B.Voc. in Food Science and Nutrition 

at Periyar University, Salem

Overall seats across various courses at Periyar University College of Arts and Science, Harur, Periyar University goes up to 356. Periyar University College of Arts and Science, Harur, Periyar University offers Degree courses including 6 UG and 1 PG courses. These programs are offerred in Full Time mode.

Yes, Periyar University conducted its department-wise entrance exam for multiple courses. For all the on-campus PG courses such as MBA, MA, MSc, MCom, etc., qualifying for the respective entrance exam is mandatory. Some of the courses are also taught at the "Periyar University Centre for Post-Graduate and Research Studies", admission to such courses is also done based on the entrance exam conducted by the respective centre. There are some courses that are exempted from the entrance exam and offered direct admission. Find them below:

• Industry-Academica Collaborative Programme
• BVoc
• Certificate Courses
• Diploma Courses
• Five-year Integrated Courses

Students abiding at Periyar University hostels are certainly at an advantage when it comes to hostel facilities. The foundations for the Adhiyaman Men's Hostel and Periyar Maniyammai Women's Hostel were laid in 2007. The hostels are secured by the wardens as well as deputy wardens and mess facility is available to the students. For girl students, a second hostel, the New Women's Hostel, has been completed in 2019.

To get admission to Periyer University via TANCET MBA exam, candidate must attain the minimum cutoff of 2791. Similarly, as per Periyer University cutoff 2024 for the OBC AI category candidates, the required cutoff is 5487. Check out category-wise cutoffs from the table below:

Exam	2024
General	2791
OBC	5487
SC	5364

 

The following table is a list of a few top companies that were a part of the recent placement drive at Periyar University:

Periyar University Top Recruiters
Infosys Technology Ltd	HCL Ltd	Tata Consultancy Services
Wipro Technologies Ltd	Capegemini Pvt Ltd	IDBI Federal Bank Ltd
Indian Health Care BPO	Vee Technology Pvt Ltd	DSK Inno Sciences Pvt Ltd

The university is committed to providing opportunities for students to obtain scholarships and fellowships through a variety of government and non-profit programmes, as well as through institutional support in the form of fee waivers under the free education programme. Some of the scholarships offered by Periyar University are enlisted below:

Scholarship Name	Details
Free Education for PG students	According to the department committee's suggestion, one first-year student from each of the university departments' programmes who received a high grade in the UG programme and comes from a low-income family is excused from paying tuition for the duration of the course.
Dr. Ambedkar and Rajaji Meritorious Scholarship	Based on a recommendation from the department head, a first-year PG student with the highest UG programme score among their peers will get a scholarship. If the applicant passes all of the first-year PG topics in one sitting, the scholarship will be renewed for a second year.
University Research Fellowship	According to registration seniority among the research scholars registered to each research supervisor, one research scholar, regardless of the category, will get a University Research Fellowship (URF).

NOTE: More scholarship details are available on the university website.

Students seeking Periyar University admissions must visit the official website and apprise themselves with the relevant information. Students must appear for the entrance exams that are prescribed for the particular course-specialization they are seeking.

For example, for admissions into the sought-after MBA courses, students can appear for any of the prominent Management exams like CAT, MAT, CMAT, XAT, etc. Candidates may visit the official website to know more about other entrance exams like CUET, JEE, etc.

Periyar University was established by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1997. The University Grants Commissions (UGC) conferred 2f status in 1998 and 12 (B) status in 2005 to the University. It is accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with grade 'A'. There are 105+ colleges affiliated with the university. Along with this, Periyar University has a PG Extension Centre at Dharmapuri with 9 departments.

Students arriving at the Salem Airport can take a barely 10-minute drive to reach the Periyar University campus. The campus is located in Salem and is well-connected and filled with conveniences. For students who alight at Salem Junction Railway Station, it would take them around a 15-minute drive to reach the university campus.

According to Periyar University NIRF report 2024, the key highlights of Periyar University placements 2023 as compared with 2022 and 2021 are presented below:

Particulars	UG 3-year Placement Statistics (2021)	UG 3-year Placement Statistics (2022)	UG 3-year Placement Statistics (2023)
Median package	INR 5.60 LPA	INR 3.5 LPA	INR 3.36 LPA
Total students	127	118	78
Students placed	79	28	28
Students opted for higher studies	13	14	18
Particulars	PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2021)	PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2022)	PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2023)
Median package	INR 2.4 LPA	INR 3 LPA	INR 3.12 LPA
Total students	689	660	634
Students placed	139	153	161
Students opted for higher studies	107	45	46
Particulars	PG 5-year Integrated Placement Statistics (2021)	PG 5-year Integrated Placement Statistics (2022)	PG 5-year Integrated Placement Statistics (2023)
Median package	NA	NA	INR 1.44 LPA
Total students	NA	NA	14
Students placed	NA	NA	8
Students opted for higher studies	NA	NA	6