
PUBDET 2026: PUBDET 2026 application is expected to be out in March 2026. The exam is conducted by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) annually for admissions to BA and BSc programmes at Presidency University.
The official body will release a detailed exam schedule along with the pattern, syllabus, result dates, etc, on the website. Learn more about PUBDET dates, fee structure, registration details, documents required, and more in the article below.
Also Read -
- What is PUBDET?
- PUBDET Important Dates 2025
- PUBDET 2025 Exam Highlights
- Courses Offered Through PUBDET 2025
- PUBDET 2025 Eligibility Criteria
- PUBDET 2025 Application Process
- PUBDET 2025 Admit Card
- PUBDET 2025 Result
- PUBDET 2025 Counselling
- PUBDET 2025 Contact Information
- FAQs Related to PUBDET 2025
What is PUBDET?
Presidency University Bachelor’s Degree Entrance Test or PUBDET is held to pick students for BA and BSc (honours) courses at Presidency University, Kolkata. It is a offline test, done with pen and paper. Students who want to study here can apply for up to two subjects while filling the PUBDET application form. Presidency University is very popular in West Bengal, so around 40 to 50 thousand students apply every year. The number of seats is announced before PUBDET counselling and seat allotment. Usually, seats are much less than the number of applicants, which makes the exam really competitive.
Commonly asked questions
The PUBDET syllabus for BSc in Life Science in 2025 includes topics like Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology, Cellular Organization, Fundamental Processes, Cell Communication and Cell Signaling, Developmental Biology, System Physiology (Plant and Animal), Inheritance Biology, Diversity of Life Forms, Ecological Principles, Evolution and Behavior, Applied Biology, and Methods in Biology.
PUBDET exam is conducted to provide BA and BSc (honours) programmes offered at Presidency University, Kolkata.
As per the official statement issued by WBJEEB, around 5,262 candidates applied for PUBDET 2025.
PUBDET Important Dates 2025
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of PUBDET 2025 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| Mar ' 26 | PUBDET 2026 Applications TENTATIVE |
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 10 Sep ' 25 | PUBDET 2025 2nd Round Seat Allotment |
| 06 Sep ' 25 | PUBDET 2025 1st Round Seat Allotment |
| 30 Aug ' 25 | PUBDET 2025 Counselling Seat Matrix |
PUBDET 2025 Exam Highlights
Key details about the PUBDET undergraduate-level entrance exam are provided in the table below.
| Exam Particulars |
Exam Statistics |
|---|---|
| Exam Name |
Presidency University Bachelor's Degree Entrance Test (PUBDET) |
| Conducting Body |
Presidency University, Kolkata |
| Level |
University |
| Mode |
Offline (Pen & Paper Test) |
| Duration |
90 minutes |
| Medium |
English (Bengali, Hindi papers in respective languages) |
| Official Website |
https://wbjeeb.nic.in/PUBDETCMS/public/home.aspx |
Commonly asked questions
Yes, there is. Every right answer gives 1 mark, but a wrong one cuts 0.25 marks. If you don't answer, no marks given or cut.
PUBDET is conducted offline. Students need to answer multiple choice questions (MCQs). Each subject paper has 50 questions, and aspirants fill in their answers on an OMR sheet.
The PUBDET exam is organized every year by WBJEEB, which means West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board, for Presidency University Kolkata.
Courses Offered Through PUBDET 2025
The following BA and BSc programmes are offered through PUBDET.
| Science |
Humanities |
|---|---|
| Physics |
Political Science |
| Chemistry |
Bengali |
| Mathematics |
Sociology |
| Geography |
English |
| Life Sciences |
History |
| Geology |
Philosophy |
| Economics |
Hindi |
| Statistics |
Performing Arts |
Commonly asked questions
PUBDET gives you many choices in Science and Humanities. You can go for subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Math, English, History, Political Science, Geography, Economics, Sociology, and few more.
PUBDET 2025 Eligibility Criteria
Before you fill the application form, make sure you meet the PUBDET 2025 eligibility criteria. If a student doesn’t meet it, they can lose their chance at any stage of selection. The subject-wise eligibility rules for the exam are given below.
Nationality
- Citizen of India
Age Limit
- No upper or lower age limit
Academic Qualification
- Candidates should have cleared the higher secondary examination (XII) that is conducted by CBSE, West Bengal or an equivalent exam, not before 2020.
- The candidate must pass XII with at least five recognized subjects, including English language and excluding Environmental Science. The aggregate is to be calculated in the best four recognized subjects.
