Which University is better among these two - Calicut University and Pondicherry University?

Choosing between Pondicherry University and Calicut University depends on multiple factors, including the campus location, facilities provided by the campus, courses provided by the University, and other personal preferences. The University of Calicut, also known as Calicut University, is well-known for its broad range of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Courses in multiple subjects. It has a special emphasis on important subjects like commerce, science, education and arts. Calicut University provides a decentralized system with several affiliated colleges spread across the region, making it more accessible to a large number of students throughout India. It is also renowned for its grueling academic benchmarks and highly accomplished faculty. Pondicherry University, which is a Central University situated in Puducherry, provides a more concentric campus experience. This university also offers an extensive range of courses including some specialized courses in natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, management, and engineering. The university is well-known for its research centers, colorful campus life, and high emphasis on other extracurricular activities. In the end, if you prefer a centralized university with a well-resourced infrastructure, research-oriented facilities, and a colorful campus life, then Pondicherry University could be a better option for you. Meanwhile, if you are searching for a university with a broad range of courses and Integrated programs then Calicut University in Kerala could be more convenient for you.

Pondicherry University Cutoff 2026: Check Category-wise Cutoff here

Pondicherry University releases cutoffs for CAT, CUET-PG and CUET based admissions. The 2025 data covers MBA, M.Sc, M.Tech, M.Com, MA, PG Diploma, M.Ed, M.A, MSW, L.L.M, MCA, M.P.A, M.Lib.I.Sc, BA {Hons.}, BA + MA, B.Sc {Hons.}, B.Tech, BBA {Hons.}, B.Tech {Hons.}, B.V.A, BPA {Hons.}, B.Sc, B.Com and B.Sc + M.Sc.

For 2025, MBA Insurance has a CAT closing percentile of 75 for the General category. In CUET-PG, M.Sc Applied Psychology reaches 275 marks for General, while CUET General-category closing marks include B.Sc {Hons.} Chemistry at 328 - 604, B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering at 469 - 499 and BA {Hons.} Political Science at 222 - 230.

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Pondicherry University CAT Cutoff 2025
Pondicherry University CAT Cutoff Trends
Pondicherry University CUET-PG Cutoff 2025
Pondicherry University CUET-PG Cutoff Trends
Pondicherry University CUET Cutoff 2025
Pondicherry University CUET Cutoff Trends

Pondicherry University Cutoff Overview

The accepted exam and cutoff range across categories are listed below.

Exam	Course	Cutoff
CAT	MBA	70 - 75
CUET-PG	M.Sc	16 - 275
CUET-PG	M.Tech	14 - 128
CUET-PG	MBA	19 - 165
CUET-PG	M.Com	36 - 120
CUET-PG	MA	30 - 218
CUET-PG	PG Diploma	53 - 155
CUET-PG	M.Ed	54 - 165
CUET-PG	M.A	77 - 209
CUET-PG	MSW	55 - 170
CUET-PG	L.L.M	39 - 172
CUET-PG	MCA	70 - 167
CUET-PG	M.P.A	7
CUET-PG	M.Lib.I.Sc	30 - 64
CUET	BA {Hons.}	6 - 230
CUET	BA + MA	43 - 137
CUET	B.Sc {Hons.}	50 - 604
CUET	B.Tech	21 - 499
CUET	BBA {Hons.}	121 - 219
CUET	B.Tech {Hons.}	151 - 470
CUET	B.V.A	25 - 27
CUET	BPA {Hons.}	32 - 82
CUET	B.Sc	58 - 300
CUET	B.Com	62 - 221

Pondicherry University CAT Cutoff 2025

CAT is accepted for MBA admission. In Round 1 of 2025, the MBA cutoff across categories is 70 - 75 percentile. MBA Insurance is the highest listed CAT option, with General closing at 75 percentile.

Course	Category	Round	Closing percentile
MBA Insurance	General	Round 1	75
MBA Insurance	OBC	Round 1	75
MBA Insurance	SC	Round 1	75
MBA Insurance	ST	Round 1	75
MBA Insurance	EWS	Round 1	75

Pondicherry University CAT Cutoff Trends

For MBA, the closing percentile stayed at 70 in 2025 and 2024 across categories where data is available.

