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Pondicherry University Admissions 2025: CUET, Eligibility, Process, Fees, Dates

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Pondicherry University Admission Process 2025

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Q:   Can I join Pondicherry University without entrance exam?
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Admission to a majority of postgraduate and integrated postgraduate level courses at Pondicherry University is subject to CUET UG and CUET PG exams. In addition to this, the university also conducted the NCET exam for admission to its Integrated BA-B.Ed, Integrated BSc-B.Ed courses. Candidates seeking admission to Pondicherry University can apply for these exams and then apply to the university with a valid score.

Q:   Does Pondicherry University provide Distance Education to the students?
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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.
Q:   Is BSc available in Pondicherry University?
A: 

Yes, Pondicherry University offers a BSc programme with various courses spread across its affiliated colleges. The main campus of the university offers five-year MSc integrated courses for students wanting to pursue PG-integrated courses. Moreover, students seeking admission in regular three-year BSc courses can do so by applying at Pondicherry University’s affiliated colleges.

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B.E. / B.Tech Admissions 2026

91 courses 3 - 5 years
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  • 10+2 with 45% aggregate
  • Accepting Exams: AP EAMCET, CENTAC, JEE Main, CUET, CBSE 12th, ISC, Tamilnadu 12th

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DatesUpcoming Events
31 Oct '25 - 27 Nov '25
JEE Main 2026 Registration Session 1Ongoing
Jan '26
JEE Main Admit Card 2025 Session 1Tentative
21 Jan '26 - 30 Jan '26
JEE Main 2026 Exam Date Session 1
12 Feb '26
JEE Main 2026 Result Date Session 1
Jan '26-Feb '26
JEE Main 2026 Registration Session 2Tentative
DatesPast Events
23 Sep '25
AP EAMCET 2025 Self Joining and Reporting at Colleges
20 Sep '25
AP EAMCET 2025 Release of Seat Allotment
20 Sep '25
AP EAMCET 2025 Commencement of Classwork
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Pondicherry University Application Process 2025

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Q:   When does the admission process begin at Pondicherry University?
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In general, the admission process begins in March every year. For the admission session 2025-26, the application process started with the registration process of CUET on the official website of NTA. The university accepts CUET-UG for admission to its PG-integrated courses. To appear for the same, students must have completed their Class 12 with relevant subjects. Additionally, for some courses, candidates are also required to fill out the application form by visiting the university official website.

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Q:   What is the application fee for PG programmes at Pondicherry University?
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Students who want admission to PG courses should apply online on the official website. Given below is the application fee for all programmes:

Course

Application Fee

PG and PG Integrated Programmes

INR 300

PhD

INR 1,000

Distance Education

INR 200

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Q:   How can I get into Pondicherry University - Port Blair Campus for UG/PG courses? Am I eligible for admission?
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Pondicherry University - Port Blair Campus has below criteria for taking admissions to it's various courses:
CoursesEligibility
M.Sc.Candidate must have completed Bachelor's degree in any discipline in Science/ B.C.A./ B.A. Geography/ B.E. Civil Engineering / Electrical and Electronics Engineering with above mentioned marks from any recognised University/Institute.
MBA/PGDMCandidate must have completed Bachelor's degree in any discipline with above mentioned marks from any recognised University/Institute.
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Pondicherry University Scholarship 2025

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Q:   Does Pondicherry University offer any scholarships?
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Pondicherry University scholarships are offers various on merit and need basis. The scholarship is given to all PG programmes. Names of some of the scholarships are listed below:

  • PG Merit Scholarship
  • Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship
  • Scholarship for MSc Marine Biology & Disaster Management
  • NBHM Scholarship
  • Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for SC/ST students
  • Government of India SC/ ST/ OBC Scholarship
  • Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child

In addition to these scholarships, all the full-time scholars admitted to PhD are eligible for a monthly fellowship of INR 8,000 with contingency. Additionally, all the students of the MSc in Marine Biology and Disaster Management (Port Blair) will get scholarships. Merit scholarships and merit-cum-means scholarships are available for deserving students of PG programmes, namely MSc/ MA and integrated five-year integrated programmes.

