PU Ph.D. seats: programme-wise and category-wise
Pondicherry University has 727 Ph.D. seats in 44 programmes for 2026-27. These are the tentative vacancies of the entrance category, subject by subject. The category split (General, OBC, SC, ST, PH, EWS) is fixed for each subject at admission.
Pondicherry admission 2027Coming soon
Pondicherry has not released its 2027 admission prospectus yet. The official notification is expected soon, and this page will carry the 2027 seats and fees the day it is out.
- CUET UG 2027: CUET UG 2027 Registration Expected in First Week of January
- CUET PG 2027: no registration date is announced yet; the NTA notification is expected soon.
Below is how 2026-27 went: seats, fees, eligibility and tests of the last cycle. It is the latest official base to plan for 2027.
| Ph.D. programme | Campus | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | 7 | |
| Banking Technology | 43 | |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 18 at Puducherry, 4 at the Community College | 22 |
| Bioinformatics | 29 | |
| Biotechnology | 16 | |
| Chemistry | 57 | |
| Commerce | 5 at Puducherry, 12 at Karaikal, 6 at the Community College | 23 |
| Computer Science and Engineering / Computer Science | 27 at Puducherry, 14 at Karaikal, 3 at the Community College | 44 |
| Disaster Management | Port Blair, Andamans | 5 |
| Drama and Theatre Arts | 1 | |
| Hindi | 3 | |
| Philosophy | 1 | |
| Earth Sciences | 32 | |
| Ecology and Environmental Sciences | 11 | |
| Economics | 15 | |
| Education | 10 | |
| Electronic Media | 2 | |
| Mass Communication | 7 at Puducherry, 2 at the Community College | 9 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 5 | |
| English | 1 at Puducherry, 4 at the Community College | 5 |
| Environmental Technology | 11 | |
| Food Technology and Nutritional Sciences | 18 | |
| French | 4 | |
| Green Energy Technology | 39 | |
| International Business | 24 | |
| Library and Information Science | 7 | |
| Management | 20 at Puducherry, 16 at Karaikal | 36 |
| Marine Biology | Port Blair, Andamans | 5 |
| Mathematics | 37 at Puducherry, 3 at the Community College | 40 |
| Microbiology | 8 | |
| Nanoscience and Technology | 23 | |
| Physical Education and Sports | 9 | |
| Physics | 74 | |
| Politics and International Studies | 7 | |
| History | 1 | |
| Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy | 1 | |
| Sociology | 3 | |
| Sanskrit | 7 | |
| Social Work | 6 | |
| South Asian Studies | 8 | |
| Statistics | 32 | |
| Tourism Studies | 14 | |
| Tamil | 3 at Puducherry, 2 at the Community College | 5 |
| Women's Studies | 5 |
Eligibility and how to apply
- Eligibility: a master's degree in the subject or an allied subject with at least 55% marks. Final-year PG students can apply.
- Selection: entrance examination 70%, personal interview and academic record 30%. Half the entrance test is research methodology and half is the subject.
- A candidate needs 50% marks in the entrance test to be called for the interview.
- Each right answer carries 4 marks and a wrong answer takes away 1 mark.
- Application fee per programme: Rs. 1,500; Rs. 750 for SC and ST candidates; nil for PH and transgender candidates.
- A tie is settled by more positive marks, then fewer negative marks, then the PG percentage, the UG percentage and age.
- The intake is tentative; the university can raise or lower it.
Dates and rules: Pondicherry admission.
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