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

at Pondicherry University, Pondicherry

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.

Combined intake across all courses at Pondicherry University - Port Blair Campus is up to 44. Pondicherry University - Port Blair Campus offers Degree courses including 3 PG courses. These programs are offerred in Full Time mode.

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

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.

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.

According to Pondicherry University NIRF report 2024, the course-wise median package offered during Pondicherry University placements 2024 is presented below:

Course	Median Package (2024)
UG 3-year (BA, BSc, BCom)	INR 3.65 LPA
PG 2-year (MBA, MSc, MA)	INR 7.5 LPA
PG Integrated 5-year	INR 7.2 LPA

 

Pondicherry University Community College, Pondicherry University has courses such as BCA, B.Voc, B.Sc., Certificate, UG Diploma, PG Diploma, BBA, ANM to offer. These courses are in the stream of IT & Software, Hospitality & Travel, Business & Management Studies, Medicine & Health Sciences, Science, Humanities & Social Sciences, Mass Communication & Media, Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ), Beauty & Fitness, Animation, Banking, Finance & Insurance, Accounting & Commerce, Nursing. Pondicherry University Community College, Pondicherry University has specializations such as B.Voc specializations in Retail, Dialysis Technology, Radiology & Imaging Science, Optometry, Operation Theatre Technology, Echo Cardiology & Cardiac Technology, B.Sc. specializations in Biochemistry, Certificate specializations in Anchoring & Reporting, Computer Graphics, Tally, Food & Beverage Service, Medical Laboratory Technology, Diabetology, UG Diploma specializations in Computer Graphics, Sales & Marketing, Front Office Management, Health Information Administration, Medical Laboratory Technology, Operation Theatre Technology, Video Editing (Post Production), HealthCare & Hospital, Radiology & Imaging Science, Physician Assistant, Cardiovascular Technology, Echo Cardiology & Cardiac Technology, PG Diploma specializations in HealthCare & Hospital, ANM specializations in Auxiliary Nurse & Midwife.

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. 

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.

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