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Q:   What is Pondicherry University CUET cutoff?
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As per Pondicherry University cutoff 2023, the closing ranks for top 5 integrated courses stood at 368.33 for Integrated M.Sc. in Physics, 343.48 for Integrated M.Sc. in Chemistry, 341.05 for Integrated M.Sc. in Mathematics, 309.38 for Integrated M.Sc. in Computer Science and 293.35 for Integrated M.Sc. in Statistics for General category All India candidates. Of all the specialisations,  Integrated M.Sc. in Physics can be considered as the most competitive of all because of the highest closing scores in the last two years. 

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Q:   Can I get into Pondicherry University with 70 score in CUET PG?
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Pondicherry University accepts CUET PG exam for admission to Masters and Integrated Masters Programs. A valid CUET PG is necessary to get into Pondicherry University. Further, with a score of 70, candidates can surely get admission at Pondicherry University. The Pondicherry University cutoff 2024 stood between 2 and 148 for the General AI quota. CUET PG cutoff list for admission to PG courses in Pondicherry University last year is provided below. You can refer the link to check for the cutoff details at Pondicherry University.

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Companies like Venper Academy, Chegg, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, South Indian Bank, etc., visit our college for placements.
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MBA in Logistics and Supply Chain Management - Batch of 2023
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Very good central college, good location.
Placements: As it is a central university, placements are good but not outstanding. Companies like ITC, MRF, Mama Earth, etc., visited the campus. The highest package offered is 6.2 LPA and the lowest package offered is 2.5 LPA. Some students are doing an internship in government sectors.
Infrastructure: Infrastructure is good. The campus is outstanding. Classrooms are spacious and digitally updated. Wi-Fi all over the campus with CCTV security. Hostels are good, they are normally 3-seated or 4-seated. The hostel canteen is average. There are different grounds for different sports, and there are different clubs present.
Faculty: Faculty members are good, they are highly educated and experienced. They are all fine teachers all over India. The course curriculum is good, it makes us ready to explore a new world. There are two semesters in a year, and each semester has two sessions. In the final year, there is a journal presentation, and an internship is compulsory.
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Very good central university.
Placements: Placements at Pondicherry University, students become eligible for campus placements from 3rd semester. Companies like TCS, Infosys, and Wipro visited the campus to offer jobs in software development and testing. The highest package was around 4 LPA - 6 LPA. 70-80% of students got placed. After completing my degree, I plan to secure a good job in it.
Infrastructure: Library here was some of the best collections, you could find, they had all types of genres. They also provided e-services. They had enough facilities in the classroom for teaching. They had smart boards and benches. There was still a need for improvement in the classroom. There was both outdoor stadium and an indoor stadium. There were hostels for boys and girls inside the college. Mostly hostels were 3 seated. Wi-Fi was available all over the campus with CCTV security.
Faculty: Faculty members were good. They were highly educated and experienced. As it was a central university, most faculty members had done their Ph.D. from top most colleges. Teachers had chosen very nice lies, and they had tried to improve us in a way that was beautiful and clear. The students were almost over 60. The term exam was very difficult because it came during this corona period, and it was a bit difficult for us to study. We could not do it at that particular time. There were two semesters in a year.
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Placements: There was a good placement for students as almost 80 to 90 students from 160 students got placements in different sectors for master of business administration. Average placement package was around 6 LPA. But this year very less banks and companies came to select students. A famous bank came to the university, and rejected all applications of the banking technology students. Even banking technology students had no preference for bank jobs. The highest package was 13 LPA. Only 10% of the students from the department were placed.
Infrastructure: Infrastructure was good there as some building was newly made, and some were old so it will be average in infrastructure. Hostels were good enough to live. Bathroom was cleaned every day. There was no water shortage for toilets use but sometimes many of water purifiers stop working, and guards there do many good work in girls hostel and boys hostel as well. There were good library facilities, and lots of book collections were available in the university library. Classrooms were well maintained, and the technology was adopted for teaching students which was outstanding.
Faculty: In my course MBA, there were many faculty members who provided us with very good learning. Every faculty had its own role in developing students, and it would be good for study at an affordable fee and structure of classes was very well. It was a unique course, only Pondicherry University provided this MBA banking technology course across the country. But the course was not good for the career because basic MBA subjects were missing in this course.
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Very good college. Foreign students are here.
Placements: Zoho offers internships in our college with a stipend of Rs. 15000 per month. Projects include software development in leading languages. Based on the intern's performance, the company will recruit. TCS, Zoho, HCL, Infosys, Wipro, and many companies recruit from this college. The highest package will be 8 Lacs per annum, and the lowest will be below 1 Lacs. About 90% of students got placements.
Infrastructure: The hostels are good. In the first year, the hostels will be good, but in the second year, some hostels will be bad. Every year, they renovated 2 hostels. Wi-Fi all over the campus with CCTV security. But in some cases, labs are not that well-equipped, which is a key backlog for students' academic activity. In many departments, lab facilities are compromises. Classrooms are average.
Faculty: No scarcity of professors here. Academically, it's good, but it's being degraded when compared to past track records. And no significant developments inside campus as all main executive posts are being run by incharges, which need to be replaced by regular office bearers.
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Puducherry Technological University.
Placements: The average package is about 6 LPA, but the highest can be up to 18-20 LPA, and you also get an internship in big companies like Qualcomm and more. The rest is up to you, the harder you work, the more you will get. The T&P cell helps you get a job.
Infrastructure: Hostel life is very good. The food is a little bit average because most of the dishes are south indian, but the taste is very decent and much better than the other college hostel and mess. You can request the menu change as the menu is decided by the students only.
Faculty: Faculty, curriculum, and exams are very good. Some of the faculty are non-cooperative, but the rest are all very good, very helpful, and supportive. They help you in all ways. Exam questions are very easy, but you still have to study very well, and the exams are conducted very strictly.
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Absolutely satisfied because of campus life, good faculties, and good infrastructure and facilities.
Placements: Talking about placements on this campus, it's very few. Less than 50% of students are getting placed. Top recruiting companies are multinational companies. Only a lesser percentage. Top roles offered are finance analyst and finance manager.
Infrastructure: Our department is the biggest in the university. Our department has good infrastructure, good facilities, and an atmosphere. We have campus Wi-Fi all over the department. We also have two 24-hour working libraries. A total of 20 hostels are on this campus. For boys and girls, separate hostels with good infrastructure and atmosphere.
Faculty: Teachers in our department are very helpful, qualified, and knowledgeable. The teaching quality is great. The interactions with teachers are very comfortable and friendly. The course curriculum is, of course, relevant. In my opinion, the semester exams are quite easy.
Other: I chose the course M.Com in business finance specialization. I chose this course because I'm really interested in studying this topic. A lot of events happen on our campus, and we celebrate all of the events. Scholarships are available to all students. Extracurricular activities like sports and arts. Everything is possible here.
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Pondicherry University Admission 2025 FAQs

