The university facilities exist to provide quality living to the students. The Pondicherry University facilities include 100% wi-fi enabled campus, 100% power backup, 100% network of campus, library with remote access, well-maintained laboratories & instrumentation facilities, buildings with ramps & lifts, solar lights, free state-of-the-art daycare centre & pre-primary school, 24 hours health centre & ambulance facility, state-of-the-art sports facilities, free education and lodging to differently-abled. Pondicherry University library facilities include a varied collection of 4,40,930 books of which 2,23,082 is print and 2,17,848 is electronic. PU Puducherry computer centre facilitates the computer and networking facilities of the university. In total, there are 17 hostels both for boys and girls fulfilling the accommodation needs. Students are offered Pondicherry University transportation facilities in and outside the campus. Pondicherry University facilities include a library, hostels, computer centre, health centre, sports complex, bank, canteen, and shopping complex.
Pondicherry University has 2 auditoriums for hosting all the university events such as conferences, workshops, seminars, meetings, lectures, and cultural events. PU Puducherry can accommodate 600 and 400 students respectively. The university also has various seminar halls, conference rooms, meeting rooms etc.
Students can avail Pondicherry University bank facilities on the university campus. Indian Bank operates a branch with all services and the same is being offered to the students. Also, students can use the ATM facility available on the campus.
Pondicherry University has 4 canteens providing students with fresh meals at affordable prices. Out of which, 2 canteen serves south Indian cuisine while the rest two serves multiple cuisines.
Pondicherry University offers guest room facilities to the visitors. Pondicherry University has a guest house that has air-conditioned halls with a seating capacity of 80 each, 20 fully furnished air-conditioned double bedrooms, 4 fully furnished air-conditioned suites, air-conditioned dining hall with a seating capacity of 50.
Pondicherry University has a 16 station multi-gymnasium including one treadmill, one bicycle ergometer, one bicycle elliptical meter, physiotherapy equipment, microwave diathermy, ultrasound, infrared indications and electrical muscles stimulation equipment is also available. The gymnasium facility is provided to both boys and girls.
Pondicherry University medical facilities include a health centre and an ambulance facility for the benefit of the students. The health centre of Pondicherry University functions in association with Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences.
Pondicherry University has separate hostels for boys. Currently, there are 11 hostels for men students and 1 for foreign students. All the students are told to follow the rules and regulations of the hostel. The University Health Centre offers medical facilities to the students. Apart from the general facilities, students are also offered transport facilities for the mobility of students from hostels to departments, library, computer centre etc.
To take care of the accommodation needs of the students, Pondicherry University has separate hostels for female students. Currently, there are 5 hostels and 1 for foreign students. Apart from hostel facilities, students are also offered medical and transport facilities to the students residing in hostels.
Pondicherry University library is known for its modern infrastructure. The University library has 223082 print resources and 217848 e-resources, 13110 print journals, 18066 e-journals. Library resources can be accessed by OPAC software. The library is fully air-conditioned and wifi enabled. The library's e-resources include e-books, e-journals, e-databases, e-theses, academic online talks, videos, etc.
Pondicherry University offers transportation facilities to staff, faculty and free for students to commute from Puducherry town and its outskirts such as Ariyankuppam. In total, there are 13 buses out of which 8 are for students and 5 for staff members.
The university has a parking facility for all students and staff.
The university has Alumni Association facility.
The university has a sports facility
The university has a computer lab facility
Students are provided with laboratory facilities at the university. Pondicherry University has departmental based laboratories facility for the students.
The university has a wi-fi facility
Infrastructure is good over all. Every department has got equipments like Wi-Fi, cold, normal and hot drinking Water, good benches and whiteboards. New students get new hostel with lift, WiFi and sea-facing rooms (only the 5th floor). Even, the campus is airy and there's no such pollution. The sky is so vivid that one can see all the constellations. Food is not very tasty, basic mess food. But most students cook using induction, as and when required. The campus beach is very close.
The institute area is at the center of the campus. Every classroom, libraries, laboratories are well equipped and well maintained. It has a centralized library, a canteen, a large sports ground, Amul shop, Nescafe shop, bank, etc. Overall the infrastructure is very good.
Being a science student, the facility which i would look for is the necessary laboratory and instrumentation facilities. Recently i have found that few instruments and machine which are very much beneficial for my project was under repair. Library is commendable with proper wifi and a good environment for studying. Though wifi in hostels show less strength at times, the living space is quite clean with the akkas coming regularly to clean. The food is hygienic except for the old menu we follow.
To get admission in Pondicherry University candidates have to appear in the CUET 2023 exam for both PG and UG courses conducted by NTA.
Department of Electronic Media and Mass Communication is responsible for the Pondicherry University mass communication admissions 2023.
Pondicherry University offers two courses in post-graduate mass communication studies: MA in Mass Communication, and M.Sc in Electronic Media.
As per the NIRF ranking 2021, the varsity has been ranked 58 in the university category. The university has been ranked 87th in the overall category in the NIRF rankings of 2021.
Students who will meet the Pondicherry University cutoff will be eligible for the next rounds of the PU Puducherry admission process. And they can check the same on the admission portal of Pondicherry University.
Yes, students willing to take admission must qualify for the Pondicherry University cut off as then only he/she will be eligible for admission at PU Puducherry.
Some of the major recruiters of Pondicherry University are Mindfire Solutions, Syntel, Polaris, Cox & Kings, Hi Tours, Berger Paints, High Design, Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of America etc.
Yes, Pondicherry University offers scholarships to the students, some of them are PhD Non-Net Fellowship-UGC, Merit Scholarship, Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship.
In total, 129 courses are offered by the university for Pondicherry University.
Pondicherry University has collaborations with many foreign institutions such as Koblenz University of Applied Sciences, Germany, Koblenz University of Applied Sciences, Germany etc.
Yes, Pondicherry University is accredited by the NAAC with a grade ‘A’.
Pondicherry University is located at Chinna Kalapet, Kalapet, Puducherry.
Pondicherry University was established in October 1985 by an Act of Parliament.
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