Presidency University Admission 2020 (PUBDET/PUMDET) – Form Correction (Started), Exam Postponed, PUMDET Registration Deadline Extended!

Presidency University Admission 2020 – WBJEEB has released a notification for extension of the registration period for PUBDET 2020. The PUMDET 2020 application form is available online at wbjeeb.nic.in. West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) conducts the entrance exam every year for admission in UG and PG courses. Presidency University Bachelor Degree Entrance Test (PUBDET) has postponed until further information. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak across the country, the West Bengal Government decided to extend the examination and registration process. Form correction window is open no candidate who want to edit the application form can edit now. It is a state-level entrance exam conducted once a year in the offline mode. Admission is solely based on the scores of PUBDET 2020 and PUMDET 2020. To know more about Presidency University admission 2020 via PUBDET and PUMDET, read below. The revised schedule will be announced later.

Presidency University Admission 2020

Presidency University offers around 665 UG seats and 224 PG seats for all categories of candidates. Candidates can select 2 courses for admission via PUBDET 2020. However, for admission via PUMDET 2020, candidates can choose only 1 course. Check below the dates of Presidency University Admission 2020 (PUMDET and PUBDET):

Notice

Due to a nationwide lockdown for combating the spread of COVID-19, the last date to apply online has been extended up to April 20, 2020. The application form correction has also been extended.

Presidency University 2020 Application Form

The application form for Presidency University Admission 2020 (PBDET / PUMDET) online at the Board website. No offline form is released for the candidates. To apply for the entrance exam, candidates need to register and then proceed to fill in details in the application form. In PUBDET / PUMDET 2020 form, candidates need to provide personal details, educational qualification, etc. Also, you need to upload the scanned image of their passport size photo / signature in the application form.

Application Fee: Candidates need to pay the following amount of application fee from the table below:

Mode of payment: You can pay the required amount of the application fee by online mode using credit / debit card / net banking.

Presidency University Admission 2020 Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for admission in Presidency University the candidates have to qualify the entrance exam and to be able to appear for the entrance exam below are the eligibility norms:

For PUBDET 2020 

Nationality: The applicant must be a citizen of India.

Age Criteria: There is no upper or lower age limit.

Education qualification:

• Candidate must have passed 10+2 from Council of Higher Education, West Bengal or any other equivalent examination.
• Candidates must have qualified with a minimum of 5 subjects including English also. The aggregate is calculated from the best four subjects.
• Applicants with International International ‘A’ level or International Baccalaureate qualification must have at least three subjects at the IGCSE level and three subjects at the ‘A’ level, with English in either of the two levels.

Minimum marks in 10+2 level: As per the course applied for the candidates must have the following marks in 10+2 to apply for PUBDET 2020

For PUMDET 2020 

Nationality: Candidate must be a citizen of India. Candidates

Age Criteria: There is no upper or lower age limit.

Education Qualification:

• Candidate must have passed (not before 2020) or appearing for the examination of B.A./B.Sc (Hons) in 2020
• Applicants who have appeared in the final year of BA/B.Sc (Hons) must appear with the original documents at the time of counselling.
• A candidate who appeared in the final year of BA/B.Sc (Hons) but don’t have the final result at the time of counselling will be given provisional admission based on production of their previous mark sheets/grade cards of previous semester of graduation level.

Minimum marks in UG level: As per the course applied for the candidates must have the following marks in UG level to apply for PUMDET 2020

Bengali

• General: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in Bengali subject with minimum 55% of marks.
• SC/ST: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in Bengali subject with minimum 37.5 % of marks.
• OBC: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in Bengali subject with minimum 41 % of marks.
• PwD: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in Bengali subject with minimum 47.5 % of marks.

Hindi

• General: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in Hindi subject with minimum 55% of marks.
• SC/ST: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in Hindi subject with minimum 37.5 % of marks.
• OBC: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in Hindi subject with minimum 41 % of marks.
• PwD: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in Hindi subject with minimum 47.5 % of marks.

English

• General: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in English subject with minimum 55% of marks.
• SC/ST: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in English subject with minimum 37.5 % of marks.
• OBC: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in English subject with minimum 41 % of marks.
• PwD: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in English subject with minimum 47.5 % of marks.

History:

• General: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in History subject with minimum 55% of marks.
• SC/ST: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in History subject with minimum 37.5 % of marks.
• OBC: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in History subject with minimum 41 % of marks.
• PwD: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in History subject with minimum 47.5 % of marks.

Philosophy:

• General: Candidate must have done graduation in any subject with minimum 55% of marks.
• SC/ST: Candidate must have done graduation in any subject with minimum 37.5 % of marks.
• OBC: Candidate must have done graduation in any subject with minimum 41 % of marks.
• PwD: Candidate must have done graduation in any subject with a minimum of 47.5 % of marks.

