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uman Resource development & Social Sciences, Management Psychology and also in Labour Laws,
and higher education in India Commerce and Economics. The state- which will ad immense value to his
are focused on access to a of-the-art laboratory facilities, library, employability. Similarly any student in
large number of aspiring students to a team of 450 dedicated faculty and Bio-sciences will now have an option
undergo higher education with quality committed administrative & technical to add a P.G Diploma in Bio-Technology
and affordability. As one of the Central staff and most modern classrooms which currently in great demand.
Universities, Pondicherry University and congenial teaching & learning
has facilities and amenities to students environment has attracted over 4500 Eight Certificate Courses in Foreign
to stay and study a wide range of students from across the country. languages (Chinese, French, German,
courses. The main campus located at The emphasis of the University has Italian, Japnese, Korean, Russian &
Puducherry has a lush green tropical been to promote inter-disciplinary Spanish) are also being offered from
evergreen forest along the east coast of teaching and research and it was the this year to facilitate the global job
India bordered with the Bay of Bengal. pioneer University to introduce the options of our students.
The University has established two Choice-Based-Credit-System. Overseas
more campuses to offer P.G Courses, students spend one or two semesters To enable the large number of
one at Karaikal (UT of Puducherry) and and transfer the credits earned to the students from other states studying in
the other at Port Blair (UT of Andaman parent University. the campus, to possess a functional
and Nicobar Islands). The University has knowledge of Tamil, a specially designed
excellent ambience for higher studies, The University is conscious that with certificate course in Tamil is also being
research and cultural interaction. It increasing inter-disciplinary nature of offered from this year.
has nineteen hostels on networked Wi- job opportunities available globally, it
Fi campus, modern laboratories with is inevitable for any student to cross All the add on courses are also
complete power back-up, conference the borders of his specialized field & made open to the local population of
halls, playfields, eco-friendly transport, learn more in allied fields, to make Puducherry enhancing their access to
health centre, placement and other himself adaptable to the changing higher education.
support services for the youth to choose scenarios. The fulfill their need, the
their destination for further studies. University is starting 21 PG Diploma We invite scholars and students
programmes providing them add on to avail this opportunity to enhance
The University has 13 schools, 45 options in various relevant disciplines. their knowledge and realize their full
departments and centres offering 147 For example, a student of ‘Master potential.
post graduate and doctoral programmes in Social Work’ can now possess an
in Pure and Applied Sciences, Humanities additional P.G Diploma in Industrial Prof. J.A.K. TAREEN
Registrar
Shri S. LOGANATHAN
Finance Officer
Shri S. RAGHAVAN IA & AS
Librarian
Dr. R. SAMYUKTHA
DEANS OF SCHOOLS
School of Life Sciences: Dr. PRIYA DAVIDAR
School of Physical, Chemical & Applied Sciences: Dr. H. SURYA PRAKASH RAO
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Puducherry
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uducherry is situated on the literature. Bharathidasan, a staunch and Tamil manuscripts, is a veritable
Coramandal coast, 160 k.m. disciple of Subramania Bharathiar, repository of treasures.
south of Chennai. It is now whose poems stressed social
a growing city and the capital of revolution and emancipation of The Puducherry museum houses rare
the Union Territory bearing the women, was also an eminent kinds of pottery from the Arikkamedu
same name. son of Puducherry. site which was a bustling port city in
the first century A.D. where Roman
Puducherry, which attracted the The intellectual activities are fostered ships called in for trade and friendship.
French to settle here two centuries in many of its institutions such as
ago still carries several marks of Sri Aurobindo Ashram and the Some of the other places worth seeing
French culture and heritage. It is French Institute which caters to are Auroville, Beaches, Backwaters,
also the place where the national research needs in Science, Indology Lake and Garden, Temples, Churches
poet Shri Subramania Bharathiar and Culture. The Romain Rolland and Mosques, Heritage Buildings and
wrote several of his masterpieces Library which is more than 150 Monuments. Puducherry Tourism
that fanned the flames of freedom years old and preserves a rich provides more detailed information in
and also enriched modern Tamil collection of several rare French this regard.
Pondicherry University
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ondicherry University is a The main campus is located in Kalapet, The salient features of the University
Central University established 10 km from the town of Puducherry include:
by an Act of Parliament in in a serene and beautiful campus of Add-On Courses in all Schools
October 1985. It is an affiliating 800 acres adjoining the scenic Bay of Remedial coaching for weaker
University with a jurisdiction Bengal. section students.
spread over the Union Territory Fee waiver for differently abled
of Puducherry, Lakshwadeep and The University has also P.G. Centres students.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands. at Karaikal and Port Blair. Karaikal
Centre currently offers three P.G. In addition, the University Placement
The University’s objectives are to programmes. Port Blair Centre offers Cell has also MoU with reputed firms
disseminate and advance knowledge two P.G. programmes and two Ph.D. like TATA Consultancy Services Ltd. etc.
by offering teaching and research programmes.
facilities, to make provisions for
studies in French and integrated The university has entered into MoUs
courses in Humanities and the with a good number of reputed
Sciences, and to promote inter- international institutions in India
disciplinary studies and research. and abroad for collaboration and
The University’s motto is ‘Vers la faculty development.
lumière’ meaning ‘towards the light’.
