PUBDET 2024 Eligibility Criteria: Age Limit, Qualification, Course-wise Academic Criteria

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Updated on Jun 26, 2024 16:00 IST

PUBDET is conducted to provide admission to candidates at the undergraduate level. Before applying for the PUBDET 2024 exam, candidates need to know about the required eligibility criteria of the exam. Read the article below to know about the PUBDET exam, Eligibility Criteria and more.

PUBDET or Presidency University Bachelor's Degree Entrance Test which is conducted by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) is held to shortlist candidates in BA and BSc (honours) courses offered at Presidency University, Kolkata. It is to be mentioned here that PUBDET consists of separate entrance exams that are held to offer admission to students in various science and humanities courses at Presidency University. PUBDET is conducted to provide admission to candidates at the undergraduate level. It is to be noted here that while filling the PUBDET form can apply for a maximum of any two subjects. Before applying for the PUBDET 2024 exam, candidates need to know about the required eligibility criteria of the exam. Read the article below to know about the PUBDET Eligibility Criteria.

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PUBDET Eligibility Criteria

Those aspiring to appear for the PUBDET exam can check the PUBDET eligibility criteria mentioned here in detail. It is to be noted here that candidates are considered eligible to apply if he/she meet the required criteria. Check out the eligibility criteria for PUBDET 2024 below:

Nationality: In order to apply for the PUBDET exam, candidates should be Citizen of India.

Age Limit: To apply for the PUBDET age, no upper or lower age limit is there.

Academic Qualification: Apart from the above mentioned criteria, candidates should meet the required academic qualification.

Candidates must have qualified higher secondary examination (XII) which is held by CBSE, West Bengal or equivalent exam, not before 2020.
Along with it, candidate should have qualified class 12^th with at least five recognized subjects, such as English language and excluding Environmental Science. The aggregate is to be calculated in the best four recognized subjects.

Along with it, in their qualifying exam in Class 12, aspirants must have obtained minimum aggregate score as given below in the table:

Course	Minimum Aggregate Score
Course	General	SC/ST	OBC-A/B
Physics	70	52.50	63
Chemistry	70	52.50	63
Mathematics	70	52.20	63
Statistics	70	52.20	63
Life Science	70	52.20	63
Economics	70	52.20	63
Geography	70	52.20	63
Geology	70	52.20	63
Bengali	60	45	54
English	65	48	58
History	65	48.75	58
Philosophy	60	45	54
Political Science	60	45	54
Sociology	60	45	54
Hindi	60	45	54
Performing Arts	60	45	54

Notably, to get admission in respective courses, aspirants must also fulfil the academic criteria for admission as given below:

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.
Philosophy	The candidate may apply from Arts / Science / Commerce stream at 10+2 level. The candidate must have English as one subject with 65% marks in English.
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.