Year	General	OBC	SC	ST	EWS
2025	70	70	70	70	70
2024	70	70	70	70	70
2023	70	70	70	70	70
2022	70	-	-	-	-
2021	70	-	-	-	-

Course	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Insurance	75	75	75	75	75
International Business	70	70	70	70	70
Banking Technology	70	70	70	70	70
Tourism Management	70	70	70	70	70

Pondicherry University CUET-PG Cutoff 2025

CUET-PG scores are used for M.Sc, M.Tech, MBA, M.Com, MA, PG Diploma, M.Ed, M.A, MSW, L.L.M, MCA, M.P.A, M.Lib.I.Sc and M.P.Ed. Round 1 closing marks across categories are shown below.

M.Sc: 16 - 275
M.Tech: 14 - 128
MBA: 19 - 165
M.Com: 36 - 120
MA: 30 - 218
PG Diploma: 53 - 155
M.Ed: 54 - 165
M.A: 77 - 209
MSW: 55 - 170
L.L.M: 39 - 172
MCA: 70 - 167
M.P.A: 7
M.Lib.I.Sc: 30 - 64

Course-wise General category closing marks in Round 1 include M.Sc Applied Psychology at 275, M.Tech Computer Science And Engineering at 128, MBA Data Analytic at 159, M.Com Accounting And Taxation at 114, MA Sanskrit at 199, PG Diploma Criminology and Forensic Science at 155, M.Ed General at 165, M.A English & Comparative Literature at 209, MSW Master in Social Work [MSW] at 170, L.L.M General at 172, MCA Master of Computer Applications [MCA] at 167, M.P.A Theatre Arts at 7 and M.Lib.I.Sc Master of Library and Information Science [M.Lib.I.Sc] at 64.

Course	General	OBC	SC	ST	EWS	PwD
M.Sc Applied Psychology	275	263	245	237	224	213
M.Tech Computer Science And Engineering	128	101	78	72	75
MBA Data Analytic	159	74	88	72	99
M.Com Accounting And Taxation	114	97	81	78	45
MA Sanskrit	199	176	127
PG Diploma Criminology and Forensic Science	155	123	135	109	75
M.Ed General	165	54	116	117	76	60
M.A English & Comparative Literature	209	181	165	157	140	105
MSW	170	151	105	125	114	55
L.L.M General	172	140	101	122	118	39
MCA	167	152	100	98	139	70
M.P.A Theatre Arts	7
M.Lib.I.Sc	64	30	42	35

Pondicherry University CUET-PG Cutoff Trends

CUET-PG trend data compares category-wise and course-wise closing marks from the newest available year to the oldest.

Program	2025 lowest	2024 lowest	Earlier comparison
M.Sc	16	5
M.Tech	14	5
MBA	19	15
M.Com	36	19
MA	30	10
PG Diploma	53	30
M.Ed	54	9
M.A	77	60
MSW	55	55
L.L.M	39	94
MCA	70	55
M.P.A	7	30
M.Lib.I.Sc	30	9
M.P.Ed			2023: 50.12, 2022: 39.37

M.Sc category	2025	2024	2023	2022
General	85	10	43	96
OBC	54	10	22	57
SC	24	5	16	22
PwD	23	-	36	31
ST	22	52	58	59
EWS	16	37	25	67

M.Sc course	2025	2024	2023	2022
Applied Psychology	213	133	118	101
Applied Geology	120	63	100	125
Microbiology	84	65	64	43
Molecular Biology & Biochemistry	84	58	173	131
Electronic Media	77	40	50	105
Environmental Science	73	10	110	112
Ecology & Environmental Science	68	10	33	113
Physics	65	28	36	32
Bioinformatics	63	83	109	43
Computer Science	48	15	25	97
Food Science And Technology	47	104	86	123
Mathematics	30	19	47	88
Chemistry	26	40	36	31
Quantitative Finance	24	-	-	-
Geophysics	23	18	91	64
Statistics	16	78	48	40

M.Tech category	2025	2024	2023	2022
General	38	22	65	35
ST	28	45	60	81
EWS	18	30	42	90
SC	17	20	43	52
OBC	14	5	27	5
PwD	-	-	90	104

M.Tech course	2025	2024	2023	2022
Computer Science And Engineering	72	25	79	5
Environmental Engineering And Management	45	17	37	65
Green Energy Technology	29	5	60	65
Nano Science And Technology	26	23	37	52
Electronics And Communication Engineering	14	16	27	33

MBA category	2025	2024	2023	2022
General	118	54	33	-
OBC	74	15	21	-
SC	55	20	65	-
EWS	20	35	53	-
PwD	20	-	38	125
ST	19	44	46	-

