Pondicherry University
The Pondcherry University is a Central University in Pondicherry, India. The University was established in 1985 by the Government of India. It is an affiliating University with a jurisdiction spread over the Union Territories of Puducherry, Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is fully supported by the University Grants Commission. The University is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities and has signed Memorandum of Understanding with several foreign Universities / Institutes.
The main campus of the University has an area of 780 acres spread on either side of the East Coast Road with the large chunk on the landward side of the road. The land is an invaluable gift from the people and the Government of Puducherry for the establishment of the University. It has 25,000 students in its 57 affiliated colleges in addition to 1,600 students enrolled on the main campus and another 27,000 students in the distance education mode. The Pondicherry University has more than 250 active and erudite members in Different Schools, Departments and Centers / Units. Currently there are around 2,200 students pursuing their Post-Graduate and Doctoral Programs in the campus.
Course Pattern:
A candidate of M.Sc. programme should take 12 hard core courses and a minimum of 6 soft core courses. A candidate of M.Phil. programme has to take 2 hard core courses and a minimum of 4 soft core courses and carry out a dissertation work.