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PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY

The Pondicherry University, a central university, was established in 1985 by the Government of India through an Act of Parliament. It is an outstanding institution among Central Universities in India, with teaching and research as primary functions. The University has several unique features for dissemination and promotion of knowledge by providing instructional and research facilities. The campus is located in a sprawling area spread over seven hundred and eighty acres of land facing Bay of Bengal. The University is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities and has signed MOU with several foreign Universities and Institutions. A recent survey by the UGC, NAAC and several independent rating agencies has ranked the institution as one of the best in the country.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Department of Commerce, a center for excellence- the real niche for budding academic minds, highly sophisticated infrastructure, exuberant faculties and many other features with two departments viz. Business Finance and Accounting & Taxation. The Department is presently assisted by the UGC at DRS-II level of SAP. The Department offers M.Com (Accounting & Taxation), M.Com (Business Finance), & Ph.D programmes with a total placement focus. International Taxation is included in the curriculum of the M Com (Accounting & Taxation), thereby it becomes one of the unique Commerce Dept. in India which offers a course on International Taxation. It is a constituent of the School of Management, which is one of the popular Schools of Excellence in the campus primarily focusing in the Finance, Accounting & Taxation related courses since the very inception of the University.