<Tr> <Th> Affiliations </Th> <Td> UGC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.pondiuni.edu.in </Td> </Tr> <P> Pondicherry University (French: Université de Pondichéry) is a central university in Puducherry, India . Founded in 1985 by the Government of India, the university is a collegiate university with a jurisdiction spread over the Union Territories of Puducherry, Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands . </P> <P> It has 50,000 students in its 90 affiliated colleges including 10,000 students in the distance education mode . The current strength of students studying on - campus stands at 6,500 . It has introduced innovations like the Choice - based Credit System and on - line admission for postgraduate studies . </P>

Who contributed mainly for the establishment of the university at pondicherry