Pondicherry University

Yes, apart from the full-time programmes, the University offers distance education programmes in the field of Management, Commerce, Arts, Business Administration and more. Admission to all these programmes is done on the basis of merit.

• BBA and BCom are offered at the UG level. The course duration of both programmes is three years. Candidates who have done Class 12 can apply for these programmes. The final selection of students is based on the HSC scores.
• Apart from the UG programmes, the University offers three PG programmes under distance education. MCom, MA and MBA are offered with a course duration of two years. A candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree in the relevant stream to be eligible for these programmes. The final selection of students will be based on the graduation scores.

Located in Puducherry, this central university offers various integrated PG, postgraduate and doctoral-level programmes in the field of Science, Arts, Management, Commerce and Law, among others. All these courses are offered via the 57 departments under it. The total tuition fee for all these postgraduare, Integrated PG and other courses range from INR 933 and INR 3.3 Lacs and beyond. The below table mentions the total tuition fee for some of the popular courses offered here:

To know the fee for other Pondicherry University courses, visit this link. Going by the hefty fee amount that is being charged by the private universities and colleges, the fee for Pondicherry University isn't expensive. However, the amount is not too low to be considered pocket friendly. 

After appearing for the CUET exam and getting a valid score in the same, students are required to register on the official website of Pondicherry University, (provided they meet the minimum eligibility) and register there for final seat allotment. A few details about the registration process, post CUET UG results are out, is as follows:

• Register online for counselling on Pondicherry University's official website.
• Candidates need to pay the application fees which is: INR 250 for General, EWS & OBC NCL category students and INR 150 for SC/ST candidates. For each additional subject, General, EWS & OBC NCL category students need to pay INR 100 and all SC/ST candidates are required to pay INR 50.
• There is, however, no application fee charged for PwD and Transgender candidates.

Starting 2022, the admission process for integrated PG and PG courses at Pondicherry University shifted to CUET UG and CUET PG-based. For admission to various UG and PG courses at Pondicherry University, students need to follow an admission process that consists of mainly four steps. Find them below:

Step 1: Register for Pondicherry University UG Counselling via CUET UG

• 1.1: Appear for CUET exam.
• 1.2: CUET UG result declaration.
• 1.3: Online registration for counselling on Pondicherry University's official website. Candidates need to pay the application fees which is: INR 250 for General, EWS & OBC NCL category students and INR 150 for SC/ST candidates. For each additional subject, General, EWS & OBC NCL category students need to pay INR 100 and all SC/ST candidates are required to pay INR 50. There is, however, no application fee charged for PwD and Transgender candidates.
• 1.4: Certificate and document verification.

Step 2: Merit List Release and Document Verification upon Selection: Display of merit list on Pondicherry University's official website.

Step 3: Confirmation of Admission: To confirm admission students can make admission fee payments to secure their seat. 

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MCA admissions at Pondicherry University were based on a university-level entrance exam until 2021. However, starting 2022, the university started accepting students via the CUET PG entrance exam. Those who appear and qualify the exam are allotted a seat for the three-year MCA at the Pondicherry University campus and affiliated colleges via university-level counselling. To apply for the same, students first need to apply for CUET PG and appear for it. Read more about CUET PG application here. Further after qualifying the same, they need to apply online on the official website of Pondicherry University, appear for counselling and secure admission.