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The West Bengal Joint Entrance examinations board (WBJEEB) conducts Presidency University Admission Test for admission to three year B.A./B.Sc.(Honours) Course of Presidency University Kolkata.
Eligibility Criteria for Presidency University Admission Test 2020:-
Candidates who have passed the Higher Secondary Examination (10+2 system) conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education, West Bengal, or an equivalent examination, not before 2015, are eligible to apply. The candidates should have passed any of the aforementioned examinations, with at least five recognized subjects (full marks not less than 100), including English language. For 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.
| Sl No. | Department | Mode of Test | Slot alloted | Eligibility (Aggregate and Individual Subject) |
| 1 | Bengali | Written | T2 | 60% in aggregate and 65% in Bengali |
| 2 | Biological Sciences | MCQ | S1 & S2- S4 | 75% in aggregate with Physics& Chemistry+ (Maths or Stat) + Biology |
| 3 | Chemistry | MCQ | S1 & S2- S4 | 80% in aggregate (with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics) and 80% in Chemistry |
| 4 | Economics | MCQ | S2-S4 | 80% in aggregate and 80% in Maths (not Business Maths), and 70% in English |
| 5 | English | MCQ | S2-S4 & T 2 | 80% (Arts) OR 85% (Sci/Com) in aggregate and 75 % English or 65% in Eng-A (WBHS) |
| 6 | Geography | MCQ | S2-S4 (Group A or B) | 75% in aggregate with any 3 of 11 subjects (Phys, Chem, Maths, Bio, Stat, Eco, PolSc, Socio, History, Geography, Geology |
| 7 | Geology | MCQ | S1 | 70% in aggregate with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics |
| 8 | Hindi | - | - | 60% in aggregate and 60% in Hindi |
| 9 | History | Written | T1 | 70% in aggregate |
| 10 | Mathematics | MCQ | S1 & S2-S4 | 75% in aggregate and 80% in Mathematics |
| 11 | Philosophy | MCQ | S2-S4 | 60% in aggregate and 65% in English |
| 12 | Physics | MCQ | S1 & S2-S4 | 80% in aggregate and 80 % in Phys+ Maths combined |
| 13 | Political Science | Written | T3 | 70% in aggregate |
| 14 | Sociology | MCQ | S2-S4 | 70% in aggregate |
| 15 | Statistics | MCQ | S2-S4 | 75 % in aggregate and 80% in Maths or Stat |
Notes:
“Aggregate” implies the sum of the marks obtained in the best four subjects at the last examination, excluding Environmental Education.
MCQ tests will be conducted online using computers. Some MCQ tests may be conducted on OMR if needed.
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Presidency University Admission Test 2020 Pattern:-
Each candidate may apply for a maximum of three Honours subjects. The admission procedure for all subjects, except Hindi (Honours). In Group A, applicants for admission to Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics Honours courses will have to sit for the Common test (PCM) as well as tests for the respective subjects. Applicants for Geology will sit only for the Common test (PCM), while applicants for Geography and Statistics will need to sit only for a subject test. Applicants for the English Honours course will sit for the English-I online test in the slot S2-S4, and an additional written test later (English-2, T 2)
The Common test (with questions in Physics Chemistry and Mathematics) will have to be taken by candidates for admission to Physics, Chemistry, Biology,Geology and Mathematics Honours courses. The Economics test will have questions in Mathematics and English, and the Statistics test in Mathematics, with elementary level.
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