Pondicherry University has a variety of scholarships which it gives to its undergraduate -UG/postgraduate -PG students. 

  • Financial Need Scholarships
  • Merit Based Scholarships
  • Category-Based Scholarships
  • Student Exchange Scholarships
  • Research Scholarships

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Overall Rating (Out of 5)

4.0

Based on 727 Verified Reviews

Distribution of Rating

Component Ratings (Out of 5)
Placements
3.7
Infrastructure
3.9
Faculty & Course Curriculum
4.1
Crowd & Campus Life
4.1
Value for Money
4.0
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Kisha Ramalingam | B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering - Batch of 2027
Offered by Pondicherry Engineering College - PEC
Reviewed on 7 Jan 2026
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3.0
Placements 2 Infrastructure 2 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 3 Value for Money 3
It's a decent university.

Placements: The placements are very average. On average, only 4-5 students get placed. The package for the placed students is pretty decent. It's mainly up to the students. Their level of understanding of the course and how up-to-date they are plays a major role.

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Rakshitha | MBBS - Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery - Batch of 2028
Offered by Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences,
Reviewed on 13 Dec 2025
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences.

Placements: 150 members for a batch, and now they are planning for 250 members and the work for it is going on. Some students study here free of cost, while some pay in lakhs. An internship is provided after completing 4 years. Good patient flow, and all cases can be seen here.

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DARSHANA JAYAPRAK ... | B.Sc. (Hons.) in Mathematics - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 25 Nov 2025
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4.4
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
I truly love my university.

Placements: 75 percent of students get placed. The packages ranges from Rs. 50,000 to 5 LPA. Companies like Allen and various banks hire students. 90 percent recently get internships from different multinational companies. We can become teachers, bankers, civil servants, data analysts, and mathematicians.

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Priyadharshini | MBBS - Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery - Batch of 2028
Offered by Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences,
Reviewed on 24 Nov 2025
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
PIMS: A student-friendly college.

Placements: Our college offers many placement opportunities in top hospitals in India and all over the world. Every year, 150 doctors graduate from our college, and most of them are in good positions in many top-paid hospitals, and many got PG seats abroad as well.

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Gokulnath E | B.Tech. in Information Technology - Batch of 2026
Offered by Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College - SMVEC
Reviewed on 23 Nov 2025
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4.6
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
Experience in my college.

Placements: There are a total of 89% of students who got placed from my course. The highest package in my course is 4 LPA, and the highest package is 19 LPA. The top recruitment companies in my course are Google, Amazon, Microsoft, etc. A total of 80 percent of students got internships from my course at Microsoft. The top roles offered in my course are HR and manager.

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Gopika S G | B.Sc. (Hons.) in Statistics - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 18 Nov 2025
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5.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Good and better university.

Placements: 45% of students are placed in my course. The high package is 30000 and the lowest is 25000. Companies provide jobs for our course students.50 percent of students got internship in our course. Data scientist Data Analytics etc are the fields we performed.

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Pondicherry University Scholarship FAQs

Below mentioned are the frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding Pondicherry University scholarships:

Q:   Does Pondicherry University offer any scholarships?
A:

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.

Q:   Are there any seats reserved for the candidates from the Union Territory of Puducherry at Pondicherry University?
A:

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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Shailja Rawat

Contributor-Level 10

Answered 3 days ago

The Pondicherry University CUET UG cutoff 2024 was released for all categories under the All India category for admission to various UG and PG level courses. The cutoff was released in the form of opening and closing scores. 

For the OBC AI quota, the last round cutoff range was between 3 and 257, wh

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Neerja Rohatgi

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a week ago

The website to download the PU LLB Answer Key 2026 is pglaw.puchd.ac.in. Candidates do not need the login details to access the answer key. 

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Mukul Singh

Contributor-Level 7

Answered a week ago

The Panjab University entrance test for undergraduate programs like BSC (Hons) Biotechnology, testing 10+2 level physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics, and English.

There will be negative marking in the exam; 0.25 marks will be deducted for each incorrect answer.

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Rakshit Prabhakar

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a week ago

To find the PU CET (UG) 2026 cut-offs on the dedicated admission portal, typically at the official website. 

The list will show seat-wise and category-wise closing ranks and marks, often published on sites by the university after the entrance test.

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Rakshit Prabhakar

Contributor-Level 10