Presidency University, Kolkata Eligibility

Presidency University, Kolkata admissions 2024 for BA course will start soon. The university offers eight BA courses in two streams, i.e., Humanities and Social Science and Science. The eligibility for the course is to pass Class 12 with 60% to 65% aggregate and the selection criteria is through PUBDET. Students can check the common eligibility and selection criteria from the table presented below:

The common eligibility criteria for Presidency University, Kolkata MA History is graduation with 50% aggregate. The university offers eight MA specialisations. The common eligibility criteria for all MA specialisations is Graduation with 50% aggregate. 

Overall, the candidate should pass Class 12 with 70% to 80% aggregate to be eligible for BSc at Presidency University, Kolkata. Since, the university accepts PUBDET scores for admission, the student should meet the eligibility criteria. Candidates should have cleared higher secondary examination Class 12 that is conducted by CBSE, West Bengal or equivalent exam, not before 2020. The candidate must pass Class 12 with at least five recognised subjects, including English language and excluding Environmental Science. The aggregate is to be calculated in the best four recognised subjects.

Presidency University offers Priyamvada Birla Scholarship. The scholarship shall be added to awarded to a total of 25 students pursuing full-time degree (graduation in general degree-BA, BSc, BCom etc.), Professional Course, Engineering, Medicine in any college/institute from recognised college/institute in West Bengal. Students having any confirmed admission for the first year of full-time degree course are only eligible to apply.

Students who have cleared Class 12 or an equivalent exam, are eligible to apply for UG course at Presidency University. They should also have cleared their Class 12 exam in any five subjects including English with an aggregate ranging from 60%-70% for different courses. 

For admission to the Presidency University, Kolkata , WBJEEB is conducted and PUMDET and PUBDET exams for PG and UG are considered for getting into this college. However, from the academic batch of 2021-22, WBJEEB has cancelled both these exams and admission will strictly be based on merit scores obtained by the students at the undergraduate level and Class 12 for PG and UG admission, respectively