PUBDET Exam Pattern 2026: Marking Scheme, Exam Day Requirements & Total Marks

The PUBDET exam pattern 2026 specifies that the test will be held Offline – Optical Mark Recognition (OMR-based). The PUBDET exam is conducted for a total of 10 papers in different subjects by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB). Moreover, 50 MCQs will be asked in each paper.

From this article, get details about the PUBDET pattern 2026 like number & type of questions, total marks, negative marking, and other aspects.

PUBDET or Presidency University Bachelor Degree Entrance Test is conducted to offer admission to the students in the B.A & B.Sc (Major / Honours) program offered at the Presidency University. Also, for passing the PUBDET exam, aspirants should be familiar with the test format.

Students can get the overview of the PUBDET paper pattern 2026 from the below-stated table:

Note: Both exam pattern & PUBDET Syllabus 2026 should be considered by the aspirants to prepare for the entrance test.

The conducting body will conduct the 10 different papers of PUBDET 2026 for admission into 16 subjects available in the accepted programs of the University. Moreover, eligible students can only apply for any 3 subjects. However, candidates should know that they cannot opt for the 3 subjects for which the test is going to be held on the same day and time.

As per the PUBDET exam pattern 2026, the list of the 10 papers is as follows:

In accordance with the PUBDET 2026 exam pattern, every paper of the test will include 50 multiple choice questions. Moreover, in each question, students will get 4 options out of which one needs to be marked.

The specified time limit to attempt all the questions in the entrance test is 90 minutes. Along with this, the total marks of the exam will be 100.

The PUBDET marking scheme that will be followed by the WBJEEB (exam conducting body) to allot marks to the students in the exam are as follows:

• 2 marks will be granted for every right marked response of a question.
• Negative marking of -0.50 will be applicable for every incorrect answer. In addition to this, for any combination of response with more than one option, this scheme will be applicable.
• No deduction of marks will be done for unanswered questions.

West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) that is the test conducting authority provides some special facilities for the candidates belonging to Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwD) category as per the PUBDET exam pattern 2026.

In addition, according to Section 2(r) of the RPWD Act, 2016, “persons with benchmark disabilities” means a person with not less than forty percent (40%) of a specified disability.

The details about such facilities are as follows:

Compensatory Time

Candidates belonging to the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) category will get an extra 20 minutes per hour in the examination on a pro-rata basis.

Scribe Facility

Scribe or reader facility can be availed by the PwBD category students. However, such candidates have to arrange the scribe on their own, the authority will not be responsible for this.

Note: Candidates who wish to avail the afore-given special facilities have to apply formally in writing with requisite documents to the Chairman, WBJEEB and also need to submit the application to the designated authority minimum 60 days before the beginning of the test.

* Satisfying the PUBDET Eligibility Criteria 2026 is necessary for the students in order to complete the PUBDET Registration 2026.