PhD @ Pondicherry University

Ph.D. programmes

The admission to the Ph.D Programmes shall be made as per the following criteria :

Entrance Exam - 70 %

Personal Interview & Academic Record - 30 %

NET/JRF qualified candidates with fellowships will be given direct admission to Ph.D. programmes. For further details refer the chapter “Admission requirements for Ph.D. Programmes”.

The minimum cut off mark for general candidates in respect of Ph.D. admission shall be half of the average of the entrance examination marks scored by all the candidates in the respective subject. The minimum cut of mark for OBC/SC/ST/ Differently Abled candidates will be 10% below the cut off marks of the general category candidates.

For the purpose of working out the average, only ‘zero’ and above will be taken into account.

Website/Email: https://www.pondiuni.edu.in/admissions-2021-22/