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Eligibility for Admission

     

For admission to any course, the candidate should fulfill the necessary admission requirements for the respective degree courses, as prescribed by the Pondicherry University.

Minimum Academic Qualification

For B. Tech. Degree Course
Candidates seeking admission to the B. Tech. degree course should have passed the HSC (Academic) examination conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary Examination of Tamil Nadu or any other equivalent examination thereto, with a minimum of 45% marks (a mere pass for SC / ST candidates) in aggregate, in the prescribed subjects, namely - Mathematics, Physics and any one of the following optional subjects: Chemistry/Bio-Technology/ Computer Science/ Biology (Botany & Zoology).

Candidates belonging to UT of Puducherry, and who have passed HSC (Vocational Stream in the area of Engineering & Technology) examination, conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary examination of Tamil Nadu or any other equivalent examination thereto with a minimum of 45% marks (a mere pass for SC candidates) in aggregate, in the prescribed subjects, namely: Vocational subjects and a related subject (Mathematics / Physics / Chemistry), are also eligible for admission to the B.Tech. degree course.

For M.B.B.S. Degree Course

Candidates seeking admission to the M.B.B.S. Degree course should have passed the HSC (Academic) examination conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary Examination of Tamil Nadu or any other equivalent examination thereto, with a minimum of 50% marks (40% marks for SC/OBC/ MBC candidates) in aggregate, in the prescribed subjects, namely – English, Biology / Botany & Zoology, Physics and Chemistry.

For B.D.S. Degree Course

Candidates seeking admission to the B.D.S. degree course should have passed the HSC (Academic) examination conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary Examination of Tamil Nadu or any other equivalent examination thereto, with a minimum of 50% marks (40% marks for SC candidates) in aggregate, in the prescribed subjects, namely: English, Biology / Botany & Zoology, Physics and Chemistry.

For admission to NRI/NRI sponsored/Foreign students’ quota in Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry, (MGPGIDS), Puducherry, candidates may refer to the advertisement that will be released by the MGPGIDS in this regard.

For B.V.Sc & A.H Degree Course

Candidates seeking admission to the B.V.Sc.& A.H. Degree course should have passed the HSC (Academic) examination conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary Examination of Tamil Nadu or any other equivalent examination thereto, with a minimum of 50% marks (40% marks for SC candidates) in aggregate, in the prescribed subjects, namely: Biology / Botany & Zoology, Physics and Chemistry.

For B.Pharm. Degree Course

Candidates seeking admission B.Pharm degree course should have passed the HSC (Academic) examination conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary Examination of Tamil Nadu or any other equivalent examination thereto, with a minimum of 50% (40% for SC/ST, MBC/OBC candidates) marks in any one of the following combination of three subjects. Further, they should have studied English as one of the subjects.

  • Physics and Chemistry as compulsory subjects along with one of the following optional subjects:
    Biology (Botany&Zoology)/
    Mathematics/BioTechnology/
    Computer Science.


For B.Sc (Nursing), B.P.T. and B.Sc. (MLT) Degree Courses

Candidates seeking admission to B.Sc (Nursing) and B.P.T Degree courses should have passed the HSC (Academic) examination conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary Examination of Tamil Nadu or any other equivalent examination thereto, with a minimum of 50% (40% for SC / ST / OBC / MBC candidates) marks in the following subjects. Further they should have studied English as one of the subjects.

  • Biology / Botany & Zoology, Physics and Chemistry.


However, Candidates seeking admission to B.Sc (MLT) Degree course should have passed the HSC (Academic/ Vocational) examination conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary Examination of Tamil Nadu or any other equivalent examination thereto, with a minimum of 50% (40% for SC / ST / OBC / MBC candidates) marks in any one of the following three combination of subjects. Further they should have studied English as one of the subjects.

  • Biology / Botany & Zoology, Physics and Chemistry.
  • Physics, Foundation Science and Medical Laboratory Assistant Course.
  • Chemistry, Foundation Science and Nursing Course.
For B.Sc. (Agri) Degree Course

Candidates seeking admission to B. Sc. (Agri.) Degree course should have passed the HSC (Academic) examination conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary Examination of Tamil Nadu or any other equivalent examination thereto, with a minimum of 50% marks (a mere pass for SC candidates) in aggregate, in the prescribed subjects, namely Biology / Botany & Zoology, Physics and Chemistry).
Criteria for Wards of Farmers:
Candidates who wish to apply for the seats reserved for the son / daughter of farmers, should satisfy the following conditions and should also produce the following certificates from Officers of the Revenue Department not lower than the rank of the TAHSILDAR.

  • The parent / guardian of the candidate does not own more than 5 acres of dry land or 2˝ acres of garden/ wetlands;
  • The parent / guardian of the candidate is actually engaged in agricultural farming;
  • The parent / guardian should not have annual income of more than Rs. 24,000 from all sources and
  • The parent / guardian should reside in a village / town in the Union Territory of Puducherry.

 

  Permitted Number of Appearances in Qualifying Examination

The maximum number of appearances (including first appearance) permitted to pass the qualifying examination, for admission to various degree courses for different categories of candidates are given below.


