The Karaikal campus of Pondicherry University was formally inaugurated on 12th October, 2007 with admissions made into three courses M.B.A(Insurance Management), M.C.A., and M.Com (Business Finance). At present, four Post Graduate courses are being offered at the campus with the starting of M.Sc (Computer Science) from the academic year 2013-14. The Centre has moved to its own campus during June, 2012 in the heart of Karaikal town. During the academic year 2009-10, sixteen teaching staff were appointed on regular basis and the Campus started offering doctoral programmes also since then onwards. Spacious class rooms and computer laboratories are available in the campus for the effective functioning of the Departments. The Centre has two hostels for Boys and one hostel for girls. Transport facility for movement of the day students is arranged by the University as per the existing norms