PU CET 2017 for Admission to B.Pharm., B.Sc. (Hons.)

Punjab University (PU) offers B.Pharmacy and B.Sc. (H) courses. For granting the admission, the University conducts a Common Entrance Test (CET). However, the qualifiers of the examination are also required to fulfill the eligibility criteria in order to secure a seat in any of the courses.

PU CET 2017 Result & Merit List have been released – Check Here

PU CET 2017 will be held on June 04, 2017. Candidates who are interested in the studying the respective courses form PU, need to submit the application form of it. The PU CET application form released on April 18, 2017, and can be submitted until May 23, 2017. However, the application fee is to be submitted until May 20, 2017. The candidates can check PU CET exam dates, eligibility criteria, application process, counselling process, and more details form this page.

Important Note: For now, only the details about admission in B.Pharm and B.Sc. courses has been announced. The details for BHMS course will release in due course of time.

PU CET 2017 Important Dates
The entire schedule for the events of the examination has been announced. It is as given in the table below.

*Note: The schedule of counselling and merit announcement is given below.

Schedule of PU CET 2017

On June 06, 2017, the Common Entrance Test will be held as per the following schedule:

PU CET 2017 Application Form

The application form for PU CET 2017 are only available online. To fill the application form, the candidates first need to register. The process to register is as below:

• Click on the link provided above.
• Submit Name, Father’s Name, Mother’s Name, Date of Birth, Mobile Number, SMS Consent, E-Mail Id, Class 10th Roll Number, Class 10th Year of Passing, Subject for CET, Category, etc.

Once all the details are submitted correctly, the candidates will receive a Login Id and Password and will be able to fill details in the application form. Candidates should note that the application form will not be accepted until the candidates will submit the application fee of PU CET 2017.

Fee for PU CET Application Form: The application fee amount to be submitted by the candidates belonging to various category is:

• Rs. 2100 – Gen Category candidates (For PCB/PCM/M streams)
• Rs. 1050 – SC/ST/PwD Category (For PCB/PCM/M streams)
• Rs. 300 – Additional Paper (Biology/Mathematics)

PU CET 2017 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria of PU CET 2017 is as below:

For B.Pharm Course:

• B.Pharm – Candidates must have secured 50% marks in 10+2. The core subjects in qualifying examination must be English, Physics, and Chemistry, along with Biology/Biotechnology/Mathematic as an optional subject.

For B.Sc Course:

• Biology and Zoology – Student should have cleared 10+2 exams with more than 50%. The subjects of the candidates in qualifying examination must have been Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English
• Anthropology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics – Core subjects in 10+2 should have been Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/Biology and English. The aggregate percentage in 10+2 should be more than 50%.
• Biochemistry and Microbiology – 10+2 examinations should have been passed with more than 50% and the core subjects should have been English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/Biology/Biotechnology.
• Biotechnology and Biophysics – The minimum marks required in 10+2 is 50%, along with following subjects; English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/Biology/Biotechnology/Computer Science.
• Mathematics – Candidates must have secured, at least, 50% marks in 10+2 and Mathematics should have been one of the subject.

PU CET 2017 Seat Matrix and CET Subjects

The number of seats in each course, along with the CET Subjects is as mentioned below:

PU CET 2017 Admit Card

The candidates who registered successfully by submitting the application form and the fee, has issued admit card on May 30, 2017. The candidates are able to download the admit card from login by entering the Login ID and Password.

The admit card of PU CET 217 is an important document. if the candidate is unable to produce it during the exam or counselling, the admission will not be granted. Candidates must ensure that they keep their admit card in good condition.

PU CET 2017 Exam Pattern

The aspects of PU CT 2017 are as below:

• Exam Center of PU CET – Chandigarh
• Mode of Exam – Pen and Paper
• Duration – 70 minutes for each subject paper
• Language of PU CET 2017 – English only
• Number of Question – 60 in each subject paper
• Marks Per Question – 2 marks
• Total Marks in a Subject Paper – 120 marks
• Negative Marking – 25% of 2 marks, i.e. 0.5 marks
• Syllabus – 10+1 and 10+2

PU CET 2017 Result

The result of PU CET 2017 is announced for all the candidates who will take the exam. It will state ‘Qualified’ or ‘Not Qualified’ status of candidates PCM, PCB, and M. Only those candidates will be termed qualified who will manage to score more than the cutoff.

The cutoff marks for PU CET 2017 are as below:

Note: The admission of the candidates will be done on the basis of Merit and not the score

PU CET 2017 Counselling

Once the result will be announced, the University will release the admission form. The qualified candidates will have to fill the admission form in order to be considered for the merit allocation.

PU CET UG 2017 Merit List – The merit list of Panjab University will be prepared on the basis of marks in CET and Qualifying Examination.

The weightage of CET and class 12th marks, for the merit calculation, are as below:

First, the University will release a tentative merit list. The candidates will have then the opportunity to challenge it. After the candidates will submit objections and course preference, the provisional merit list will be released.

Then, on the basis of the provisional merit list, the seat allocation will be done. Candidates who will be allocated seats, will have to report at the respective department of Panjab University to fulfil the admission formalities.

The counselling schedule of PU CET 2017 is as below:

Candidates can also refer the Information Brochure of PU CET (UG & BHMS).

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