The college boasts a friendly and qualified faculty, though a high student-to-faculty ratio presents challenges. The examination structure includes internal exams, assignments, and a final exam each semester. Placement opportunities in the Politics and International Relations department are limited compared to engineering and management, with salary packages ranging from 5 to 7 lakh INR, peaking at 10 lakh INR. Internships, particularly for humanities and arts students, are available with stipends between 7,000 and 15,000 INR monthly.

The university uses LinkedIn for placement and internship opportunities. The fee structure is affordable, with first-year fees at approximately Rs. 55,000, reducing to Rs. 45,000 in subsequent years. Semester exam fees are around Rs. 400, while tuition is Rs. 3,000 per semester. Hostel fees range from Rs. 3,000 to Rs. 20,000 per semester. Scholarships are merit-based, with additional support for students from reserved communities and those with lower incomes. Students initially pay Rs. 20,000, covering the first semester and various charges, with annual tuition fees totaling about Rs. 20,000.

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Anonymous

4.0Helpful

BA + MA, Political Science

Reviewed on Sep 8, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

pondy uni

Fees and Financial Aid:

tuition fees around 20000 per year , caution fees around 2000, registration fees around 250 depends on caste reservations, admission fees around 22000 usually merit scholarships are around 8000 per semester per student

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Nandhana S

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Reviewed on Sep 6, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

Overall review of Pondicherry University

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The syllabus provided is good and it gives interest for students to learn

The fee I paid for first year total fee for odd semester was 25000 and for even semester it was 16200 . Tution fee was 3000 Registration fee - 300 Caution fee - 1000 Admission fee-nil Matriculation fee-100 Recognition fee-400 Sports fund -500 Medical examination /facilities -600 Library fund - 1500 Laboratory running/maintenance -2500 Amenities development - 6000 Student welfare fund - 600 Alumini association fund - 500 Cash on deposit -1000 Placement activity fee - 500 Academic activity find - 2000 Field visit - 2000 Digital activity fund - 2000 Medical insurance - 378 University development fund - 2000 These are the fee structure which is same for all categories but there will be reduction in fees when there is any extra fee to be paid. Scholarships are available for OBC and sc sts Most of this scholarship also sees the income of the students Single girl child is also available Egrantz are also available There is also Nsp Merit based scholarship is there

Faris Rahman C P

3.8Helpful

My beautiful campus

We have to pay 20000 Rupees while joining , it's includes First semester fee ( 11200) + caution deposit, registration fees, development fee, lab fee, sports fee ,and other compulsory feeses ,and we have to pay 3200 for every even semester and 11200 for every odd semester

4.5

Reviewed on Sep 6, 2024(Enrolled 2020)

The Yellow university

I am student of Pondicherry University and when we enter into our 4th year ( pg 1st year) new students will be enrolled for the pg admission, the fee they have to pay is and we have to are not same ( they pay a amount of about 8k and we pay 13k in every odd semester) . Our infrastructure is not highly technical. About the scholarship, we have 2 department scholarship namely merit and merit cum . Merit scholarships is for the first 3 rank holders while merit cum is for those who are having annual income below 2.5 lakh

Veena M

3.1

Reviewed on Sep 6, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

Once uPONDI time

DETAILS OF FEES STRUCTURE 1. Tuition Fees (Tuition Fee Per Semester Rs.3000) 2. Registration Fee -Rs. 6000.00 3. Matriculation Fee-Rs. 300.00

Banoth Akash Raj

3.0

Akash's review

The hostel fees for each semester in our semester is 20,000 for that 1st semester, 3000 for 2nd semester, 10,000 for 3rd semester, 4000 for the 4th semester, 11,000 for 5th semester, 3000 for 6th semester, 18,000 for 7th semester, 4000 for 8th semester, 10000 for 9th semester and 5000 for 10th semester. Hostel fees are 16,500 for each semester. I don't get scholarship.

Aryan Pandey

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Pondicherry university : its good and bad

Overall fee in 1st year was around ?55,000 (including mess,hostel fees,caution deposit,development fee etc) and from 2nd year fee is ?45,000(including hostel and mess fees).There is exam fee of around ?400 every semester.Students from reserved communities are offered scholarships from their state govs and NSP.University offers separate scholarship to Top 3 students from each class based on semester exam performances.

Kancharla Ratna Harika

Reviewed on Sep 21, 2023(Enrolled 2022)

PU lyf

The fee structure is very well designed and is very low as it is a central university. If you are studying in PG you may get the stipend. According to the merit, the person who gets 1st in the Semester will get a scholarship. For other scholarships, we should apply for on our own

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Course Highlights	Details
duration	5 Years (Full Time)
course level	UG (Degree)
mode of study	On Campus
total fees	₹ 82,380
eligibility	10+2 with 50% marks

Fee Type	Total Amount (INR)
tuition fee	₹82,380
total academic fee	₹82,380
hostel fee	₹24,875
total fee	₹1.07 Lakhs

Events	Dates
Submission of Application for Vacant Seats Admission [BA]	Sep 23, 2025
Date for Physical Reporting for Vacent Seat Admission [BA + MA]	Aug 25, 2025
Physical Reporting for Selection List-1st Candidates for Document Verification & Admission [BA] (Hons.)	Aug 18, 2025

Pondicherry University BA + MA Political Science: Fees 2025, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

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