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CAMPUS FEATURES
Admission Requirements
DIPLOMA Courses
Sl. No. Name of the Course Eligibility Criteria for admission
Any UG/ PG degree with a minimum of 45% of marks with Hindi
1. Functional Hindi & Translation as a subject of study under part I or II or Praveen Degree from
Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha
2. T.V. Production
3. Media & Communication
4. Women’s Studies
5. Library Automation & Networking
6. Industrial Psychology
7. Planning and Evaluation
8. Health Fitness and Life Style Management
9. Investment Management
UG/PG degree with a minimum of 45% of marks.
10. Rural Development
11. Statistical & Research Methods
12. Human Rights
13. Industrial Relations & Labour Law
14. Teaching Skills
15. Theatre Arts
16. Event Management
17. Professional Communication in English
Bachelor’s degree with minimum of 45% marks with Computer
Science/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Business Mathematics as one
18. Computer Applications
of the subjects of study or an
examination accepted as equivalent thereto.
Any degree with 45% of marks with Mathematics as one of the
19. Simulation and Modeling subjects studied in the Higher Secondary or Degree or during the
first three years of 5 years M.Sc. Integrated Courses.
Degree in any branch of Biological Sciences with
20 Biotechnology
a minimum of 45% of marks.
4 For SC/ST candidates, mere pass in the qualifying examination will be sufficient.
4 Candidates studying in the fourth year/ fifth year of Five Year Integrated Courses of the University are also eligible to
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Certificate Courses
Sl. No. Name of the Course Eligibility Criteria for admission
1. Chinese
2. French
3 German
4 Italian
5 Japanese A pass in the Higher Secondary Examination or its equivalent.
6 Korean
7 Russian
8 Spanish
9 Tamil
Fees:
For Indian Students:
Admission Tution fees Library Account Number
For university students & employees: Rs.200 Rs.1,200 (p.s) ---
For others: Rs.500 Rs.2,500(p.s) Rs.1000* 861201979
* Optional for the others who desire to use the university library (for reference only).
A separate Library Card shall be issued in such cases.
Examination Fees:
Rs.300/- per semester for Diploma courses and
Rs.250/- per semester for Certificate Courses.
Courses of Study
PG Diploma Courses
Media & Comunication
Department: Centre for Electronic Media
tv production
Department: Centre for Electronic Media
women’s Studies
Department: Centre for Women’s Studies
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DWOS 24 Women’s Writing in India 2
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biotechnology
Department: Biotechnology
Rural Development
Department: Sociology
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Teaching Skill
School of Education
Industrial Psychology
Department: Applied Psychology
Computer Applications
Department: Computer Science
Event Management
Department: Tourism
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Investment Management
Department: Commerce
Theatre Arts
Department: Performing Arts
Functional Hindi
Department: Hindi
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Certificate Courses
Tamil
Department: Tamil
Semester Course Code Name of the Course Credits
CCT 11 Equi-NP Sentence Structures Adjectives & Adverbs 2
Present, Past & Future Tenses Verb Paradigms,
CCT 12 2
assertive & negative forms
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CCT 13 Perfect Tenses & Continuous Tenses, Verbal Nouns, Verb sequences 2
Complex Structure; Comparative, Quotative, Conditional, Concessive
CCT 14 2
Forms
CCT 21 Tamil Script Introduction 2
CCT 22 Tamil Scripts 2
II
CCT 23 Grantha Scripts: Reading, Writing simple words 2
CCT 24 Reading, Writing simple sentences 2
French
cHINESE
I French (6 Units)
Basics of Chinese 8
II French (6 Units)
Use of Chinese 8
FRENCH
I Basics of French (6 Units) 8
II Use of French (6 Units) 8
GERMAN
I Basics of German 8
II Use of German 8
ITALIAN
I Basics of Italian 8
II Use of Italian 8
kOREAN
I Basics of Korean (15 Units) 8
II Intermediate Korean (9 Units) & Advanced Korean (6 Units) 8
jAPANESE
I Basics of Japanese 8
II Use of Japanese & Kanji Characters 8
rUSSIAN
I Basics of Russian 8
II Use of Russian 8
SPANISH
I Basics of Spanish 8
II Use of Spanish 8
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