B.Voc. in Journalism and Mass Communication (Lateral Entry) 

at Pondicherry University, Pondicherry

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

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2022)	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)
UG 3-year median package	INR 2.5 LPA	INR 3.1 LPA	INR 3.65 LPA
UG 3-year total students	285	353	345
UG 3-year students placed	225	255	263
PG 2-year median package	INR 4.3 LPA	INR 6.5 LPA	INR 7.5 LPA
PG 2-year total students	2145	2825	2829
PG 2-year students placed	1464	1592	1962
PG Integrated 5-year median package	INR 4.3 LPA	INR 6.5 LPA	INR 7.2 LPA
PG Integrated 5-year total students	160	184	192
PG Integrated 5-year students placed	75	78	85

Pondicherry University - Karaikal Campus has below criteria for taking admissions to it's various courses:

Courses	Eligibility
MBA/PGDM	Candidate must have completed Bachelor's degree in any discipline with above mentioned marks from any recognised University/Institute.
MCA	Candidate must have completed Bachelor's degree in Computer Applications/ Computer Science/ Information Technology or Bachelor's degree in Commerce/ Corporate Secretaryship/ Economics / Business Administration with Mathematics/ Business Mathematics / Statistics with Computer Applications as one of the subjects or Bachelor's degree in Science with Mathematics/ Statistics as one of the subjects with above mentioned marks from any recognised University/Institute.
M.Sc.	Candidate who have done Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology or any other equivalent course are eligible to apply.
M.Com	Candidate completed any B.Com. degree with a minimum mentioned marks are eligible to apply.

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. 

Pondicherry University - Karaikal Campus is a well-known institution for MBA/PGDM, MCA, M.Sc., M.Com courses. These programs are delivered by highly experienced faculty. As per Shiksha verified reviews, Pondicherry University - Karaikal Campus has a rating of 3.4 on the basis of reviews by students. Not just this, it has also been rated 3.5 on campuslife, 3 on placements, 3.3 on faculty and 3.5 on Infrastructure.

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.

Based on the NIRF 2025 report published by the University, the figures of the students placed over the last three years are as follows for Pondicherry University UG and PG campus recruitments:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2022)	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)
UG 3-year students placed	225	255	263
PG 2-year students placed	1464	1592	1962
PG Integrated 5-year students placed	75	78	85

Pondicherry University - Port Blair Campus offers Degree courses including 3 PG courses. These programs are offerred in Full Time mode. Pondicherry University - Port Blair Campus has specializations such as M.Sc. specializations in Disaster Management, Biology.

Pondicherry University Community College, Pondicherry University has been rated 4.3 for faculty as per reviews by students. This shows that Institute has qualified and experienced faculty members.

MBA at Pondicherry University is available across numerous specialisations, namely Banking Technology, Business Administration, Data Analytics, Financial Technology, Insurance Management, International Business, Tourism & Travel Management, Business Finance, Accounting & Taxation and Logistics & Supply Chain Management to the students. This two-year programme in the field of Management is spread over four semesters of six months each.

Pondicherry University Community College, Pondicherry University is a well-known institution for BCA, B.Voc, B.Sc., Certificate, UG Diploma, PG Diploma, BBA, ANM courses. These programs are delivered by highly experienced faculty. As per Shiksha verified reviews, Pondicherry University Community College, Pondicherry University has a rating of 4.1 on the basis of reviews by students. Not just this, it has also been rated 4.3 on campuslife, 4 on placements, 4.3 on faculty and 3 on Infrastructure.