The literacy rate in Pondicherry is much higher at 81.49% as compared to the all India average. The male literacy rate is 88.89% while the female literacy rate is 74.13%. Pondicherry house many reputed institutes of higher education and research.

The literacy rate in Pondicherry is much higher at 81.49% as compared to the all India average.

The male literacy rate is 88.89% while the female literacy rate is 74.13%. Pondicherry house many reputed institutes of higher education and research.

Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) is one of the country's leading centers of medical education and research. It has attached 850 bed hospital.

The Alliance Francaise and the French Institute are dedicated to keeping the French tradition alive in Pondicherry. The Alliance Francaise conducts French language classes and arranges French cultural programs.

Pondicherry Government is giving special emphasis to IT education. Computers and Internet access is made available to all institutions down to middle schools.

Colleges in Puducherry:

Achariya Arts and Science college

Achariya Cambrian College

Achariya college of Education

Achariya Group of Educational Institutions

Achariya Teacher Training Academy

Bharathidasan Govt. College for Women

Bharathihar College of Engineering and Technology

Dr.Ambedkar Govt. Law College

JIPMER

Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for P.G. Studies

Mahatma Gandhi Dental College

Mothilal Nehru Govt. Polytechnic

Pondicherry Engineering College

Pondicherry University

Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering and Technology

Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College

Tagore Arts College

Women's Polytechnic