Presidency University, Kolkata offers admission to various UG and PG Programmes through an Entrance Examination which will be conducted by West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) for the academic year 2018-19. Those who are interested to take admission in Presidency University can start filling their application in online mode from the official website www.presiuniv.ac.in or wbjeeb.in. Candidates can check the complete information of Presidency University Admission 2018 application process, eligibility criteria and other information on this page below.

Exams

  • PUBDET 2018 is for admission to Undergraduate Courses
  • PUMDET 2018 is for admission to Post Graduate Courses
Latest: Registered candidates of PUBDET – 2018 who previously uploaded incorrect photograph or signature can now rectify the same and upload correct photograph and signature. Scroll down to get the the direct link to login.

Presidency University Admission 2018

Candidates can fill their application for various UG and PG Courses from the official website as per schedule mention below. Those who fill their application on time will be eligible to download admit card for entrance examination which will be held in the month of May 2018. The Board will conduct common entrance tests PUBDET for admission into three-year B.A. /B.Sc. (Honours) courses and PUMDET for admission into two years M.A./M. Sc. courses in the Presidency University. Forms for PUBDET in online mode is now available.

Schedule for Presidency University Admission (PUBDET & PUMDET) 2018 is given below.

Event PUBDET PUMDET
Period of online Registration and Form fill up 06 to 28 Feb 2018 13 Feb to 06 Mar 2018
Issue of admit card 02 May 2018 03 May 2018
Date of Exam 12 May & 13 May 2018 12 May 2018
Publication of result 1st week of June 2018 1st week of June 2018

Quick Links

Presidency University Application Form 2018

The Presidency University has started the process of form fill up for PUBDET & PUMDET candidates at the official website www.presiuniv.ac.in as per schedule. Candidates are advised that they must ensure their eligibility and other condition before applying online application. Candidates can also fill their online application for PUBDET & PUMDET 2018 from the direct links provided below.

Application Process is over..!!

Registered candidates can now login to their account and upload their correct photograph and signature. Candidates need to enter their application number and password to login. Candidates can follow the direct  link below to login.

Upload correct photograph/Signature: Click here to login.

Official website: www.wbjeeb.in

The application fees to be paid for appearing in the PUBDET / PUMDET 2018 is Rs. 500 (Rupees five hundred only) plus the Bank’s Service Charges as applicable. The Examination Fees can be paid in cashless mode by ‘Net Banking’/ ‘Debit Card’/ ‘Credit Card’ or in cash using Allahabad Bank e-challan.

Guidelines to fill the online application form

Candidates must go through the guidelines properly before filling up the online application form. For the convenience of the candidates, direct links are given below to go through the guidelines of filling up the online application form for PUBDET 2018 and PUMDET 2018.

Domicile Certificates

Domicile Certificates for PUBDET 2018

The State (West Bengal) Residential/Domicile requirement is applicable for admission in any reserved category of seats. The candidate needs to download the required proforma keep the certificate ready to be produced during counseling, admission etc.

Criteria to be treated as domicile of West Bengal and applicable proforma of certificate

Only those candidates will be treated as domicile of West Bengal who is either,

  • a) residing in West Bengal continuously at least for last 10 (ten) years as on 31.12.2017; OR
  • b) whose parent(s) is/are the permanent resident(s) of West Bengal having the permanent address within the State of West Bengal.

In case of a) above, a certificate is to be obtained as proforma ‘a1’ or proforma ‘a2’.

In case of b) above, a certificate is to be obtained in proforma ‘b’ or the candidate has to produce in original any two of Voter ID card/ Adhaar card/Passport/ Ration card belonging to his/her parents. The said documents would justify that the residential address of parent(s) is in West Bengal.

Below are links to the domicile certificates that are to be downloaded and filled up properly by the candidates applying for admission in any reserved category of seats for PUBDET 2018.

Domicile Certificates for PUMDET 2018

The State (West Bengal) Residential/Domicile requirement is applicable for admission in any reserved category of seats. The candidate needs to download the required proforma keep the certificate ready to be produced during counseling, admission etc.

Criteria to be treated as domicile of West Bengal and applicable proforma of certificate

Only those candidates will be treated as domicile of West Bengal who is either,

  • a) residing in West Bengal continuously at least for last 10 (ten) years as on 31.12.2017; OR
  • b) whose parent(s) is/are a permanent resident(s) of West Bengal having a permanent address within the State of West Bengal.