(Appearances are accounted from the very first appearance in the qualifying examination).

 

Course

SC / ST

OBC (including MBC)

 

Others

B.Tech.

Three*

Two*

Two*

B.D.S/ B.V.Sc. & A.H./ M.B.B.S.

Two*

One

One

B.Pharm./ B.Sc.(Nurs)/ B.P.T. &/ B.Sc.(MLT)

 

No restriction

(*) - Candidates who have passed their qualifying examination in the supplementary examination and submitted the admission application with in the time prescribed by CENTAC, should submit their mark sheet of the qualifying examination to CENTAC, within 10 days from the date of publication of results. Counselling of such candidates will be based on the merit arrived at, after taking into account the supplementary marks. However, they will be considered for admission only for the available seats at the time of counsellin,g consequent to their submission of mark/marksheet of the supplementary examination.

Improvement Marks

Candidates may also seek admission with marks scored in the Improvement Examination if they are advantageous, provided it is the first Improvement Examination. (First improvement refers to the improvement examination taken first time after passing the qualifying examination.) Improvement marks secured in the subsequent improvements will not be considered. The above candidates should enclose attested copies of both sides of mark statement of all the improvement examinations.

Nationality

A Candidate seeking admission through CENTAC should be an Indian National. However, French Nationals residing in the Puducherry UT and covered by the terms of the Treaty of Cession shall be treated on par with Indian Nationals for the purpose of admission.

Age Limit

The age will be reckoned as on 1st July 2009 for B.Tech Degree Course and 31st Dec. 2009 for B. Sc. (Nursing), BPT, B.D.S. and MBBS Degree Courses. The age limit/s for various courses are given in the following table.

Degree

Lower  age limit

Upper age limit

B. Tech.

Nil

21 years* (As on 1.07.2009)

B.D.S.

17 years (As on 31.12.2009)

Nil

B. V. Sc. & AH

17 years (As on 31.12.2009)

Nil

B. Pharm

Nil

Nil

B. Sc. (Nurs)

17 years (As on 31.12.2009)

Nil

B. P. T

25 years **

B. Sc. (MLT)

Nil

Nil

M. B. B. S

17 years (As on 31.12.2009)

Nil

* Relaxable up to three years for SC/ST candidates.

**Relaxable up to three years for OBC/MBC candidates and five years for SC/ST candidates

 Domicile Criteria for Puducherry UT Candidates

Candidates belonging to the UT of Puducherry are eligible for admission to all the degree courses. A candidate is considered to belong to the UT of Puducherry, if he / she satisfies at least one of the following domicile criteria:

a) Those candidates or whose parents have been residing continuously in the UT of Puducherry for at least 5 years immediately preceding the date of application.

b) Those who have passed SSLC / HSC or any other public examination and for that purpose had undergone academic studies continuously for 5 successive classes immediately preceding the qualifying examination (including the year of the qualifying examination) in recognised educational institution / (s) located in the UT of Puducherry and having their residence in UT of Puducherry for 5 years continuously during that period.

c) Children of Central Government Servants / Defence Personnel / Central Paramilitary Forces / Employees of Public Sector Undertakings wholly or substantially run either by the Central Government or by the UT Puducherry Government, posted and serving in the UT of Puducherry for at least a minimum period of one year prior to the stipulated last date of submission of application for the course.

d) Children of natives of the UT of Puducherry who have declared any place in the Puducherry UT as their home town and so certified by their respective Heads of Office.
Note: Nativity Certificate in the prescribed format has to be enclosed along with the admission application for the course.

e) Children of Defence Personnel who were killed or disabled in action and children of Central Government Servants/ UT of Puducherry Government Servants / Defence Personnel / Employees of Public Sector undertakings as referred in category (c) and (d), who have died while in service, in the UT of Puducherry.

f) French Nationals residing in the UT of Puducherry and covered by the terms of the ‘Treaty of Cession’ shall be treated on par with the candidates who produce the prescribed residence certificate for the UT of Puducherry. However, such French Nationals will not be required to produce residence certificate. Instead they should produce a ‘certificate of registration’ issued for this purpose from the French Consulate, at Puducherry. Note: Children of these French Nationals shall not be considered for admission under the quota of non-residents.


Other State/UT Candidates

Candidates from other States / UTs can seek admission only to B.Tech. degree course offered by Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry, Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Karaikal, and B.Pharm, B.Sc.(Nursing), B.P.T. & B.Sc.(MLT) degree courses offered by Mother Theresa Institute of Health Sciences, (MTIHS), Puducherry.

Candidates from other States / UTs who have passed HSC (Academic) examination or equivalent thereto, are only eligible for admission to B.Tech. degree course. Candidates from other States/ UTs seeking admission to B.Tech. Degree course offered by Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry, & Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Karaikal, shall apply only with AIEEE-2009 marks. They shall submit the admission application for B.Tech course with AIEEE marks on or before 22.06.2009, 5.00 p.m.

However, candidates from Other States / UTs who have passed HSC (Academic / Vocational) or its equivalent are eligible for admission to all the degree courses offered by MTIHS, Puducherry.
 

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