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
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Placements: 85 to 90 percent of students were placed; the highest packages are more than 2 to 3 LPA. Top recruiters are from the banking and financial sectors. Nearly 30% of students got internships. Finance, commerce, economics, environment studies, and statistics have all played a major role in the course.
Placements: This college provides the best package and places 50 to 60 percent of students every year. In this college, many companies provide internships, and the high package is based on experience and skills. In this course, 80 percent of students pass out every year.
Placements: There are no placements in my college. Few industries conduct walk-in interviews. There are no placements, no package is offered and no internships are offered. The course helps us to get an overall general view of all sectors, so it is easy for us to attend competitive exams.
Placements: In this college, for placement facilities, this college is not very good because there is only 30 student placement provided. In this college, many companies intern at the college like TCS, Accenture, Wipro, etc. These types of companies intern at the college and provide salaries ranging from 3 Lacs to 8 Lacs .
Placements: In this course, there are a total of 5 batches, and there are a total of 500 students in the 5 batches in this class. There are a 3 Lacs to 7 Lacs package by the industrial company and hospital. This course has a total of 50 percent of students placed in companies every year and does not offer any roles to the college .
Placements: Nearly most of the students were placed in my batch, and it's still going on. Up to date, the highest salary was offered by Content Sack, a figure of 13 LPA. There are further more companies offering a minimum of 4 LPA. The company named Zoho took an intern from our batch, and other companies like Hexaware and Multicore also provided internships.
Pondicherry University Scholarship FAQs
Below mentioned are the frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding Pondicherry University scholarships:
Q: Does Pondicherry University offer any scholarships?
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.
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Q: Are there any seats reserved for the candidates from the Union Territory of Puducherry at Pondicherry University?
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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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 3 months 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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Answered 6 months ago
Yes, Pondicherry University provides fee waiver for various students based on need. Tabulated below are categories and percentage of tuition fee concession provided to them:
Student Category | Tuition Fee Concession |
|---|---|
Differently abled Persons | 100% |
Non-teaching employees of Pondicherry University and their wards (Group B, C & D only) | 50% |
Defence Personnel in Indian Armed and Paramilitary force | 50% |
Widows | 50% |
Note: The above-mentioned information has been sourced from the official website of the university. However, it is subject to c
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Answered a week ago
It's great that you're planning to pursue a B.Tech at Pondicherry Central University and are preparing for the CUET exam. For a B.Tech course, you'll typically need to focus on subjects relevant to engineering. Based on your MPC (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry) background, here's what you should co
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Answered 2 weeks ago
Applying for B.Sc. program at Pondicherry University includes the following steps
- Visit the Official Page: Head on over to the page dedicated to admissions at Pondicherry University.
- Check Your Eligibility: Ensure you meet the eligibility requirements of a specific B.Sc. program that interests you
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Admission to the MBA program is based on the candidate's PG-CUET, GD, and PI scores. The CUET PG exam is administered by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The exam consists of 75 questions, 300 marks, and negative marking. To qualify for an MBA at Pondicherry Central University, you must complete t
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