksheet
• Class 12 marksheet
• Transfer certificate
• Date of Birth Certificate
• Caste certificate for SC/ST/OBC students
• Income certificate for SC/ST/OBC students
• Migration certificate
• Passport-size photographs

To get admission into Pondicherry University BA courses, students must begin with the application process. For each course, students may have to fill out a different application form. Listed below are the steps to apply:

• Go to the official website.
• Locate the ‘Admission button’ and click on it.
• Generate a new account by registering.
• Login with credentials generated in the earlier step.
• Fill out the application form available.
• Pay the application fee and submit it.

The renewal of Pondicherry University BA scholarships is done based on merit scored in the semester exams. The first three candidates who secured the highest marks in the previous semester (SGPA) are awarded merit scholarships. Tabulated below is the scholarship amount awarded:

Pondicherry University offers BA courses via its own campus and many other affiliated colleges. This amounts to an intake of 3,000+ seats for the BA (H) programme. Some of the colleges with prominent seat intakes include Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya, Tagore Government Arts and Science College, and more. Listed below are the colleges with the highest seat intake of 720 seats:

• Tagore Government Arts and Science College
• Bharathidasan Govt. College for Women
• Bharathidasan Government College

Pondicherry University offers a wide array pf specialisations under its BA programme. Listed below are the popular specialisations under the BA (Hons) and Integrated BA + MA programmes:

Integrated BA + MA

• Social and Economic Administration and Law

BA (Hons)

• History
• Political Science
• English
• French
• Sociology
• Philosophy

Students with Pondicherry University BA admission offers must pay the first installment of the tuition fee to confirm their admission. The total tuition fee for BA courses ranges from INR 600 to INR 61,000. This fee can be paid via net banking/credit card/debit card.

Note: The above-mentioned fee is as per the official sources. However, it is indicative and subject to change.

No, to get admitted into the Pondicherry University BTech course, students must have taken the CUET examination. For Computer Science & Engineering, students are required to take CUET Computer Science. For other specialisations, they must present a valid score in CUET Mathematics/Physics/Chemistry.

Based on these scores, students are ranked and allocated a seat. Moreover, the students must also fulfill the eligibility requirements prescribed by the university.

Yes, Pondicherry University has several provisions for differently abled candidates. Firstly, such candidates are exempted from payment of entire fees. Moreover, 5% of seats in each course are reserved for differently abled candidates. Such candidates must submit a certificate from a government hospital indicating the extent of physical disability and also the extent to which the disability hampers the candidate in pursuing his/her studies. Moreover, all candidates who are differently abled and passed the qualifying examination are eligible to apply irrespective of the percentage of marks obtained.