* Subject to submission of relevant certificate.
** Subject to submission of relevant certificate from Govt. Medical Officer.

• Apply separately for each programmes.
• Fill in all columns with complete and correct information after going through the Information Brochure. Incomplete/false/wrong information will entail rejection of application. Any claim based on wrong information, wrong course code, centre code, category (OBC/SC/ST/EWS/Gen), etc. will not be entertained at a later stage.
• Application forms are to be filled and submitted online, as per instructions in the University website: www.pondiuni.edu.in.
• Due care should be taken in filling the application form. Select correct course in the relevant column which is very important.
• All columns should be filled correctly and unambiguously.
• While filling in the qualification and marks, care should be taken to provide the relevant marks/grades.
• Defence personnel also should apply online only. The payment of application fees shall be through online mode. They should however, take a print out of the online application form and forward the same through the respective Head Quarters to:
  The Deputy Registrar(Academic)
  Pondicherry University
  R. V. Nagar, Kalapet,
  Pondicherry - 605 014.
• Candidates can apply for more than one course. Before applying for another course the candidates may ensure that there is no “overlap of entrance exams among the courses to which they have applied”. The slots of Entrance Examination of each course is given along with the eligibility criteria. The University will not be responsible, if the candidate could not take the entrance exam for a particular course(s), due to such overlapping.
• After proper filling of the application form and payment of fee online, candidates can download their printable application from the University website by following the instructions therein.

• Admission to the various Ph.D. Programmes of the University is open to all those who have the prescribed qualifications without any discrimination of race, caste, creed, language or sex.
• Students should have, in general, obtained their Master’s degree from a recognized University under 10+2+3+2 system, i.e., the candidate should have studied for 17 years to obtain his/her Master’s degree to apply for admission to Ph.D. programmes respectively offered at each school/department/centre.
• The minimum eligibility criteria for different courses are as prescribed in the appropriate sections. Candidates qualified through other system of studies should obtain eligibility certificate from the University before admission.
• Unless otherwise specifically stated, candidates should have secured a minimum of 55% of marks in their P.G. degree for admission. Eligibility marks will not be rounded off. For example, 54.99% will not be rounded off to 55% for the purpose of admission.
• Candidates awaiting their results are also eligible to apply. Such candidates, however, must produce the mark sheet/degree certificate as the proof of fulfilling the prescribed eligibility criteria on or before notified by the university failing which provisional admission, if granted, will be cancelled.

Only those candidates who have studied under 10+2+3+2 pattern of education (or 10+2+5) and qualified for the Master’s Degree in the subject concerned or in an allied subject and have qualifications as prescribed by the regulations for the subject concerned under all the Schools/Departments/Centres of Humanities and Social Sciences, Management, Commerce, Science, Education, Fine Arts and Languages and such other disciplines of Pondicherry University, or a degree accepted as equivalent by the University securing a minimum of 55% marks (or equivalent grade) are eligible to apply.
Final Year PG students are also eligible to apply.

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%

• The Entrance Test syllabus shall consist of 50% of research methodology, and 50% shall be subject specific.
• Students who have secured 50% marks in the entrance test are eligible to be called for the interview.
• 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 off mark for OBC/SC/ST/ Differently Abled and EWS candidates will be 5% below the cut off marks of the general categories.
• For the purpose of working out the average, only ‘zero’ and above will be taken into account.
• Candidates awaiting their results are also eligible to apply. Such candidates, however, must produce the mark sheet/degree certificate as the proof of fulfilling the prescribed eligibility criteria on or before notified by the university failing which provisional admission, if granted, will be cancelled.

Other Conditions

• The entrance examination will be of 2 hours duration.
• Mere appearance in the entrance examination does not entitle a candidate for admission to any programme in this University. He/she will be granted admission only if he/she fulfils the eligibility criteria fixed for the programmes. Even if a candidate is placed in the admission list based on his/her performance in the entrance test but does not meet the eligibility criteria, he/she will not be granted admission. Candidates are advised to take up the examination only if they satisfy the eligibility criteria.
• Admission granted will be cancelled at any time, if it is found that the information furnished by the candidate is false or incorrect or if, at a later stage, it is found that the candidate does notfulfill the eligibility criteria prescribed for the programme.
• Individual entrance exam mark, rank and the list of selected/waitlisted candidates will be hosted on the University website along with admission schedule/instructions.
• No individual admission intimation will be sent to the selected/waitlisted candidates. Hence, the applicants are advised to see the University website regularly for updates regarding admission.
• The candidates selected for admission to Ph.D. Marine Biology and Disaster Management offered in Port Blair Campus should give an undertaking in writing to the University that they are willing to join the programme at their own risk and shall take an insurance policy to the tune of Rs. 5 lakhs.
• The University reserves the right to increase/decrease the intake of any of the programmes. The University also reserves the right not to offer any of its programmes due to administrative reasons.