Pondicherry University, Pondicherry established in 1985 is a Central University, currently having 101-150 position in NIRF Ranking 2024 and 351-400 score out of 760 in QS Asia 2023. Pondicherry University Pondicherry is approved by NCTE, AICTE and UGC, and is accredited by NAAC-A. Admission in Pondicherry University is offered in Engineering, Management and Humanities at UG/ PG/ Diploma/ Doctorate/ Certificate level with scholarship benefits to deserving students.
Pondicherry University came into existence under an Act of Parliament in 1985. This university is approved by UGC and AICTE, and it is recognised by National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). The university is accredited by NAAC with an ‘A’ grade.
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The university was established with the vision that it will graduate internationally competitive human resources who are trained and educated in a world-class infrastructure. It focuses on equipping young minds with values and ethics who will contribute to fulfilling the needs of society and the nation. |
The university runs with a mission to serve the nation by providing state-of-the-art education, research, and knowledge to the youth. It aims to provide resources, amenities, and opportunities to the students so that they can become habitual in adapting according to the ever-changing requirements of industries and society. |
This is a central university that offers UG, PG, PG Diploma, and Ph.D programs to students in courses like Journalism & Mass Communication, English, Economics, Hospital Management, Commerce, etc. These courses are run under various schools, namely:
National and foreign students can pursue their interested courses at Pondicherry University by fulfilling all the admission criteria and processes. Candidates can visit the main web page of the university to get access to the online registration form. To get the details of eligibility criteria and the admission process, the candidate needs to contact the university admissions registrar.
To fulfill the academic dream and to provide financial support, the university provides a range of scholarships to the students. The university provides scholarships to students based on certain eligibility criteria. The university provides Merit-Cum-Means and Merit scholarships to students pursuing PG Degree programs. It provides merit-cum-means scholarships to 20% of the students based on two criteria. Firstly, the candidate must have scored excellent marks in each semester and secondly, their parent’s income should be less than or equal to Rs. 2,50,000 lakh per annum. In addition to this, the student needs to maintain 70% attendance every month and must have passed all the registered papers for every semester. The university also provides other scholarships to the students like:
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*Students can contact the university to get the details of the scholarship and its eligibility. |
| Institute Name | Pondicherry University, Pondicherry |
| Estd. Year | 1985 |
| Approved/Recognised by | NCTE, AICTE, UGC |
| Type | Central University |
| Accreditation | NAAC-A |
| Programmes offered | UG/ PG/ Diploma/ Doctorate/ Certificate |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Anisa Basheer Khan |
| Address | R.V.Nagar, Kalapet Pondicherry - 605014 Puducherry, India |
| Contact Number | 0413-2655179 |
| Official Website | https://www.pondiuni.edu.in/ |
| Rank By | Rank | Year |
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101-150 out of 200 | 2024 (Overall) |
| 101-150 out of 200 | 2023 (Overall) | |
| 101-150 out of 200 | 2022 (Overall) | |
| 87 out of 200 | 2021 (Overall) | |
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4 out of 20 | 2022 (Central Universities) |
| 6 out of 25 | 2021 (Central Universities) | |
| 9 out of 25 | 2020 (Central Universities) | |
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801-1000 out of 1500 | 2023 (World) |
| 801-1000 out of 1500 | 2022 (World) | |
| 301-350 out of 650 | 2021 (Asia) | |
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1001-1200 out of 2345 | 2023 (World) |
| 1001-1200 out of 2112 | 2022 (World) | |
| 1001+ out of 1526 | 2021 (World) | |
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Band-Performer | 2021 (Government Technical University & Deemed to be University) |
To prepare, train, and motivate the students of Pondicherry University professionally, a Placement Cell has been established. This cell is responsible for inviting national and multi-national companies to organise on-and-off-campus placement drives and maintaining professional relations with the industries. It monitors the growth and overall personality development of the students and trains them to develop communicational skills, professional skills, soft skills, and technical skills. Some other major objectives of this cell are:
The campus of the university is built in an area of 970 acres, surrounded by greenery and pollution-free environment. It is located at R Venkat Raman Nagar and it has three off-campus locations at Karaikal, Port Blair, and Mahe. The infrastructure of the campus is world-class with IT-enabled classrooms, internet facility, along with other services and amenities like:
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