Pondicherry University PG Diploma Courses & Fees 2026

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 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.