Pondicherry university- one of the central universities in India

There are a lot of positive things about the institute. Some of them are 1. Good infrastructure for research work 2. Helpful faculties and study friendly environment 3. Good library and lab facilities 4. Improved hostel facilities 5. Good transportation facilities 6. Placement and job opportunities 7. Good campus life Some negative things are also there 1. Mess food not so good 2. Poor network facilities 3. Moderately extreme weather

The course curriculum is very much flexible so that students can prepare for different national level entrance examination along with the regular course work. The university follows the process of relative CGPA which is helpful for students in many ways. The course syllabi are a proper mix of theory, problems and lab work. The exam structure is fine here. The end SEM examination happens twice a year, at the end of November and April. For each semester, two internals are mandatory. For the completion of the course, a student has to complete all the hardcore and softcore courses.

There are different placements available which varies from department to department. The institute does not provide its own internship but allows the students to go for internship to outer institutes.

The institute celebrate the national holidays. It allows the students of different communities to celebrate their own festivals. The hostel day celebration and annual sports is common for all students. The important festivals celebrated here are Onam, Durga Puja, ugadi, pongal and utkal divas.

The fee structure of the university is very much feasible. The fees has to be paid are divided into two categories- academic fees and hostel fees. Academic fees included all the feds that has to be collected by the department. The hostel fees include the room rent, mess fees and others.

The university provides fellowship for integrated MSc students and PhD scholars. The integrated students gets rs 250 per month and the PhD guys get rs 8000 per month. For post graduate students, university gives semester wise scholarship which is based on the previous semester or entrance exam results.

The lab facilities are good here. Each department has its own sophisticated, research oriented labs and has collaborative research projects with various research institutions. The university has also central instrumentation facilities which helps outside researchers to do their own studies. The university has two big stadiums, one dedicated for cricket other one dedicated for track and Field. Couple of indoor stadiums for volleyball, basketball, tennis, and badminton are there.

The alumni network is good enough department wise. The senior students are always helpful and motivate the juniors to go for high end research activities. The alumni meeting happens regular and they organise some seminars, workshops and video lecture sessions which helps and motivate the students a lot.

The university conducts MCQ based online entrance examination for UG, PG & PHD courses every year. The students are shortlisted according to the scores obtained in the entrance exam and the reservation policy obeyed by Government of India is followed.

The faculties are very much helpful, guides the students properly, always available for discussion and doubt clearing, motivate the students for research activities. They take the classes properly and regularly sothat the course can be completed in due time.