M.A. in Political Science 

at Pondicherry University, Pondicherry

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.

Pondicherry Central University accepts CUET PG scores for admission to a list of postgraduate courses. Pondicherry University has released the CUET PG merit list for several postgraduate courses. As per Pondicherry University first merit list 2023, the cutoff score for an MA in Human Rights and Inclusive Policy course was 116 for the General All India category students. In 2022, the cutoff score stood at 167 for the MA in Human Rights and Inclusive Policy programme. So, considering the cutoff trend of Pondicherry University MA in Human Rights, yes 120 is a good rank for the General category student. 

Any candidate who has done bachelors' in the relevant stream can apply for the MA programme of Pondicherry University. However, the final selection of students is based on the scores obtained in the CUET PG entrance test conducted by NTA. After the exam, the students are required to register on the official website of the university and appear for the counselling process. After this, those with their names available in the merit lists released by the University can confirm their admission or block their seats by paying the admission fee.

Pondicherry University offers a five-year Integrated MA programme across four specialisations, namely History, Political Science, Sociology and Social & Economic Administration and Law (SEAL). Candidates seeking admission to the Integrated MA programmes of Pondicherry University must have completed their Class 12 with a minimum aggregate of 50%. In addition to this, they are required to appear for the CUET UG exam conducted by NTA for final selection. Read on to know about Pondicherry University MA course. 

Overall seats across various courses at Pondicherry University - Karaikal Campus goes up to 212. Pondicherry University - Karaikal Campus offers Degree courses including 5 PG courses. These programs are offerred in Full Time mode.

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

Under the BSc programme, Pondicherry University offers various specialisations. These specialisations are distributed amongst the university’s affiliated colleges. Thus, each course may have different eligibility criteria depending on the college. However, the common eligibility criterion is a pass in Class 12.

According to Pondicherry University NIRF report 2024, the course-wise median package offered during Pondicherry University placements 2023 is presented below:

Course	Median Package (2023)
UG 3-year (BA, BSc, BCom)	INR 3.1 LPA
PG 2-year (MBA, MSc, MA)	INR 6.5 LPA
PG Integrated 5-year	INR 6.5 LPA

Further, the course-wise median salary trends witnessed during Pondicherry University placements over the past three years are presented below:

Course	Median Package (2021)	Median Package (2022)	Median Package (2023)
UG 3-year	INR 2.5 LPA	INR 2.5 LPA	INR 3.1 LPA
PG 2-year	INR 3.7 LPA	INR 4.3 LPA	INR 6.5 LPA
PG Integrated 5-year	INR 3.6 LPA	INR 4.3 LPA	INR 6.5 LPA

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.

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.