In case of a) above, a certificate is to be obtained as per for proforma ‘a’.

In case of b) above, a certificate is to be obtained in proforma ‘b’ or the candidate has to produce in original any two of Voter ID card/ Adhaar card/Passport/ Ration card belonging to his/her parents. The said documents would justify that the residential address of parent(s) is in West Bengal.

Below are links to the domicile certificates that are to be downloaded and filled up properly by the candidates applying for admission in any reserved category of seats for PUMDET 2018.

Eligibility Criteria

The information provided below about eligibility criteria of PUBDET / PUMDET 2018 application form.

For UG Courses

  • Each candidate may apply for a maximum of two subjects.
  • 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 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 the English language.
  • For admission, 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.
  • For admission, the candidate must secure a minimum aggregate score as per the following table in his/her qualifying examination in 12th standard

Special Academic Criteria

Besides the minimum aggregate, as shown above, the candidate must also fulfill following special academic criteria for admission in respective courses.

Course Special Academic Criteria
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
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, 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

For PG Courses

Eligibility criteria for appearing in PUMDET-2018

  • Citizenship: Applicant must be a citizen of India
  • Candidates who have passed or appearing B.A. (Hons)/B.Sc. (Hons) the final examination in 2017 from any recognized University, are eligible to apply for and appear in PUMDET-2018.

Eligibility criteria for admission

  • The candidate must have passed or appeared in B.A. (Hons)/B.Sc. (Hons) examination 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 counseling will have to mandatory 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 counseling, 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, demonstrating that they fulfill the minimum conditions of eligibility tabled below, failing which their admission will stand canceled.
  • Therefore the candidate must secure the minimum required percentage of marks/CGPA in Hons./major subject in his/her B.A. (Hons)/B.Sc. (Hons) examination for final and confirmed admission.

Admit Card

Candidates have to carry a printed hard copy of the admit card along with a photograph identical to the one uploaded to the examination center. Candidates must ensure that the admit card is not mutilated/ distorted/ soiled even by accident. Candidates with such mutilated/ distorted/ soiled admit cards will not be allowed to appear in PUBDET/PUMDET-2018.

Duplicate admit cards cannot be generated after the examination. Hence, candidates are advised to retain their admit cards carefully in secured place in undamaged condition for all future purpose.

WBJEEB does not verify the information provided by the candidate during online application. Admit cards issued only on the basis of the information provided by the candidate. All applicants who appear to be prima facie eligible will be issued admit cards and shall be provisionally permitted to sit for PUBDET / PUMDET-2018.

Exam Pattern for PUBDET / PUMDET 2018

The medium of tests will be English except for vernacular subjects like Hindi and Bengali. In every subject, all questions will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) type, with four options against each of the questions. There will 50 (fifty) questions in each paper, full marks 100 and time 90 minutes.

Examination Zones

Following table indicates the examination zones.

Bankura Kolkata-Central
Asansol Kolkata-North
Durgapur Kolkata-South
Burdwan Malda
Coochbihar Kharagpur
Siliguri Haldia
Srirampur Berhampur
Howrah Kalyani

Result

  • The final result will be published in the form of Rank Cards, which will contain all relevant ranks and total score. Rank cards will be available only from the portal www.wbjeeb.in.
  • Candidates will be able to view and download their rank card by logging in with their password.
  • Duplicate rank cards cannot be generated at any later stage after a specified date. Hence candidates are advised to retain their rank cards carefully in secured place in undamaged condition for all future purpose.
  • Ranks will be awarded to all candidates, who appear for PUBDET / PUMDET -2018.
  • But all those, who appear in the examination and have a rank, may not be eligible for counseling, for which a cut off rank and/or a cut off score will be decided by the board, which will be announced at the time of publication of the result

Counselling

  • A separate notification with details of counseling seat allotment and admission will be published in www.wbjeeb.in shortly after the publication of result. Only those, eligible for counseling, will be able to participate in it.
  • Credentials of candidates eligible for counseling and admission will be verified at the Counseling Center on stipulated dates, details of which will be notified in due course of time.
  • Since counseling and admission process is sequential according to rank, candidates have to appear for counseling on the specified date and time only. It is not possible to allow any different date or time for any candidate.
  • The candidate has to appear himself/herself. No other person is allowed to appear for counseling and admission on behalf of the candidate.

Information Brochure

Official Website: www.wbjeeb.in

West Bengal Admissions

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