PUMDET MSc 2024 Syllabus: Check Section-wise Exam Syllabus Here

Updated on Nov 15, 2025 12:57 IST

By Porishmita Paul, Associate Senior Executive

PUMDET 2025 Syllabus: Registration for PUMDET 2025 exam has likely been closed. However, the official body WBJEEB has not released any notice regarding the same. WBJEEB releases the syllabus of PUMDET annually for admissions in postgraduate programmes at Presidency University. PUMDET syllabus 2025 includes subject-wise topics based on which questions are framed. The PUMDET syllabus is for both MA and MSc subjects. It is important that the applicants go through the syllabus of the PUMDET 2025 before starting their preparations. In addition to the subject-wise PUMDET syllabus, you will also find the pattern and the marking scheme of the test. Read on to learn more.

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PUMDET 2025 Preparation

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PUMDET 2025 Syllabus
PUMDET 2025 Subjects
PUMDET 2025 Pattern
PUMDET 2025 - Marking Scheme
FAQs Related to PUMDET 2025 Syllabus

PUMDET 2025 Syllabus

The subject-wise PUMDET 2025 syllabus is provided in the table below.

Paper/ Subject	Syllabus
Bengali	Undergraduate Bengali (Major/ Honours) syllabus of Presidency University or its equivalent of any recognised Indian University.
English	Undergraduate English (Major/ Honours) syllabus of Presidency University or its equivalent of any recognised Indian University.
Hindi	Undergraduate Hindi (Major/ Honours) syllabus of Presidency University or its equivalent of any recognised Indian University.
History	Undergraduate History (Major/ Honours) syllabus of Presidency University or its equivalent of any recognised Indian University.
Philosophy/ Sociology/ Performing Arts	English Language (40 marks) and Logical Reasoning (60 marks) of UG Pass Course level.
Political Science	Undergraduate Political Science (Major/ Honours) syllabus of Presidency University or its equivalent of any recognised Indian University.
Chemistry	Undergraduate Chemistry (Major/ Honours) syllabus of Presidency University or its equivalent of any recognised Indian University.
Applied Economics	Undergraduate Economics (Major/ Honours) courses in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Mathematical Economics, Statistics and Econometrics syllabus of Presidency University or its equivalent of any recognised Indian University.
Geography	Undergraduate Geography (Major/ Honours) syllabus of Presidency University or its equivalent of any recognised Indian University.
Applied Geology	Undergraduate Geology (Major/ Honours) syllabus of Presidency University or its equivalent of any recognised Indian University.
Life Science	Common Topics of the BSc (Major/ Honours) level in various division of Life Science.
Mathematics	Undergraduate Mathematics (Major/ Honours) syllabus of Presidency University or its equivalent of any recognised Indian University.
Physics/ Astrophysics	Undergraduate Physics (Major/ Honours) course of Presidency University or its equivalent of any recognised Indian University.
Statistics	Undergraduate Statistics (Major/ Honours) syllabus of Presidency University or its equivalent of any recognised Indian University.
Health Sciences (Biotechnology/ Virology and Immunology/ Molecular Microbiology)	Syllabus of the Undergraduate Course in Biological Science (CBCS: Major/ Honours) (80 marks) and Chemistry at graduation level (minor/ GE/ pass course) (20 marks).

PUMDET 2025 Subjects

Below is a list of humanities and science subjects in which MA and MSc courses are offered through PUMDET.

Science	Humanities & Social Science
Chemistry	Bengali
Applied Economics	English
Geography	Hindi
Applied Geology	History
Life Sciences	Philosophy/Sociology/ Performing Arts *
Mathematics	Political Science
Physics/ Astrophysics*
Statistics
Health Sciences (Biotechnology/ Virology and Immunology/ Molecular Microbiology)#

This combination will be considered as a single choice during application and entrance test. During counselling, eligible candidates will be allowed to select only one course of study. This combination will be considered as a single choice during the application and entrance test. During counselling, the eligible candidates will be allowed to select only one course of study out of the following three courses: (i) Biotechnology, (ii) Virology and Immunology, and (iii) Molecular Microbiology.

PUMDET 2025 Pattern

In the table below, you will find the pattern for PUMDET 2025.

Particulars	Details
Mode	Offline (Pen & Paper Test)
Duration	90 minutes
Medium	English (Bengali, Hindi papers in respective languages)
No. of Questions	50 (MCQs)
Total Marks	100

PUMDET 2025 - Marking Scheme

In the PUMDET exam, you get 2 marks for each correct answer. For every wrong answer, 0.5 marks will be cut. If you leave a question blank and don’t choose anything, then you simply get zero for that one. Official website says, “For any combination of response with more than one option, the said answer will be treated as incorrect and will yield -1/2 (25% negative) marks”.