Apart from the above, in their qualifying exam in Class 12, candidates should have secured a minimum aggregate score as mentioned in the table below:
| Course |
Minimum Aggregate Score |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Further, to secure admission in respective courses, candidates should also fulfil the academic criteria for admission as mentioned below:
| Course |
Special Academic Criteria |
|---|---|
| Bengali |
Candidates may apply from the Arts/ Science stream at the 10+2 level. They must have Bengali as one subject with 60% marks in Bengali. |
| Candidates may apply from the Arts/ Science stream at the 10+2 level. They must have English as one subject with 65% marks in English-A (WBHS) or 75% in English. |
|
| Candidates have to apply from the Arts stream at the 10+2 level. They must have History as one subject with 65% marks in History. |
|
| Candidates may apply from the Arts/ Science/ Commerce stream at the 10+2 level. They must have English as one subject with 65% marks in English. |
|
| Candidates may apply from the Arts/ Science stream at the 10+2 level. They must have English as one subject with 60% marks in English. |
|
| Candidates may apply from the Arts/ Science/ Commerce stream at the 10+2 level. They must have English as one subject with 70% marks in English. |
|
| Candidates may apply from the Arts/ Science stream at the 10+2 level. They must have Hindi as one subject with 60% marks in Hindi. |
|
| Candidates may apply from the Arts/ Science stream at the 10+2 level. They must have English as one subject with 60% marks in English. |
|
| Candidates have to apply from the Science stream with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics at the 10+2 level. They must have secured 80% in Physics and 80% in Mathematics. |
|
| Candidates have to apply from the Science stream with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics at the 10+2 level. They must have secured 80% in Chemistry. |
|
| Candidates have to apply from the Science stream with Mathematics as one subject at the 10+2 level. They must have secured 80% in Mathematics. |
|
| The candidate has to apply from the Science stream with Mathematics as one subject at the 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 |
Candidates have to apply from the Science stream with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics/ Statistics and Biology at the 10+2 level. |
| Candidates may apply from the Arts/ Science/ Commerce stream at the 10+2 level. They must have Mathematics (not Business Mathematics) as one subject with 70% marks in English (A/ B) and 75% in Mathematics. |
|
| Candidates may apply from the Arts/ Science stream with any three of the following subjects at the 10+2 level: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, Statistics, Economics, Political Science, Sociology, History, Geography, and Geology. |
|
| Candidates have to apply from the stream with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics at the 10+2 level. They must have secured 70% in each of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. |
Commonly asked questions
Candidates who have passed higher secondary examination conducted by CBSE or any other recognised board are eligible. But they are required to meet subject and aggregate criteria.
Yes, you can apply for more than one subject in PUBDET 2026. One can apply upto a maximum of two subjects in one year. But they must pay exam fee for both subjects.
No, there is no upper or lower age limit to apply for PUBDET exam. West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) has provided no upper or lower age limit.
PUBDET 2025 Application Process
The PUBDET 2025 application forms are released online on the exam body’s website. To fill the form, you need to register on the official site with your name and contact details. You also have to pay an application fee while filling it. The exam body gives a chance to correct mistakes in the form, but that application correction window is now closed. Remember, the form is only available online on the official website. Any other way of submitting the form will not be accepted for the entrance exam.
PUBDET 2025 Application Fee
Candidates can pay the application fee for PUBDET through net banking/ debit card/ credit card or by cash using an Allahabad Bank e-challan.
| PUBDET Application Fee (in INR) |
|
|---|---|
| Application fee |
500 + Bank’s Service Charges (250 for each additional paper) |
PUBDET Exam Centres
Applicants are required to fill in their exam centre choices while filling out the PUBDET 2025 application form. If their preferred exam centres are at capacity, they will be allotted another based on proximity to their preference. Exam centres won't be changed once the admit cards are released.
Examination Zones -
| Bankura (681) |
Kolkata-Central (811) |
| Asansol (701) |
Kolkata-North/Salt Lake (812) |
| Durgapur (702) |
Kolkata-South (813) |
| Burdawan (711) |
Malda (821) |
| Coochbihar (721) |
Kharagpur (832) |
| Siliguri (732) |
Hadlia (842) |
| Srirampur (763) |
Berhampur (851) |
| Howrah (770) |
Kalyani (861) |
Note: Any exam centre/ zone may be dropped if an adequate number of candidates are not available or under any other unavoidable circumstances. If any such incidents arise, the candidate will be allocated to an alternative exam centre.
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Commonly asked questions
Candidates need to fill out WBJEEB application form online from WBJEEB official website only. You just have to write your basic details carefully in form first, then you will upload your recent photo and other required documents. After that, you have to pay WBJEEB exam fee online. Make sure you finish all this properly before the last date, otherwise the form will not be accepted.
The PUBDET fee is around INR 500 per subject. If you apply for two subjects, you need to pay for both separately.
