PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY REVIEW

I had applied to other colleges under CU, got selected and did get admitted to Lady Brabourne College but I chose Presidency Univeristy over other colleges because of its rich legacy in the history of SouthAsia. Presidency University which was formerly known as the Hindu College has a decorated list of alumni, with the names of Satyajit Ray, Abhijit Banerjee, Amartya Sen, Swami Vivekananda, Jyoti Basu, Jadunath Sarkar, R.C. Majumdar and so on. There is an entrance exam held, PUBDET for admission in the UG courses while for the PG courses PUMDET exam is available. The eligibility for UG courses are 12th pass with an aggregate of 75% minimum required for the board exams. The admission process takes place smoothly, without any hassle as the seniors help the students in case of a query and are really helpful in making the students understand the nuances of the admission process....Read More

I've chosen this university for it's groundbreaking background. Every course has its theoretical and practical aspect which attracts me and several students. No, haven't gotten any rejection from the colleges so far.i wanted to study here and got in here. For BA and MA there are several entrance exam. PUBDET for undergraduation and PUMDET for postgraduation both are conducted by WBJEE. Cutoff depends on the performance and the ratio of students. For further information one can go through the WBJEE website and Presidency University website as well. After one get selected there's a counselling round which is done by the university and then one gets into the program...Read More

I have applied to other colleges also, like Asutosh, Xaviers , Bravon and got chances in all. But all of them have higher fees than Prsidency and poor(though there are few good faculties) faculty than presi. In all presidency seems the best combo for me, in terms of fees, education,campus life....Read More

I had applied to Delhi Universities, Lady Brabourne, Jadavpur University, Visva Bharati University and Presidency University. I got selected in all the given universities except Delhi Universities. I chose Presidency University amongst all of the colleges due to its prestige alumni and reputaution . Due to top cutoffs , I could not pass the Delhi University entrance exam.The admission process of my college is thorugh merit and entrance exams based....Read More

I had applied to and got confirmation from Xaviers College and Jadavpur University. I chose to go to Presidency Due to to its heritage and strong economics department and also due to its affordability. There is a competitive peer group and the location is a plus point. The eligibility reuires minimum of 60% in 10+2 for General category and 55% for SC/OBC/ST/PWD Maths has to be a mandatory subject ( for B,Sc Economics) THey accept admission through PUBDET though mine was direct admission due to COVID 19. The process of admission is to register for PUBDET then give the xam and then wait for merit list and finally if selected go for document verification. The cutoff ranges usually from 150 - 250....Read More

To get admission in Presidency University,one have to attend the PUBDET and PUMDET examination conducted by WBJEE for bachelors and masters respectively. The cut off is not so high but it's difficult to qualify in the exams....Read More