Q:   How can I register for Pondicherry University after clearing CUET UG?
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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.
Q:   Which college is better among Pondicherry University, Saradha Gangadharan College, Tagore Government Arts and Science College for doing BSc?
A: 

Pondicherry University, Saradha Gangadharan College, and Tagore Government Arts and Science College can be compared on basis of components such as fees, no of specialisations offered and median pakcage. Tabulated below is a comparison based on these factors:

College/UniversityFeesNo. of Specialisations OfferedMedian Package
Pondicherry UniversityINR 1.1k to INR 1.1 lakh77INR 30,000
BSc at Tagore Government Arts and Science CollegeINR 55,0004INR 1.80 Lakh
BSc at Saradha Gangadharan CollegeINR 1,5007INR 2.20 Lakh

Note: The above fee is subject to changes.

Q:   Are there any seats reserved for the candidates from the Union Territory of Puducherry at Pondicherry University?
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Yes, 25% of the total seats are reserved for Puducherry Union territory candidates in courses, namely:

  • MBA (Tourism & Travel Management)
  • MSc (Physics, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Computer Science, Applied Geology)
  • MA (Economics, Mass Communication, South Asian Studies)
  • Master of Library & Information Science, Master of Education Master of Social Work
  • MTech (Network & Information Security, Environmental Engineering & Management)
  • MSc (Applied Psychology, Electronic Media)
  • MCA and MCom (Business Finance),

In addition to this, 20% reservation is kept for Pondicherry UT candidates in MBA (Business Administration) courses.

Q:   What documents are required to apply for BSc courses at Pondicherry University?
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The documents required while applying to BSc course at Pondicherry University are:

  • 10 and 12 class marksheets
  • Passport size Photo
  • Qualifying Examination scorecard
  • Category certificate (if applicable)
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