About PUMDET 2017
Presidency University, Kolkata offers admission to various Post-Graduate Programmes in M.A./M.Sc. through an Entrance Exam, which is conducted by West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB).
Exam Name
- PUMDET 2017 is for admission to Post Graduate Courses
- The medium of admission tests is English except for vernacular subjects like Hindi & Bengali.
Seats Distribution of PG Courses
Bengali (37 Seats); English (37 Seats); Hindi (48 Seats); History (42 Seats); Philosophy (37 Seats); Political Sci. (37 Seats); Sociology (29 Seats); Life Sciences (59 Seats), Chemistry (37 Seats), Economics (31 Seats); Geography (31 Seats); Geology (25 Seats); Mathematics (25 Seats); Physics (37 Seats), Statistics (25 Seats)
Eligibility Criteria for Appearing in PUMDET-2017
Citizenship: Applicant must be a citizen of India
Candidates who have passed (not before 2016) or appearing B.A. (Hons) / B.Sc. (Hons) final examination in 2017 from any recognized University, are eligible to apply for and appear in PUMDET-2017
- The candidate must have passed (not before 2016) or appeared in B.A. (Hons)/B.Sc. (Hons) examination in 2017 from any recognized University.
- Candidates, who have appeared for their B.A. (Hons)/B.Sc. (Hons) examination and have their final results at the time of counselling will have to mandatorily produce all original mark sheets/grade cards of all semester/annual examinations passed at the Bachelor’s level. Such candidates must fulfill the academic eligibility norms for their applied courses tabled below for admission.
- Candidates, who have appeared for their final B.A. (Hons)/B.Sc. (Hons) examination, but do not have their final results at the time of counselling, will be given provisional admission, on the basis of production of their previous mark sheets/grade cards of all previous semester/annual examinations at their Bachelor’s level. However they must submit their final mark sheet by 31st August 2017, demonstrating that they fulfil the minimum conditions of eligibility tabled below, failing which their admission will stands cancelled.
- Therefore the candidate must secure the minimum required percentage of marks/CGPA in Hons./major subject as per the following table in his/her B.A. (Hons) / B.Sc. (Hons) exam for final and confirmed admission.
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Dept. /Subject wise Eligibility Criteria
Besides the minimum aggregate as shown above, 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
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Presidency University, Kolkata 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