MBA course	2025	2024	2023	2022
Data Analytic	72	73	67	-
General	66	35	33	125
Logistics And Supply Chain Management	40	55	38	-
Tourism Management	30	45	53	-
Banking Technology	20	15	21	-
International Business	20	46	38	-
Financial Technology	19	88	65	-

M.Com category	2025	2024	2023	2022
General	114	40	134	159
OBC	94	40	120	144
SC	81	50	52	46
ST	78	81	55	121
EWS	36	19	61	87
PwD	-	-	30	73

M.Com course	2025	2024	2023	2022
Accounting And Taxation	45	19	30	46
Business Finance	36	19	40	73

MA category	2025	2024	2023	2022
General	93	56	41	31
OBC	52	20	23	25
PwD	51	-	58	37
EWS	47	25	14	40
ST	35	59	50	30
SC	30	10	28	44

MA course	2025	2024	2023	2022
Sanskrit	127	90	44	46
International Relations And Political Science	105	142	115	125
Political Science	102	154	58	156
Sociology	99	58	93	125
Women Studies	98	93	60	68
Hindi	80	42	41	37
Human Rights	79	109	50	68
South Asian Studies	68	59	96	68
History	59	25	79	78
Tamil	52	35	23	31
Economics	51	10	59	55
Philosophy	45	20	31	30
Anthropology	35	45	44	25
French	30	15	14	44

Program or course group	Type	2025	2024	2023	2022
PG Diploma ST	Category	103	59	91	100
PG Diploma General	Category	100	95	102	79
PG Diploma PwD	Category	79	-	-	68
PG Diploma EWS	Category	75	115	44	105
PG Diploma OBC	Category	60	30	46	74
PG Diploma SC	Category	53	128	71	115
Criminology and Forensic Science	Course	75	95	44	100
Disability and Rehabilitation Management	Course	60	30	63	-
Intellectual Property Rights	Course	53	30	46	68

Program or course group	Type	2025	2024	2023	2022
M.Ed General	Category	165	136	119	138
M.Ed ST	Category	117	117	96	58
M.Ed SC	Category	116	78	85	90
M.Ed EWS	Category	76	105	61	117
M.Ed PwD	Category	60	-	105	100
M.Ed OBC	Category	54	9	83	50
M.Ed General	Course	54	9	61	50

Program or course group	Type	2025	2024	2023	2022
M.A General	Category	167	60	164	243
M.A OBC	Category	132	60	141	222
M.A ST	Category	110	99	72	142
M.A PwD	Category	105	-	77	90
M.A SC	Category	93	86	121	144
M.A EWS	Category	77	70	47	164
English & Comparative Literature	Course	105	70	91	90
Mass Communication	Course	77	60	47	142

Program or course group	Type	2025	2024	2023
MSW General	Category	170	74	196
MSW OBC	Category	151	60	187
MSW ST	Category	125	107	123
MSW EWS	Category	114	125	123
MSW SC	Category	105	55	152
MSW PwD	Category	55	-	55
Master in Social Work [MSW]	Course	55	55	55
L.L.M General	Category	172	145	157
L.L.M OBC	Category	140	125	141
L.L.M ST	Category	122	94	101
L.L.M EWS	Category	118	128	136
L.L.M SC	Category	101	96	90
L.L.M PwD	Category	39	-	88
L.L.M General	Course	39	94	88

Program or course group	Type	2025	2024	2023	2022
MCA General	Category	167	148	153	209
MCA OBC	Category	152	71	132	195
MCA EWS	Category	139	64	127	204
MCA SC	Category	100	55	95	152
MCA ST	Category	98	89	87	121
MCA PwD	Category	70	-	55	30
Master of Computer Applications [MCA]	Course	70	55	55	30

Program or course group	Type	2025	2024	2023	2022
M.P.A General	Category	7	80	75	208
M.P.A OBC	Category	-	45	41	43
M.P.A SC	Category	-	30	105	99
M.P.A EWS	Category	-	-	81	112
M.P.A ST	Category	-	-	-	76
Theatre Arts	Course	7	30	-	43
Drama	Course	7	30	41	-