Political Science:

• General: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in Political science subject with minimum 55% of marks.
• SC/ST: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in any Political science subject with minimum 37.5 % of marks.
• OBC: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in any Political science subject with minimum 41 % of marks.
• PwD: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in any Political science subject with minimum 47.5 % of marks.

Chemistry:

• General: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in Chemistry subject with minimum 55% of marks.
• SC/ST: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in any Chemistry subject with minimum 37.5 % of marks.
• OBC: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in any Chemistry subject with a minimum 41 % of marks.
• PwD: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in any Chemistry subject with minimum 47.5 % of marks.

Geography:

• General: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in Geography subject with minimum 55% of marks.
• SC/ST: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in any Geography subject with minimum 37.5 % of marks.
• OBC: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in any Geography subject with minimum 41 % of marks.
• PwD: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in any Geography subject with minimum 47.5 % of marks.

Life Science:

• General: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in any branch of biological sciences with minimum 55% of marks.
• SC/ST: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in any biological sciences subject with minimum 37.5 % of marks.
• OBC: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in any biological sciences subject with minimum 41 % of marks.
• PwD: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in any biological sciences subject with a minimum 47.5 % of marks.

Mathematics:

• General: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in mathematics subject with minimum 55% of marks.
• SC/ST: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in mathematics subject with minimum 37.5 % of marks.
• OBC: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in mathematics subject with minimum 41 % of marks.
• PwD: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in mathematics subject with minimum of 47.5 % of marks.

Physics:

• General: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in Physics subject with minimum 55% of marks.
• SC/ST: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in physics subject with minimum 37.5 % of marks.
• OBC: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in Physics subject with minimum 41 % of marks.
• PwD: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in Physics subject with minimum of 47.5 % of marks.

Statistics: 

• General: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in Statistics subject with minimum 55% of marks.
• SC/ST: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in Statistics subject with minimum 37.5 % of marks.
• OBC: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in Statistics subject with minimum 41 % of marks.
• PwD: Candidate must have done graduation (Hons/Major subject) in Statistics subject with minimum of 47.5 % of marks.

Presidency University Admission 2020 Reservation

The candidates can check below the reservation norms of the university from below:

• While taking admission the University shall follow the reservation policies of the state for SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B and PwD candidates. However, the reservation for reserved category candidates is applicable to the candidates who are the domicile of West Bengal state only.

Criteria to be treated as the domicile of West Bengal

The following candidates are treated as the domicile of West Bengal who belongs to following category:

1. Resident in West Bengal who’s living for continuously 10 years, OR
2. Candidates whose parents is/are the permanent residents of West Bengal having the permanent address within the State of West Bengal.

Domicile is not needed at the time of applying for entrance exam, but is checked at the time of admission to allot seat. The Domicile certificate to be produced at the time of counselling. If the certificate is found invalid then the candidates lose the opportunity to take admission under the reserved category.

Presidency University Admission Process 2020

Candidates can check below the admission process of Presidency University:

Presidency University Admission 2020 Entrance Exam

To take admission in any UG or PG course at Presidency University, candidates have to appear for the state level entrance exam that is conducted by WBJEEB. The details of which are:

UG entrance exam – PUBDET: It is a common entrance test of Presidency university that is held at the state level for admission in the following UG courses:

1. Chemistry
2. Economic
3. Geography
4. Geology
5. Life sciences
6. Mathematics
7. Physics
8. Statistics
9. Bengali
10. English
11. Hindi
12. History
13. Philosophy/Sociology/Performing Arts*
14. Political Science

* While applying for admission all these subjects are treated as single choice, but at the time of counselling candidates have to choose any one of these subjects for admission.

PG entrance exam – PUMDET: It is a common entrance test of Presidency university that is held at the state level for admission in the following PG courses:

1. Chemistry
2. Applied Economics
3. Geography
4. Applied Geology
5. Life Sciences
6. Mathematics
7. Physics
8. Statistics
9. Bengali
10. English
11. Hindi
12. History
13. Philosophy/Sociology*
14. political science

* While applying for admission all these subjects are treated as single choice, but at the time of counselling candidates have to choose any one of these subjects for admission.

Presidency University Admission 2020 (PUBDET/PUMDET) Syllabus

The candidates who wish to take admission in the University have to qualify the entrance exam, for which the syllabus is as follows:

PUBDET 2020 Syllabus

PUMDET

Presidency University Admission 2020 Exam Pattern for PUBDET and PUMDET

The exam pattern of PUMDET 2020 and PUBDET 2020 is as follows:

The common pattern for both the entrance exam are –

• Mode of Paper – Offline Mode
• Type of Questions – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ’s)
• Marking Scheme – 2 Marks for every correct answer and ( -½ ) for every incorrect answer.
• Duration of Exam – 90 minutes (1 hr 30 mins)
• Total Marks of Exam – 100

For a few papers in PUBDET, the distribution of marks is a bit different and the same can be checked below:

Philosophy/Sociology/Performing Arts

History

Political Science

Economics

Geography

Geology

Presidency University Admission 2020 Application Form Correction

Application form correction in the form of PUBDET 2020 and PUMDET 2020 opens for a limited period online at wbjeeb.nic.in. During this period candidates can make changes in all the fields, however, changes cannot be done in the below given fields:

• Name
• Father’s name
• Mother’s name
• Gender
• Date of birth

To make changes in the application form candidates have to access their login using their PUBDET 2020 or PUMDET 2020 application number and password.

