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Pondicherry University
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Pondicherry University, also known as PU, (French: Université de Pondichéry) is a central research university located in Kalapet, Pondicherry in Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It was established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India. The Vice President of India is the Chancellor along with the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry acting as the Chief Rector and the President of India is the Visitor of the university. The university is a collegiate university with its jurisdiction spread over the Union Territory of Puducherry located in Tamil Nadu (Pondicherry and Karaikal), Kerala (Mahé) and Andhra Pradesh (Yanam), and Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The vast jurisdiction over three Union Territories namely gives the university a national character. The residents speak diverse languages such as English, Tamil, French, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Assamese, and Kannada.
Local skill sets are advanced through several vocational programs such as paramedical courses using the on-site hospital facilities.
Pondicherry University is located in a campus spread over around , facing the Bay of Bengal on the East Coast Road. It is accessible from Chennai () and Bengaluru ().
Hostel facilities are available on the campus for both males and females. Students from distant places will be given preference on a first-come, first-served basis. The university has a hostel for foreign students that can accommodate more than 30 students. Girls are given rent free accommodation. All physically challenged students get free education including free board and lodge in hostels. The university provides free transport off the campus and within the campus.
The university which was B grade for 20 years, took a big leap forward during the period 2007 -2012 the 11 plan when prof J A K Tareen was vice chancellor. It grew by 300% all round including infrastructure, facilities and departments. Over 300 new faculty and 22 new departments were started and new campuses at Karaikal and Andaman.
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