Presidency-BA(Hons)-SocialSciences

Exam Announced? NO

Programs offered: B.A.(Hons) in Political Science, Sociology, Philosophy, English, History, Hindi, Bengali, Performing Arts

Presidency University was established bythe British in 1817 as the Hindoo College.  Later it was a  Constituent College of Calcutta University.  The formal establishment of Presidency University happened in July 2010.

The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) conducts entrance exam PUBDET-2025 for admissions to undergraduate programs - B.A. and B.Sc (Hons) at Presidency University.  The University has divided courses into two groups and student can apply for any two programs from the list below:

Humanities & Social Science subjects: Bengali, English, Hindi, History, Political Science, Philosophy, Sociology, Performing Arts
Science subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Geology, Economics, Statistics, Geography, Life Sciences
 

Intake:
B.A (Political Science): 29 seats (Gen: 17, SC: 8, ST: 2, EWS: 2)
B.A (Philosophy): 19 seats (Gen: 12, SC: 5, ST: 1, EWS: 1)
B.A (Sociology): 29 seats (Gen: 18, SC: 7, ST: 2, EWS: 2)
B.A (English): 35 seats (Gen: 21, SC: 9, ST: 3, EWS: 2)
B.A (Hindi): 29 seats (Gen: 16, SC: 8, ST: 2, EWS: 3)
B.A (History): 41 seats (Gen: 25, SC: 11, ST: 3, EWS: 2)
B.A (Bengali): 35 seats (Gen: 21, SC: 9, ST: 3, EWS: 2)
B.A (Performing Arts): 14 seats (Gen: 8, SC: 4, ST: 1, EWS: 1)

Conducted by: West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB)

Conducting organization type: State Univ

Additional info: The exam is popular across East