Presidency University Admission 2020 Admit Card for PUBDET / PUMDET

The candidates who register for the entrance exam – PUBDET 2020 or PUMDET 2020, are issued admit card under their respective logins. The admit card is issued online only at wbjeeb.nic.in.

How to download admit card? The candidates have to go online on wbjeeb.nic.in and access their respective logins using application number and date of birth. Under their respective login the link to download PUB DET 2020 / PUMDET 2020 admit card is made available.

How to carry the admit card? To carry the admit card of PUBDET / PUMDET 2020, candidates have to download the digital copy and take its print on an A4 sized paper.

Duplicate admit card: Candidates have to keep their admit card safe even after the exam is over. However, after the exam if any candidates need a duplicate copy of the admit card they need to apply to the board and pay a fee of Rs. 500/-. The duplicate admit card can be requested until 60 days after the declaration of result of PUBDET 2020 / PUMDET 2020

Presidency University Admission 2020 Exam Center

The candidates can check below the exam center for PUBDET 2020 and PUMDET 2020. IN the application form candidates have to fill in the choice of 3 exam center for PUBDET 2020 as per their preference to appear for the test. However, for appearing in PUMDET 2020, candidates can fill in the choice of 2 exam centers in order of their preference.

Presidency University Admission 2020 Result

The board declares the result of the entrance exam online at wbjeeb.nic.in, based on which admission is offered at the University. West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) releases separate results for PUBDET as well as PUMDET. To check Presidency University 2020 Result, the candidates need to login by entering their application number and password. The result is declared in the form of a rank card to the candidates.
The rank card of WBJEE 2020 has the scores of the candidates and the rank allotted to them.

Note: All candidates who get the rank card, might not get a rank in PUBDET 2020 / PUMDET 2020. The candidates who get rank via their rank card are only called for PUBDET 2020 / PUMDET 2020 counselling.

Also here are the following types of rank allocated to the candidates:

1. General merit rank (GMR): This is a common rank that is given to the candidates without considering any category. The allocation of seats is based on GMR.
2. Category merit rank: This rank is just for the reference of the candidates to tell in which rank they fall in their category, seats are not allocated as per this rank.

Tie-breaking for candidates getting same scores

To allocate ranks to the candidates who get the same scores in PUBDET 2020 / PUMDET 2020, the below given criteria is used:

1. First, candidates with less negative marks are preferred.
2. If a tie still exists, the same rank is awarded to them.

Presidency University Admission 2020 Merit List

Merit list for admission is compiled by the University based on the ranks of the candidates in PUBDET 2020 / PUMDET 2020. The candidates whose name appears in the merit list have to be present at the counselling venue to participate in seat allocation.

University releases the merit list with the counselling notice online on presiuniv.ac.in. In the merit list candidates can check the below-given details:

1. Registration number
2. Name
3. Subject applied for
4. Category
5. General merit rank category merit rank

Presidency University Admission 2020 Counselling

After the declaration of the result, West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) conducts the counselling. Based on the scores and rank of the candidates in PUBDET 2020 / PUMDET 2020, candidates are called for counselling.

Counselling details:

Presidency university releases the details of counselling on presiuniv.ac.in. The candidates can check the notice of Presidency University counselling along with the list of candidates that are eligible for the same. On the notice candidates can check the following:

• Admission fees
• Documents required at the time of counselling
• Counselling dates and venue
• Intake Capacity for all the subjects
• Merit list for admission

Documents to be carried at the time of admission:

1. Qualifying exam mark sheet
2. Category/ Caste certificate(if applicable)
3. PwD certificate(if applicable)
4. Original Registration Certificate of Presidency University
5. University ID card

About WBJEEB

The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) was constituted in the year 1962 by the Government of West Bengal. The Board conducts the common entrance examination for admission to various undergraduate courses in Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy, and Architecture in the state of West Bengal. The Board fills the seats on the basis of merit in the entrance exam that WBJEEB conducts.

Official Website: wbjeeb.in

For more information regarding Presidency University Admission 2020 (PUBDET/PUMDET), download the information brochure (reference purpose)-

• For more details, about PUBDET – Information Brochure.
• For more details, about PUMDET – Information Brochure.

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