PUBDET Preparation 2025: Tips, Strategy & Guide

To score well in PUBDET, candidates have to thoroughly go through the prescribed syllabus. Even if it's general topics that you have covered, go through them once again. Strategize your plans on an hourly, daily, and weekly basis. 

Here are some strategies that you can use in your preparation:

• Cover the subjects thoroughly and know the important topics which have to be covered.
• Segregate the subjects and topics into easy and difficult categories. Cover topics that you find challenging.
• Note down the topics which carry maximum weightage (based on previous years’ question papers).

As per the previous year's entrance exam, candidates found the PUBDET entrance exam moderate and simple. Students have to study from the syllabus as taught in class X and class XII. Candidates can check the PUBDET preparation tips below.

• Understand the PUBDET Pattern and Marking Scheme.
• Get the prescribed PUBDET syllabus for the applied course.
• Get all the study material you can to prepare better for PUBDET.
• Create a day to day and weekly time table on how much material you can study on a daily basis.

Yes, 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer entered. A total of 2 marks is awarded per correct answer entered.

PUBDET 2024 Exam Pattern
No. of Questions	Total Marks	Time Duration
50 (MCQs)	100 marks	90 minutes

The PUBDET exam will be conducted in offline mode i.e. pen and paper test. The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) conducts the Presidency University Bachelor's Degree Entrance Test (PUBDET) in order to shortlist aspirants for admission in BA and BSc  (honours) programmes offered at Presidency University, Kolkata. PUBDET comprises separate entrance exams that are conducted to offer admission to aspirants in different Science and humanities programmes offered at Presidency University at the undergraduate level. 

Aspirants can refer to the following books to prepare for PUBDET - 

• Class 11 and 12 course books 
• Wren and Martin for Grammar
• A Glossary of Literary Term by M.H. Abrams

It is also advised that the students use older PUBDET question papers for practice. Those make the best prep material. Students get an idea of the difficulty level and the types of the questions asked by doing so.

Step-wise Preparation for PUBDET are mentioned below:
Step 1: Understand the PUBDET Pattern and Marking Scheme.
Step 2: Get the prescribed PUBDET syllabus for the applied course.
Step 3: Get all the study material you can to prepare better for PUBDET
Step 4: Create a day to day and weekly time table on how much material you can study on a daily basis.

The detailed analysis of PUBDET syllabus 2023 for B.A. English Literature is as follows: 1. Economics - Mathematics and English 2. Performing Arts - Basic knowledge in theatre, music and dance 3. English 4. Political Science English and basic politics 5. History 6. Hindi 7. Geography - Geography, English and basic scientific aptitude 8. Sociology - Social awareness, English and general aptitude 9. Bengali 10. Philosophy - Reasoning, general knowledge and elements of basic philosophy All the papers have to answered in English/Bengali except English (Compulsory English medium), Bengali (Compulsory Bengali Medium) and Hindi (Compulsorily Hindi Medium).

Candidates check the seat matrix for English Paper II in PUBDET exam below:

Stream	Institute Type	Institute	Program	Quota	Open	Open (PwD)	OBC - A	OBC - A (PwD)	OBC - B	OBC - B (PwD)	SC	SC (PwD)	ST	ST (PwD)	Tuition Fee Waiver	TotalSeats
English (Paper II)	State Government	Presidency University (900009)	B. Arts in English	All India	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20
English (Paper II)	State Government	Presidency University (900009)	B. Arts in English	Home State	0	1	4	0	3	0	7	1	2	0	0	18
	-	-	-	Total	20	1	4	0	3	0

Candidates interested to appear in PUBDET exam are required to check the eligibility criteria for the exam mentioned below. Check out the academic qualification below:

• Candidates should have cleared higher secondary examination (XII) that is conducted by CBSE, West Bengal or equivalent exam, not before 2020.
• The candidate must pass XII 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.

The exam body, WBJEEB, has not announced the dates of PUBDET 2025 yet. However, it is likely that the exam will be coducted in the first week of July 2025. For 2024, this state-level entrance exam was conducted on July 7. Applications for the same were open from February 15, 2024 to March 18, 2024. 

Yes. PUBDET is conducted by the Presidency University in order to offer candidates admission in Humanities and Science streams at the undergraduate level.  PUBDET comprises separate entrance exams that are conducted to offer admission to aspirants in different Science and humanities programmes offered at Presidency University at the undergraduate level. While appearing for PUBDET exam, candidates can apply for a maximum of any two subjects.