Presidency University
Admission to Two Year (four semesters) Master Degree Courses
(Open Quota)
Session: 2021-2022
+ Available Subjects (Major/ Honours)
+ Eligibility
PG Courses | Required Honours / Major Subject | Minimum Required Percentage of Marks / CGPA (which ever is higher) in Honours / Major subject | |||
General | SC/ST | OBC-A/B | PwD | ||
Bengali | Bengali | 50%/5.5 | 37.5%/4.125 | 45%/4.95 | 47.5%/5.225 |
English | English | 50%/5.5 | 37.5%/4.125 | 45%/4.95 | 47.5%/5.225 |
Hindi | Hindi | 50%/5.5 | 37.5%/4.125 | 45%/4.95 | 47.5%/5.225 |
History | History | 50%/5.5 | 37.5%/4.125 | 45%/4.95 | 47.5%/5.225 |
Philosophy | Philosophy | 50%/5.5 | 37.5%/4.125 | 45%/4.95 | 47.5%/5.225 |
Political Science | Political Science | 50%/5.5 | 37.5%/4.125 | 45%/4.95 | 47.5%/5.225 |
Sociology | Any subject | 50%/5.5 | 37.5%/4.125 | 45%/4.95 | 47.5%/5.225 |
Performing Arts | Performing Arts / any allied subjects | 50%/5.5 | 37.5%/4.125 | 45%/4.95 | 47.5%/5.225 |
Chemistry | Chemistry | 55%/6.0 | 41.25%/4.50 | 49.5%/5.40 | 52.25%/5.70 |
Applied Economics | Applied Economics | 55%/6.0 | 41.25%/4.50 | 49.5%/5.40 | 52.25%/5.70 |
Geography | Geography | 55%/6.0 | 41.25%/4.50 | 49.5%/5.40 | 52.25%/5.70 |
Applied Geology | Applied Geology | 55%/6.0 | 41.25%/4.50 | 49.5%/5.40 | 52.25%/5.70 |
Life Sciences | Any branch of Life Sciences | 55%/6.0 | 41.25%/4.50 | 49.5%/5.40 | 52.25%/5.70 |
Mathematics | Mathematics | 55%/6.0 | 41.25%/4.50 | 49.5%/5.40 | 52.25%/5.70 |
Physics | Physics | 55%/6.0 | 41.25%/4.50 | 49.5%/5.40 | 52.25%/5.70 |
Statistics | Statistics | 55%/6.0 | 41.25%/4.50 | 49.5%/5.40 | 52.25%/5.70 |
Biotechnology | a) Any branch of Life Sciences with Chemistry as GE/Pass course subject OR b) Biotechnology OR c) Chemistry |
55%/6.0 | 41.25%/4.50 | 49.5%/5.40 | 52.25%/5.70 |
+ Important dates
Application start date | 1st September, 2021 (From 12:00 Noon) |
Application end date | 15th September, 2021(till 04:00 P.M.) |
Publication of Provisional Merit list (tentative) | 17th September, 2021 (after 05:00 P.M.) |
+ Intake Capacity (Open Quota: 20% of total seats)**
Subject | General | SC | ST | OBC-A | OBC-B | Total** |
Bengali | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
English | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Hindi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
History | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
Philosophy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Political Science | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Performing Arts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Sociology | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Chemistry | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Applied Economics | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Geography | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Applied Geology | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Life Sciences | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
Mathematics | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Physics | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Statistics | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Biotechnology | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
Total | 127* |
+ Reservation of Seats for SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/PwD category of students
+ Procedure for Preparation of General Merit List
PG Courses | Formula for Calculating Academic Score |
Bengali | Marks obtained in Honours |
English | Marks obtained in Honours |
Hindi | 60% of Marks obtained in Honours + 40% of Aggregate Marks in Graduation |
History | 80% of Marks obtained in Honours + 20% of Marks obtained in English at (10+2) level |
Philosophy | 75% of Marks obtained in Honours + 25% of Marks obtained in English at (10+2) level |
Political Science | 80% of Marks obtained in Honours + 20% of Marks obtained in English at (10+2) level |
Sociology | 25% of Marks obtained in Honours + 25% of Aggregate Marks at Graduation + 25% of Aggregate Marks (best four) at (10+2) level + 25% of Aggregate Marks obtained in English at (10+2) level |
Performing Arts | 50% of Marks obtained in Honours + 25% of Aggregate Marks obtained at (10+2) level + 25% of Marks obtained in English at (10+2) level |
Chemistry | 50% of Marks obtained in Honours + 50% of Marks obtained in Chemistry at (10+2) level |
Applied Economics | Marks obtained in Honours |
Geography | 80% of Marks obtained in Honours + 20% of Marks obtained in English at (10+2) level |
Applied Geology | Marks obtained in Honours |
Life Sciences | 50% of Marks obtained in Honours/Major+ 25% of Aggregate Marks at Graduation + 25% of aggregate Marks(best four) at (10+2) level |
Mathematics | 80% of Marks obtained in Honours + 20% of Marks obtained in Mathematics at (10+2) level |
Physics | 50% of Marks obtained in Honours + 25% of Marks obtained in Mathematics at (10+2) level + 25% of Marks obtained in Physics at (10+2) level |
Statistics | 75% of Marks obtained in Honours + 25% of Marks obtained in Mathematics at (10+2) level |
Biotechnology | a) 50% of marks obtained in Honours/Major + 25% of marks obtained in Chemistry at graduation level + 25% of marks obtained in English at (10+2) level
OR b) 75% of marks obtained in Honours/Major + 25% of marks obtained in English at (10+2) level\ OR c) 75% of marks obtained in Honours/Major + 25% of marks obtained in English at (10+2) level |
+ Tie-breaking methodology