What's New at Pondicherry University? 

• Pondicherry University admission 2022 will be subject to a valid score in CUET conducted by NTA. CUET registrations for admission 2022 took place between April 6 and May 22. However, NTA re-opened CUET UG applications from May 27 to May 31. 
• The registrations for postgraduate admissions at the university started on May 19 via CUET PG and the last date to register is June 18. Check CUET PG Brochure 2022 and CUET PG 2022 notification

Pondicherry University is a central university located in Puducherry. The University is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and is accredited with an “A” grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. In 2019, the University was ranked 48 by NIRF ranking framework and 67 by the Outlook.

The University offers various UG, PG and doctorate programmes in the field of Science, Arts, Management, Commerce, Law, Education, Social Sciences and many more. These courses are offered under 14 different schools, namely School of Education, School of Mathematical Sciences, School of Humanities and more.

Apart from this, the University runs a special programme, called Study India Programme (SIP) for international students. SIP offers both semester and short term programmes only for international students based on the requirements of foreign universities.

The admission process begins in March every year. Pondicherry University offers admission to Indian as well as international students.

• MBA admissions are based on CAT scores
• MSc (Biotechnology) admissions are done on merit basis
• Admission to other programmes is done through an entrance test conducted by the University
• Admission to PG diploma and distance education programmes is done on merit basis

Check out Pndicherry University admission dates 2022 are as follows:

• Pondicherry University has been ranked at 48th in the MHRD-NIRF ranking under University category and 72nd position in the overall category for the year 2019
• University has signed MoUs with reputed institutions like University of East Paris, Institute of Bioinformatics (Bangalore) for collaborative research and faculty development
• University offers add-on courses as an additional option to their regular programmes which will add value to students’ employability
• Research programs of individual faculty are supported by funding agencies (DST, CSIR, UGC etc.) for about INR 3 Crores and also the Dept. is supported by around INR 250 lakh through DST-FIST program
• PU organizes workshops such as on TV Journalism, Sound, Animation, Editing, E-Content, Web Design with experts from the industry on a regular basis
• University conducts Academic Seminars in association with ACT-TNP and other national and international agencies
• Enrichment lectures by professionals and face to face/ virtual workshops/ training regarding placements and group discussions are organized on a regular basis
• PU provides free education to differently abled students including lodging and remedial coaching for weaker section students

Pondicherry University released merit lists 2021 for various PG and PhD programmes. At the PG level, Pondicherry University has released merit lists 2021 for programmes, including LLM, MA, MCA, MBA, MCom, MTech, M.Ed, Master of Performing Arts (MPA), M.Lib.I.Sc, Master of Social Work(MSW) and MSc. Pondicherry University admission 2021 to various PG programmes is offered on the basis of scores attained in the national/ university-based entrance exam. For PhD programme, candidates are selected on the basis of their entrance exam scores followed by a Personal Interview. The university releases the PhD merit list for the qualifying candidates at different stages of the admission process.

Students whose names appear in this merit list must take final admission to confirm their seats by paying fees in the given time slot by the university. For all the details regarding Pondicherry University merit list 2021, check out the page.

Pondicherry University released an updated Provisional Merit List 2021 for its various PG programmes, including LLM, MA, MCA, MBA, MCom, MTech, M.Ed, Master of Performing Arts (MPA), M.Lib.I.Sc, Master of Social Work(MSW) and MSc for various categories. As per the availability of seats, the university has released up to three to four lists of selected students.

The contents of the merit list differed from programme to programme having common details of candidates including, application/ registration number, name, total marks, and rank. Programme wise merit list of PG programmes offered under Pondicherry University are as follows:  

Pondicherry University released Merit List 2021 for its PhD programme under various categories. Pondicherry University grants admission to PhD programmes across multiple specialisations on the basis of scores in the entrance exam. Specialisation wise merit list for PhD programmes offered under Pondicherry University are as follows:

Candidates, who have applied for various PG programmes at Pondicherry University, can check their admission results in the form of merit lists online on the university's official website. Mentioned below is the step-by-step process to check the same:

Step 1: Visit the official website page of Pondicherry University admission. Visit pondiuni.edu.in/admissions-2021-22-p-g-programme/ for PG programmes and pondiuni.edu.in/admission-2021-22-phd-programme-uni-dept/ for PhD programmes. 

Step 2: Click on the applied programme to check from the available list  

Step 3: On the next page, the menu will open to display the detailed merit list in PDF format.

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