PUBDET 2025 Admit Card
PUBDET admit card was released on 13 June 2025. The PUBDET admit card download date has now expired. You can download your PUBDET admit card from the official website using the login details you got during registration. After downloading, you must take a printout of the PUBDET admit card. These admit cards, or hall tickets, must be carried to the exam centres. If you forget it, you won’t be allowed to sit for the exam. Important info like roll number, exam timing, reporting time, exam venue, and exam day instructions are all printed on the PUBDET admit card. Here are the steps to download PUBDET 2025 admit card:
- Go to wbjeeb.nic.in website
- Click on link indicating PUBDET 2025 admit card/hall ticket
- Enter login credentials for you PUBDET account
- The admit card will open
- Click on download icon and save it
PUBDET 2025 Result
The WBJEEB declared the PUBDET 2025 result online. Candidates will have to log in using their login credentials to access the results, which are published in the form of rank cards. Candidates will be required to download and preserve PUBDET 2025 result cum rank cards, so that they can produce them during the counselling process.
It must be noted that the exam body doesn't release a merit list. The steps to check the PUBDET 2025 rank cards are provided below.
Step 1: Candidate will have to visit the official website of PUBDET 2025 in order to check their rank cards.
Step 2: On visiting the WBJEEB official site, students will have to click on the ‘PUBDET 2025 Rank Card’ tab, which will be available on the website.
Step 3: On clicking the link, candidate will be directed to a new page, where the aspirant will have to enter their application number, password and date of birth.
Step 4: Candidate will then have to click on the sign-in button.
Step 5: One can view their respective PUBDET rank cards. Results will be available to individual candidates. It will contain all relevant ranks and total scores.
Step 6: All are advised to download their rank cards and take a print-out for counselling process.
PUBDET 2025 Counselling
PUBDET 2025 Contact Information
Address: Controller of Examinations, West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations board, AQ-13/1, Sector –V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700091
Phone No.: 1800-3450-050
Commonly asked questions
While specific hours aren't listed, it is recommended to call the helpline during regular office hours (10:00 AM to 5:00 PM on working days).
Official address of WBJEEB for PUBDET 2025 related queries is:
Address: Controller of Examinations, West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations board, AQ-13/1, Sector –V, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700091
Phone No.: 1800-3450-050
No, no electronic devices including a calculator are allowed in the PUBDET exam halls. If a student is found using such devices, they will be booked under unfair means and will be disqualified.
FAQs Related to PUBDET 2025
Commonly asked questions
PUBDET means Presidency University Bachelor's Degree Entrance Test. It's an exam for students who want to study BA or BSc (Honours) courses in Presidency University Kolkata. The test happens in offline mode using pen and paper.
The PUBDET exam is mainly for getting admission into undergraduate programs like BA and BSc at Presidency University. It helps the college choose students based on their exam marks.
Candidates can apply for PUBDET if they have passed class 12 or a similar level exam from any recognised board. Marks requirement can be different for each subject. Only Indian students can apply for PUBDET 2026.
PUBDET Exam
Student Forum
Answered a month ago
Yes, you can apply for more than one subject in PUBDET 2026. One can apply upto a maximum of two subjects in one year. But they must pay exam fee for both subjects.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a month ago
Candidates need to fill out WBJEEB application form online from WBJEEB official website only. You just have to write your basic details carefully in form first, then you will upload your recent photo and other required documents. After that, you have to pay WBJEEB exam fee online. Make sure you fini
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a month ago
The PUBDET fee is around INR 500 per subject. If you apply for two subjects, you need to pay for both separately.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a month ago
Yes, there is. Every right answer gives 1 mark, but a wrong one cuts 0.25 marks. If you don't answer, no marks given or cut.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a month ago
PUBDET is conducted offline. Students need to answer multiple choice questions (MCQs). Each subject paper has 50 questions, and aspirants fill in their answers on an OMR sheet.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a month ago
The PUBDET syllabus is mostly from your class 11 and 12 subjects. It depends on what subject you choose like Physics, Chemistry, Math, History, English, Political Science and more.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a month ago
Candidates can apply for PUBDET if they have passed class 12 or a similar level exam from any recognised board. Marks requirement can be different for each subject. Only Indian students can apply for PUBDET 2026.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a month ago
The PUBDET exam is organized every year by WBJEEB, which means West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board, for Presidency University Kolkata.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a month ago
The PUBDET exam is mainly for getting admission into undergraduate programs like BA and BSc at Presidency University. It helps the college choose students based on their exam marks.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered a month ago
PUBDET means Presidency University Bachelor's Degree Entrance Test. It's an exam for students who want to study BA or BSc (Honours) courses in Presidency University Kolkata. The test happens in offline mode using pen and paper.
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Can I apply for more than one subject in PUBDET 2026?