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Presidency University Kolkata : UG Admission, Admission Criteria, Ranking

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Brief Introduction

Presidency University has a unique place in history. It was one of the first institutes of Western-type higher education in Asia. In 1817, a group of enlightened Indians and Englishmen set up the Hindu College. This was taken over the British Government in 1855 as the College of the Bengal Presidency, and placed in 1857 under the newly founded Calcutta University. Over the next hundred years and more, Presidency College was Bengal’s pre-eminent centre of higher learning. Although a Constituent College of Calcutta University, it preserved a tradition of research matched by few universities in India. This gave a unique dimension to its undergraduate teaching.

Ranking and Awards

Presidency was granted and established as a University in the year 2010. It got another feather added to its cap when it got a very impressive 3.04 CGPA and Grade A from National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). It is rare for a new university to get a top rating in its first cycle because NAAC takes into account the number of PhD students produced. But it more than made up for this by securing the highest marks in governance and infrastructure.

 

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Presidency University UG Admissions

Presidency University, Kolkata offers admission to various UG programmes through an entrance exam conducted by West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) for the academic year 2017-18. The examination for admitting the students to the undergraduate courses is known as PUBDET. After the results are declared by WBJEEB, the students are admitted to various courses purely on the basis of merit of the results of PUBDET.

Eligibility Criteria

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Special Academic Criteria

CourseSpecial Academic Criteria for Each Subject
BengaliThe candidate may apply from Arts / Science stream at 10+2 level. The candidate must have Bengali as one subject with 60% marks in Bengali
EnglishThe 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
HistoryThe candidate has to apply from Arts stream at 10+2 level. The candidate must have History as one subject with 65% marks in History
Political ScienceThe candidate may apply from Arts / Science stream at 10+2 level. The candidate must have English as one subject with 60% marks in English
SociologyThe 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
HindiThe 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 ArtsThe candidate may apply from Arts / Science stream at 10+2 level. The candidate must have English as one subject with 60% marks in English
PhysicsThe 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
ChemistryThe candidate has to apply from Science stream with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics at 10+2 level. The candidate must have secured 80% in Chemistry
MathematicsThe candidate has to apply from Science stream with Mathematics as one subject at 10+2 level. The candidate must have secured 80% in Mathematics
StatisticsThe 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 SciencesThe candidate has to apply from Science stream with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics/Statistics and Biology at 10+2 level.
EconomicsThe 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
GeographyThe 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, Geology
GeologyThe 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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