Program or course group	Type	2025	2024	2023	2022
M.Lib.I.Sc General	Category	64	60	71	107
M.Lib.I.Sc SC	Category	42	15	44	56
M.Lib.I.Sc ST	Category	35	48	5	21
M.Lib.I.Sc OBC	Category	30	9	37	57
M.Lib.I.Sc EWS	-	128	-	81
M.Lib.I.Sc PwD	-	-	60	47
Master of Library and Information Science [M.Lib.I.Sc]	Course	30	9	5	21
M.P.Ed OBC	Category			50.12	45.75
M.P.Ed General	Category			-	45.37
M.P.Ed SC	Category			-	48.25
M.P.Ed ST	Category			-	53.12
M.P.Ed EWS	Category			-	39.37

Pondicherry University CUET Cutoff 2025

CUET is accepted for BA {Hons.}, BA + MA, B.Sc {Hons.}, B.Tech, BBA {Hons.}, B.Tech {Hons.}, B.V.A, BPA {Hons.}, B.Sc, B.Com and B.Sc + M.Sc. The 2025 figures below are for Round 2.

BA {Hons.}: 6 - 230
BA + MA: 43 - 137
B.Sc {Hons.}: 50 - 604
B.Tech: 21 - 499
BBA {Hons.}: 121 - 219
B.Tech {Hons.}: 151 - 470
B.V.A: 25 - 27
BPA {Hons.}: 32 - 82
B.Sc: 58 - 300
B.Com: 62 - 221

Course	General	SC	ST	OBC NCL	EWS	PwD
BA {Hons.} Political Science	222 - 230	188 - 191	156	176 - 218	186 - 207	190
BA + MA Social & Economic Administration and Law	43 - 137	108	70 - 73	117 - 123	80 - 86	56
B.Sc {Hons.} Chemistry	328 - 604	454 - 477	337 - 376	525 - 576	377 - 431	364
B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering	469 - 499	352 - 369	269 - 290	99 - 463	389 - 400	165
BBA {Hons.} General	213 - 219	135 - 155	181 - 187	200 - 204	151 - 155	121
B.Tech {Hons.} Electronics and Communication Engineering	429 - 470	337 - 363	151 - 180	398 - 413	339 - 348	165
B.V.A Painting	27	25
BPA {Hons.} Drama	54 - 82	55		32
B.Sc Applied Geology	300	152	144	236	58
B.Com General	221	176	149	62	147

Pondicherry University CUET Cutoff Trends

CUET trend data is given below for each program and course group.

Program	2025 lowest	2024 lowest	Earlier comparison
BA {Hons.}	6	3
BA + MA	43	46
B.Sc {Hons.}	50	66
B.Tech	21	36
BBA {Hons.}	121	25
B.Tech {Hons.}	151	89
B.V.A	25	2
BPA {Hons.}	32	3
B.Sc	58	67
B.Com	62	32
B.Sc + M.Sc			2023: 46.02, 2022: 49

BA {Hons.} category	2025	2024
General	54	43
PwD	52	-
EWS	31	23
ST	25	19
SC	19	16
OBC NCL	6	3

BA {Hons.} course	2025	2024
Political Science	156	82
History	133	31
Media Communication	97	50
Sociology	81	23
Tamil	71	26
Economics	48	58
French	19	44
Philosophy	6	3

BA + MA category	2025	2024	2023	2022
OBC NCL	117	46	133.85	200
SC	108	88	101.32	161
EWS	80	93	45.36	139
ST	70	59	76.82	122
PwD	56	-	71.6	60
General	43	70	148.06	215
Social & Economic Administration and Law	43	46	71.6	-

B.Sc {Hons.} group	Type	2025	2024
General	Category	138	66
EWS	Category	115	77
OBC NCL	Category	113	90
PwD	Category	97	-
SC	Category	86	69
ST	Category	50	91
Chemistry	Course	328	91
Life Science	Course	174	111
Computer Science	Course	134	66
Physics	Course	128	105
Statistics	Course	74	90
Mathematics	Course	50	97

B.Tech group	Type	2025	2024
General	Category	130	76
EWS	Category	109	36
SC	Category	87	71
ST	Category	53	45
PwD	Category	36	-
OBC NCL	Category	21	80
Computer Science and Engineering	Course	99	116
Energy Engineering	Course	56	36
Computer Science and Business Systems	Course	21	45

