About PUBDET
Presidency University, Kolkata offers Under-Graduate Programmes to B.A./ B.Sc. through a Common Entrance Exam PUBDET 2017, which is conducted by West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB).
The Exam
- PUBDET 2017 is for admission to Undergraduate Courses.
- The medium of admission tests is English except for vernacular subjects like Hindi & Bengali.
Seats Distribution of UG Courses
Bengali (37 Seats); English (37 Seats); Hindi (48 Seats); History (42 Seats); Philosophy (37 Seats); Political Sci. (30 Seats); Sociology (29 Seats); Life Sciences (102 Seats), Chemistry (50 Seats), Economics (46 Seats); Geography (25 Seats); Geology (30 Seats); Mathematics (48 Seats); Physics (48 Seats), Statistics (25 Seats) and Performing Arts (20 Seats)
Eligibility Criteria for PUBDET-2017 
Citizenship: Applicant must be a citizen of India.
Candidates who have passed/appeared in the Higher Secondary Examination (10+2 system) conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education, West Bengal, or an equivalent examination, not before 2016, are eligible to apply.
For admission, the candidate must pass any of the aforementioned examinations, with at least five recognized subjects (full marks not less than 100), including English language.
For candidates with International ‘A’ level or International Baccalaureate qualifications, at least three subjects at the IGCSE level and three subjects at the ‘A’ level are required, with English in either of the two levels. If required, such candidates may seek help from the Chair Persons of the Admission Committee of the Presidency University
Please contact the office of the concerned Faculty Deans at Presidency University before submitting their applications.
Dept./Subject wise Eligibility Criteria
Besides the minimum aggregate, the candidate must also fulfil following special academic criteria for admission in respective courses.
Bengali: The candidate may apply from Arts/Science stream at 10+2 level. The candidate must have Bengali as one subject with 60% marks in Bengali
English: The candidate may apply from Arts/Science stream at 10+2 level. The candidate must have English as one subject with 65% marks in English-A (WBHS) or 75% in English
History The candidate has to apply from Arts stream at 10+2 level. The candidate must have History as one subject with 65% marks in History
Philosophy: The candidate may apply from Arts / Science / Commerce stream at 10+2 level. The candidate must have English as one subject with 65% marks in English
Political Science: The candidate may apply from Arts / Science stream at 10+2 level. The candidate must have English as one subject with 60% marks in English
Sociology: The candidate may apply from Arts / Science / Commerce stream at 10+2 level. The candidate must have English as one subject with 70% marks in English
Hindi: The candidate may apply from Arts / Science stream at 10+2 level. The candidate must have Hindi as one subject with 60% marks in Hindi
Performing Arts: The candidate may apply from Arts / Science stream at 10+2 level. The candidate must have English as one subject with 60% marks in English
Physics: The candidate has to apply from Science stream with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics at 10+2 level. The candidate must have secured 80% in Physics and 80% in Mathematics
Chemistry: The candidate has to apply from Science stream with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics at 10+2 level. The candidate must have secured 80% in Chemistry
Mathematics: The candidate has to apply from Science stream with Mathematics as one subject at 10+2 level. The candidate must have secured 80% in Mathematics
Statistics: The candidate has to apply from Science stream with Mathematics as one subject at 10+2 level. The candidate must have secured 80% in Mathematics or 80% in Statistics (if Statistics is one of the subjects taken at the 10+2 level)
Life Sciences: The candidate has to apply from Science stream with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics/Statistics and Biology at 10+2 level
Economics: The candidate may apply from Arts / Science / Commerce stream at 10+2 level. The candidate must have Mathematics (not Business Mathematics) as one subject with 70% marks in English (A/B) and 75% in Mathematics
Geography: The candidate may apply from Arts / Science stream with any three of the following subjects at 10+2 level: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, Statistics, Economics, Political Science, Sociology, History, Geography, and Geology
Geology: The candidate has to apply from Science stream with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics at 10+2 level. The candidate must have secured 70% in each of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
Also read
“All About IIEST, Shibpur Admissions 2017”
Contact Details
West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board, The Office of the Board functions from AQ-13/1, Sector-V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700091,
Phone No.: 033-2367-1159/ 1198,
Email: wbjeeb@gmail.com,
Official Website www.presiuniv.ac.in / www.wbjeeb.in