Integrated B.A. + M.A. in Social and Economic Administration and Law 

at Pondicherry University, Pondicherry

Students who wish to get a good job after completing their degree must enhance their skill set while pursuing the programme. A BA course helps students cultivate knowledge of various domains such as Psychology, Sociology, History, English and more. However, most of it is theoretical knowledge. Employers often prefer students who showcase a set of both knowledge and employability skills. Listed below are some of the skills demanded in today’s corporate world:

• Digital Marketing
• HR Analytics
• Public Administration
• Foreign Language
• Graphic Designing
• Public Relations Management

The renewal of Pondicherry University BA scholarships is done based on merit scored in the semester exams. The first three candidates who secured the highest marks in the previous semester (SGPA) are awarded merit scholarships. Tabulated below is the scholarship amount awarded:

Pondicherry University's Integrated BA + MA in History is spread over ten semesters. At the end of the course duration, students must have secured a minimum of 192 credits for the award of the degree. To gain these credits, students have to study various hard and soft core courses each semester and pass the respective examinations. For passing each hard core course, students get 4 credits, and for passing each soft core course, 3 credits. Moreover, students are free to choose any course offered by other departments as a soft core during a particular semester.

Yes, students enrolled in the BA courses at Pondicherry University have to study two types of core courses, hard and soft. Theard-core courses are mandatory to be studied and cannot be changed. Students can choose soft-core courses as per their interests. Some of the core subjects included in the BA (H) curriculum at Pondicherry University are:

• Historiography and Historical Methods
• Introduction to the Study of Archaeology
• Introduction to World Civilizations
• Functional English
• Prehistory and Protohistory of India
• History of Western Political Ideas and Statecraft

At the time of application form filling, it is essential that students pay the application fee. Only after successful payment would students be able to submit the form. The PU application fee varies for different specialisations. Tabulated below is the specialisation-wise application fee:

Note: The above-mentioned fee is as per the official sources. However, it is indicative and subject to change.

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

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 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.

A comparison between MBA offered at University of Hyderabad and Pondicherry University on the basis of median salary offered and total tuition fees is mentioned below:

NOTE: The mentioned fee is as per official website/sanctioning body. It is subject to changes.

Pondicherry University allow admission to MBBS, BDS, and BAMS courses via NEET exam. The university has released the NEET cutoffs for General, OBC and SC. As per the Pondicherry University NEET cutoff 2024, the rank stood between 112999 and 335484 for the General AI category candidates. Similarly, for the OBC AI quota, the last-round closing rank stood between 244091 and 499091.