CUET group	Type	2025	2024
BBA {Hons.} General	Category	213	25
BBA {Hons.} OBC NCL	Category	200	37
BBA {Hons.} ST	Category	181	82
BBA {Hons.} EWS	Category	151	70
BBA {Hons.} SC	Category	135	77
BBA {Hons.} PwD	Category	121	-
BBA {Hons.} General	Course	121	25
B.Tech {Hons.} General	Category	429	161
B.Tech {Hons.} OBC NCL	Category	398	228
B.Tech {Hons.} EWS	Category	339	218
B.Tech {Hons.} SC	Category	337	89
B.Tech {Hons.} PwD	Category	165	-
B.Tech {Hons.} ST	Category	151	97
Electronics and Communication Engineering	Course	151	89

CUET group	Type	2025	2024
B.V.A General	Category	27	110
B.V.A SC	Category	25	2
B.V.A ST	Category	-	74
B.V.A OBC NCL	Category	-	32
Painting	Course	25	2
BPA {Hons.} SC	Category	55	22
BPA {Hons.} General	Category	54	13
BPA {Hons.} OBC NCL	Category	32	3
BPA {Hons.} ST	Category	-	19
BPA {Hons.} EWS	Category	-	64
Drama	Course	32	3

CUET group	Type	2025	2024	2023	2022
B.Sc General	Category	300	121
B.Sc OBC NCL	Category	236	145
B.Sc SC	Category	152	138
B.Sc ST	Category	144	114
B.Sc EWS	Category	58	67
Applied Geology	Course	58	67
B.Com General	Category	221	32
B.Com SC	Category	176	50
B.Com ST	Category	149	50
B.Com EWS	Category	147	93
B.Com OBC NCL	Category	62	80
B.Com General	Course	62	32
B.Sc + M.Sc General	Category			279.9	199
B.Sc + M.Sc SC	Category			135.7	49
B.Sc + M.Sc ST	Category			98.53	49
B.Sc + M.Sc EWS	Category			46.02	54
B.Sc + M.Sc OBC NCL	Category			205.05	161
B.Sc + M.Sc PwD	Category			108.25	78

Courses	2025	2024	2023	2022
M.Sc Applied Psychology	275	246	262	266
MA Political Science	218	154	241	288
MA International Relations and Political Science	216	154	235	289
MA English & Comparative Literature	209	80	257	293
MA Sociology	202	58	216	290
MA Sanskrit	199	148	180	109
M.Sc Applied Geology	188	240	255	257
MA Human Rights	176	191	224	236
M.Sc Microbiology	173	65	255	237
M.Sc Molecular Biology & Biochemistry	173	83	253	237

Courses

2025

2024

2023

2022

M.Sc Applied Psychology

275

246

262

266

MA Political Science

218

154

241

288

MA International Relations and Political Science

216

154

235

289

MA English & Comparative Literature

209

257

293

MA Sociology

202

216

290

MA Sanskrit

199

148

180

109

M.Sc Applied Geology

188

240

255

257

MA Human Rights

176

191

224

236

M.Sc Microbiology

173

255

237

M.Sc Molecular Biology & Biochemistry

173

253

237

Courses	2025	2024	2023
B.Sc (Hons.) Chemistry	604	346	-
B.Sc (Hons.) Life Science	572	188	-
B.Tech Computer Science Engineering	499	182	-
B.Tech. Hons. Electronics and Communication Engineering ECE	470	344	-
B.Sc (Hons.) Physics	452	277	-
B.Sc (Hons.) Computer Science	403	199	-
B.Tech Energy Engineering	387	246	-
BA (Hons.) Political Science	230	130	-
B.Sc (Hons.) Statistics	224	295	-
BA {Hons.} Tamil	223	122	-

Courses

2025

2024

2023

B.Sc (Hons.) Chemistry

604

346

B.Sc (Hons.) Life Science

572

188

B.Tech Computer Science Engineering

499

182

B.Tech. Hons. Electronics and Communication Engineering ECE

470

344

B.Sc (Hons.) Physics

452

277

B.Sc (Hons.) Computer Science

403

199

B.Tech Energy Engineering

387

246

BA (Hons.) Political Science

230

130

B.Sc (Hons.) Statistics

224

295

BA {Hons.} Tamil

223

122

Courses	2025	2024	2023	2022
MBA Insurance	75	75	75	75
MBA International Business	70	70	70	70
MBA Banking Technology	70	70	70	70
MBA Tourism Management	70	70	70	70

Courses

2025

2024

2023

2022

MBA Insurance

MBA International Business

MBA Banking Technology

MBA Tourism Management

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