Pondicherry University offers a variety of scholarships to students. These scholarships are offered based on merit, financial need, and other criteria. Here are some of the scholarships offered at Pondicherry University:
- Merit Scholarships: These scholarships are awarded to students based on their academic performance.
- Financial Need Scholarships: These scholarships are awarded to students who demonstrate financial need.
- Category-Based Scholarships: These scholarships are awarded to students from certain categories, such as SC/ST/OBC/PWD.
- Student Exchange Scholarships: These scholarships are awarded to students who want to study abroad.
- Research Scholarships: These scholarships are awarded to students who want to pursue research
Pondicherry University Scholarship FAQs
Below mentioned are the frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding Pondicherry University scholarships:
Yes, 25% of the total seats are reserved for Puducherry Union territory candidates in courses, namely:
- MBA (Tourism & Travel Management)
- MSc (Physics, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Computer Science, Applied Geology)
- MA (Economics, Mass Communication, South Asian Studies)
- Master of Library & Information Science, Master of Education Master of Social Work
- MTech (Network & Information Security, Environmental Engineering & Management)
- MSc (Applied Psychology, Electronic Media)
- MCA and MCom (Business Finance),
In addition to this, 20% reservation is kept for Pondicherry UT candidates in MBA (Business Administration) courses.
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Answered a year ago
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:
Rank | Scholarship Amount |
|---|---|
First | INR 2,000 per month |
Second | INR 1,500 per month |
Third | INR 1,000 per month |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 17 hours ago
The total marks for PU CET UG 2026 will be 240 and their will be four sections physics, mathematics, chemistry and biology. Each marks per section is 60. Each correct answer will give uou +2 marks whereas each incorrect answer will give you -0.5 marks and there will be no penalty for the unattempted
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 17 hours ago
There is no specific passing marks for PU CET UG 2026 exam, students gets rank on the basis of their performance, and the merit list made.
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 17 hours ago
The main PU CET UG 2026 exam centres for the examination will be Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Muktsar, and Hoshiarpur.
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered a month ago
As per the government rules and regulation, Pondicherry University follows the seat reservations. the total amount of seats reserved for two categories, SC and ST is 22.5%. Check out the exact number of seats booked for them:
- For SC category students, 15% of seats are reserved.
- 7.5% of seats have b
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Contributor-Level 10







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:
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.