Education
- Department of Bioinformatics
- Department of Biotechnology
- Department of Ecology & Environmental Sciences
- Department of Ocean Studies and Marine Biology (Port Blair)
- Department of Food Science & Technology
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of Physics
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Earth Sciences
- Department of Applied Psychology
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Electronics Engineering
- Centre for Pollution Control & Environmental Engineering
- Coastal Engineering
- Geological Technology
- English and comparative literature
- French
- Hindi
- Sanskrit
- Philosophy
- Physical Education & Sports
Research
Striving for excellence Pondicherry University supports excellence in research and innovations to address the key issues for the betterment of society. University encourages globally competitive, multidisciplinary and societally relevant research. University has competent faculty performing cutting edge research and development collaborating with top ranking Universities and Institutions nationally and globally.
The high impact publications and ability to attract competitive grants attests the quality of our research. Research cell of PU is the nodal office which coordinates all activities relating to research and development, intellectual property and industry interaction.
PhD Programmes
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Housing services
At present, Pondicherry University has twenty two hostels in the campus, of which, fourteen are for boys and eight are for girls. Out of the fourteen boys’ hostels, ten are for PG courses and four for Research Scholars. Out of eight girls’ hostels, seven are for PG students and one is for Research Scholars. The Karaikal Campus has two hostels one for Boys and one for girls. One boys hostel and one girls hostel is available at Port Blair Campus also. Foreign Students’ Hostels The University has Air Conditioned & non-Air Conditioned hostel rooms available for the foreign students. 40 rooms are available in C.V.Raman Hostel for boys and 49 rooms are available in Madame Curie for girls.
Library services
The Library is renowned for its disabled friendly modern infrastructure (80,000 sq. ft), fully air-conditioned, WIFI enabled, services for the Visually Challenged among the proactive services with RFID technology and 24/7 remote access its collection.
ICT services
- Teaching/learning programmes of the department of Computer Science
- Establishment and management of the IT infrastructure of the University
- Offering IT Enabled Services (ITES) to the University Community
- In-house software requirements and Training in the areas of ICT
Medical services
The Health Centre of Pondicherry University functions round-the-clock in association with Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences with limited facilities for the benefit of students and staff. An ambulance is also available for emergency medical care.
Campus life
- Port Blair Campus
The campus was initially started in the year 2000, and it located at Port Blair, the picturesque capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It has sophisticated laboratory facilities equipped with latest equipments for field investigations in ocean related sciences.
- Lakshadweep Campus
Pondicherry University has jurisdiction over the Higher Education Institution in Lakshadweep Island and has granted affiliated to several colleges in the island.
Sports facilities
The Pondicherry University is known for its sports activities. The University has two outdoor stadiums, one with a capacity of 800 for football and a standard 400 meters track, and the other one being Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium for 1000 with an international standard pitch. Besides it has also tennis courts, volley ball courts and basket ball courts.A 16 station multi-gymnasium including one treadmill, one bicycle ergo meter, one bicycle elliptical meter, physiotherapy equipment, microwave diathermy, ultrasound, infrared indications and electrical muscles stimulation equipment is also available. The university conducts regular national level tournaments every year with the support of various sponsors.
Student clubs
The Earth sciences Club was founded in September 2013. It conducts field trips, screen documentaries, organize debates, quizzes, treasure hunts and so on so forth. It is also involved with organising the annual event "Mrittika" in Department of Earth Sciences.The students have started the Pondicherry University Quiz Society (PUQS) in June 2012.[17] The inauguration of PUQS was held on 1 August 2011 in Pondicherry University/Lecture Hall Seminar-I. The event was inaugurated by Director of Education of the Pondicherry University, Prof M Ramadass.[18] The first quizmaster of the show was Nikhil Kurien Jacob. The tagline of the Quiz Society is "It's all about Quizzing."