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In general, the admission process begins in March every year. For the admission session 2025-26, the application process started with the registration process of CUET on the official website of NTA. The university accepts CUET-UG for admission to its PG-integrated courses. To appear for the same, students must have completed their Class 12 with relevant subjects. Additionally, for some courses, candidates are also required to fill out the application form by visiting the university official website.

After appearing for the CUET exam and getting a valid score in the same, students are required to register on the official website of Pondicherry University, (provided they meet the minimum eligibility) and register there for final seat allotment. A few details about the registration process, post CUET UG results are out, is as follows:Register online for counselling on Pondicherry University's official website.Candidates need to pay the application fees which is: INR 250 for General, EWS & OBC NCL category students and INR 150 for SC/ST candidates. For each additional subject, General, EWS & OBC NCL category students need to pay INR 100 and all SC/ST candidates are required to pay INR 50.There is, however, no application fee charged for PwD and Transgender candidates.

Starting 2022, the admission process for integrated PG and PG courses at Pondicherry University shifted to CUET UG and CUET PG-based. For admission to various UG and PG courses at Pondicherry University, students need to follow an admission process that consists of mainly four steps. Find them below:Step 1: Register for Pondicherry University UG Counselling via CUET UG1.1: Appear for CUET exam.1.2: CUET UG result declaration.1.3: Online registration for counselling on Pondicherry University's official website. Candidates need to pay the application fees which is: INR 250 for General, EWS & OBC NCL category students and INR 150 for SC/ST candidates. For each additional subject, General, EWS & OBC NCL category students need to pay INR 100 and all SC/ST candidates are required to pay INR 50. There is, however, no application fee charged for PwD and Transgender candidates.1.4: Certificate and document verification.Step 2: Merit List Release and Document Verification upon Selection: Display of merit list on Pondicherry University's official website.Step 3: Confirmation of Admission: To confirm admission students can make admission fee payments to secure their seat. In case students have applied for some other universities basis CUET,  predict the institutions you can get into based on your CUET Rank Now!

Pondicherry University offers MSc across 21 specialisations via the 17 departments under it. These specialisations include Mathematics, Statistics, Ecology, Bioinformatics, Microbiology, Physics, Chemistry and Biotechnology, among various others. This two-year course is spread over four semesters of six months each. For admission to all these courses, students must have completed their Bachelor’s degree in relevant subjects with a minimum of 55% aggregate.

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.

Yes, Pondicherry University offers 10 full-time two-year MBA programmes spread over four semesters of six months each along with a part-time MBA to the students. This is offered via its Department of Management Studies, Department of Tourism Studies, Department of International Business and Department of Banking Technology, among various others. A specialisation-wise seat intake is as follows:Course NameSeat IntakeGeneral MBA (Dept. of Management Studies)168MBA in Data Analytics (Self Financing)50MBA in Part-Time (Self Financing)40MBA in Tourism & Travel Management89MBA in Banking Technology91MBA in Financial Technology50MBA in International Business91MBA in Insurance Management (Karaikal campus50General MBA (Dept. of Management Studies, Karaikal campus)30General MBA (Dept. of Management Studies, Port Blair campus)30Logistics & Supply Chain Management50

Admission to all distance education programmes of Pondicherry University is done on the basis of merit scores in the last qualifying exam. While the UG students get admission on the basis of their Class 12 scores, PG aspirants of distance learning at Pondicherry University are offered admission subject to their merit at the UG level. Admissions to distance learning courses are offered twice a year – Jan to Mar and then from Jul to Aug. Those meeting the course-wise eligibility can secure admission to this university. 

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.

The average package offered during Pondicherry University UG placements 2023 is not released. However, according to Pondicherry University overall NIRF report 2023, the median package offered during Pondicherry University UG 3-year placements 2022 stood at INR 2.5 LPA. Earlier, the median package offered during Pondicherry University UG 3-year placements 2021 and 2020 stood at INR 2.5 LPA and INR 2.4 LPA, respectively.