:::Presidency College, Kolkata :::

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Eligibility Criteria

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Admission Programme

Admission Test Schedule

General Information

The syllabi of the tests would be of Higher Secondary (10+2) or equivalent standard

SUBJECT

NATURE OF TEST

BENGALI

Substance writing or amplification, short notes on important books and essay writing.

BOTANY

Objective and short answer type questions.

CHEMISTRY

Objective and short-answer type questions and problems on Chemistry.

ECONOMICS

Group A: Two comprehension passages and essay writing.

Group B: Mathematics (Algebra, Trigonometry, Co-ordinate geometry), Differential and Integral Calculus.

ENGLISH

Part I — Grammar component (Candidates, failing to secure 40% of the highest marks obtained by a candidate in Part I will not be evaluated for the Part II)

Part II — Essay, An unseen poem/verse passage with questions designed to test powers of comprehension and appreciation.

GEOGRAPHY

1.      Objective and short answer type questions on: Earth and its Environment, Geography of India including Map study, General Science, and Elementary Mathematics (for all)

2.      Physical-, Economic-, Human- and Practical Geography (for Arts students)

3.      Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics (for Science students without Geography)

GEOLOGY

Objective and short answer type questions on Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Elementary knowledge about the Earth on the basis of a syllabus notified on the Departmental notice board.

HINDI

Essay, literary appreciation, comprehension, expansion in Hindi, grammatical questions.

HISTORY

General comprehension, substance, passage writing and comments, multiple-choice/objective questions, dialogue.

MATHEMATICS

Objective and comprehensive type questions on Algebra, Trigonometry, Co-ordinate geometry, Solid geometry, Mensuration and Calculus including application

PHILOSOPHY

Comprehension, objective questions, essay and précis writing.

PHYSICS

Part I — Objective (multiple choice) question (candidates, failing to secure 30% of the highest marks obtained by a candidate in Part I will not be evaluated for the Part II).

Part II —Problems and short questions on Physics

PHYSIOLOGY

Objective and short-answer type questions on Biology (mainly on Human Physiology), basic numerical problems of Physics and Chemistry, Comprehension in English of 5/10 marks.

POLITICAL SCIENCE English essay, passage writing (English or Bengali) and comprehension test; basic concepts in Political Science, recent developments in the World

SOCIOLOGY Essay in English or Bengali; comprehension test (in English or Bengali) on an English passage; objective and short answer type questions on Indian society and concepts; an elucidation in English

STATISTICS Short answer and objective type questions on H.S. Mathematics (excluding Statics and Dynamics) and simple questions on interpretation of numerical data. English proficiency test.

ZOOLOGY Objective type and short discussion type questions; drawing of labeled diagrams of Zoological features.

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