Presidency College Syllabus Question Papers Admission Test

Presidency University, Kolkata

Presidency College University, Kolkata is a unitary, state aided university, located in Kolkata, West Bengal. and one of the premier institutes of learning of liberal arts and sciences in India. In 2002 it was ranked number one by the weekly news magazine India Today. Established in 1817, it is the oldest educational institution in India. It was founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy, and a number of other eminent personalities of Bengal, such as Raja Radhakanta Deb, Maharaja Tejchandra Ray of Burdwan, David Hare, Justice Sir Edward Hyde East, Prasanna Coomar Tagore and Babu Buddinath Mukherjee.

ADMISSION TEST 2011

INFORMATION REGARDING ADMISSION TESTS
(The syllabus to the tests would be of Higher Secondary (10+2) or equivalent standard)
Candidates are advised to consult the Model Question Papers.

SUBJECT	NATURE OF TEST
BENGALI	Included within the Model Question Paper.
BOTANY	Objective and short answer type questions on life science of Class XII standard of WBHSC.
CHEMISTRY and BIOCHEMISTRY	Included within the Model Question Paper.
ECONOMICS	Included within the Model Question Paper.
ENGLISH	Included within the Model Question Paper.
GEOGRAPHY	Practical of 10 marks. Objective and short answer type questions on: Earth and its Environment, Geography of India including Map study, General Science, and Elementary Mathematics (for all). Physical-, Economic-, Human- and Practical Geography (for Arts students). Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics (for Science students without Geography).
GEOLOGY	Objective and short answer type questions on Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics of Class XII standard of WBHSC.
HINDI	Essay, literary appreciation, comprehension, expansion in Hindi, grammatical questions.
HISTORY	Included within the Model Question Paper.
MATHEMATICS	Multiple choice type and comprehensive type questions on Algebra, Trigonometry, Co-ordinate geometry (2D), Calculus, differential equation, Probability theory and vector algebra.
PHILOSOPHY	Objective and conceptual questions, summary and essay writing.
PHYSICS	Part I: Objective (multiple choice) question. Part II: Problems and short questions on Physics.
PHYSIOLOGY	Objective (MCQ) on Biology (mainly on Human Physiology), basic numerical problems of Physics and Chemistry, elementary mathematics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE	Included within the Model Question Paper.
SOCIOLOGY	Essay in English or Bengali; concepts on recent social issues (English or Bengali); comprehension test (English) or an English passage; short answer type questions/MCQ on Indian society and concepts.
STATISTICS	Furnished separately.
ZOOLOGY	Objective type and short answer type questions on Biology (excluding plant science) of Class XI and XII standard of WBHSC.