B.Sc. (Hons.) in Life Sciences 

at Pondicherry University, Pondicherry

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

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2021)	Placement Statistics (2022)	Placement Statistics (2023)
UG 3-year median package	INR 2.5 LPA	INR 2.5 LPA	INR 3.1 LPA
UG 3-year total students	206	285	353
UG 3-year students placed	176	225	255
PG 2-year median package	INR 3.7 LPA	INR 4.3 LPA	INR 6.5 LPA
PG 2-year total students	1959	2145	2825
PG 2-year students placed	580	1464	1592
PG Integrated 5-year median package	INR 3.6 LPA	INR 4.3 LPA	INR 6.5 LPA
PG Integrated 5-year total students	144	160	184
PG Integrated 5-year students placed	39	75	78

Yes, Pondicherry University BTech graduates are eligible for various government jobs. BTech students can seek out vacancies in reputed government companies such as Indian Railways, ONGC, BHEL, ISRO,  and others. Students with no prior experience are generally recruited for entry-level positions such as Research Assistant, Jr. Developer, Software Engineer, Quality Analyst,  and such. The starting salary for engineers in the public sector ranges from INR 4 to 6 LPA. 

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.

Pondicherry University accepts CUET UG scores for admission to UG courses. The Pondicherry University CUET cutoff 2024 to get BTech admission closed at a ranged between 2 and 284, among the All India quota candidates. Thus, it is possible to get admission at Pondicherry University with a CUET UG of 200 score. Candidates can check out the courses available at this score:

Course	2024
Integrated B.A. + M.A. in Social and Economic Administration and Law	123
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)	101
B.A. (Hons.) in Economics	112
B.A. (Hons.) in English	171
B.A. (Hons.) in French (Translation & Interpretation)	87
B.A. (Hons.) in History	94
B.A. (Hons.) in Media and Communication	134
B.A. (Hons.) in Philosophy	106
B.A. (Hons.) in Political Science	116
B.A. (Hons.) in Sociology	87
B.A. (Hons.) in Tamil	26
B.Sc. (Hons.) in Computer Science	120
B.Sc. (Hons.) in Life Sciences	182
B.Sc. (Hons.) in Mathematics	90
B.Sc. (Hons.) in Statistics	164
B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering	176
B.Tech. in Energy Science and Technology	143
B.Tech. in Material Science and Technology	126
BPA (Hons.) in Drama and Theatre Arts	13
BVA (Hons.) in Painting	2
Integrated B.Tech. + MBA in Computer Science and Business System	72
B.A. (Hons.) in Professional English	152
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com. Hons.)	146

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.

Once released, candidates can check Pondicherry University UG and CUET PG merit lists 2024 by following below mentioned steps:

Step 1: Visit pondiuni.edu.in

Step 2: Click on the 'Admissions' Tab and then on Admissions 2024-25

Step 3: On the next page, a list of notifications will be available.

Step 4: From the list, choose the course applied for and click on that

Step 5: On the next page, merit list will be available in the PDF format

Pondicherry University Community College, Pondicherry University has below criteria for taking admissions to it's various courses:

Courses	Eligibility
BCA	Candidate passed 12th/equivalent with Mathematics/ Business Mathematics/ Computer Science from any recognised institute/board are eligible to apply.
B.Voc	The above-mentioned age is as on 1st June 2019.
B.Sc.	Candidate passed 12th/equivalent from any recognised institute/board are also eligible to apply.
Certificate	Candidate completed Diploma in Polytechnic / ITI are also eligible.
UG Diploma	Candidates completed Diploma from Polytechnic / ITI from any recognised institute/board are also eligible to apply.
PG Diploma	Candidates should have suitable work experience.
BBA	Candidate passed 12th/equivalent with Commerce/ Mathematics/ Business Mathematics from any recognised institute/board are also eligible to apply.
ANM	Candidate must be 17 years of age or before 31st December of the year in which admission is sought.

As per the latest placement data, a total of 78 PG Integrated course students were placed in the 2023 placement drive. Moreover, the median package offered to these students stood at INR 6.5 LPA.  The median package for the same course in 2022 stood at INR 4.3 LPA. Upon comparing both, the 2023 median package witnessed a notable hike.

As per the latest placement data, a total of 78 PG Integrated course students were placed in the 2023 placement drive. Moreover, the median package offered to these students stood at INR 6.5 LPA.  The median package for the same course in 2022 stood at INR 4.3 LPA. Upon comparing both, the 2023 median package witnessed a notable hike.

Yes, Pondicherry University does provide support to its students. The university has a placement cell which is responsible for motivating, training and preparing the students of the University and its affiliated Colleges for their successful career placement. Listed below are some of the major activities conducted by the Placement cell:

• Organising On-and-off-campus interviews
• Organising training programmes like Personality Development Programmes, Mock Aptitude tests, Group Discussion training and mock interviews
• Co-ordinating Industrial Visits
• Co-ordinating semester-long or year-long Project Placement for the Students
• Supporting Technical Seminars, Conferences, Workshops, etc., organized by various departments