Jadavpur University Exam Pattern 2022: Syllabus and Selection Process

Exam pattern

Details

Duration

2 hours

Maximum marks

100 marks

Types of questions

60 marks for four passage-based questions

40 marks for one descriptive question

Exam pattern

Details

Duration

2.5 hours

Maximum marks

130 marks

Types of questions

Part One consists of 30 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) for 30 marks. Part Two consists of four descriptive questions based on poems worth 40 marks. Two questions with a logic component (10 points)

Exam pattern

Details

Duration

2 hours

Maximum marks

100 marks

Types of questions

20 marks for two short notes

20 marks for one descriptive question

20 marks for one short essay

20 marks for one descriptive question

20 marks for one descriptive essay on a poem. (There will be some questions that can have an English or Bengali response. The answers can be written in Bengali by candidates who studied the language in school.)

Exam pattern

Details

Duration

2 hours

Maximum marks

50 marks

Types of questions

Five multiple-choice questions are worth one mark each; three comprehension-based questions are worth 20 marks; one essay-based question is worth 15 marks; one argument-based question is worth ten marks.

Exam pattern

Details

Duration

2 hours

Maximum marks

100 marks

Types of questions

Descriptive questions

Exam pattern

Details

Duration

2 hours

Maximum marks

100 marks

Types of questions

One essay, four short notes, a comprehension passage, and 20 multiple-choice questions

Exam pattern

Details

Duration

2 hours

Maximum marks

100 marks

Types of questions

40 marks for one essay

20 marks for four short notes

20 marks for four passage-based questions.

20 marks for 20MCQs

Exam pattern

Details

Duration

2 hours

Maximum marks

100 marks

Types of questions

Category I: Three questions that are descriptive (To be attempted either in Bengali or English)

Category II Paper 1: Three descriptive questions, 50 marks.

Paper 2: 50 marks for two questions

Courses

Maximum Marks

Duration

Syllabus/Modalities

B. A. Philosophy

50

Two hours

Three comprehension based questions - 20 marks

One essay based question - 15 marks

One argument based question - 10 marks

Five Multiple Choice Questions - 5 marks

B. A. Bengali

100

Two hours

Descriptive questions

B.A. in Political Science

100

Two hours

One essay

Four short notes

Comprehension passage, 20 MCQs

B.A. History

100

Two hours

Four passage-based questions - 60 marks

One descriptive question - 40 marks

B.A. English

130

2.5 hours

Part One - 30 MCQs - 30 marks

Part Two - Four poem based descriptive questions - 40 marks

One essay question - 50 marks

Two logic-based questions - 10 marks

B.A. Comparative Literature

100

Two hours

· Two short notes - 20 marks

· One descriptive question - 20 marks

· One short essay - 20 marks

· One descriptive question - 20 marks

Courses

Selection Mode

Faculty of Arts (UG)

Political Science

50% (marks in the qualifying examination) +50%(marks in the entrance test)

English

Written entrance exam (applicants must pass the first section of the question paper. They won't be judged for the second portion until after that)

Economics

Marks in the qualifying examination (including marks in Maths)

Sanskrit and Sociology

Aggregate marks in the HSC or equivalent exam

Comparative Literature and History

Aggregate Marks in entrance test

BA Bengali

50% (marks in Bengali and English taken together in HSC or equivalent examination)+ 50% (marks in the written entrance test)

Philosophy

50%(marks in the qualifying examination) +50%(marks in entrance test)

Sciences

.

Marks in the qualifying examination. Interviews will be conducted for the following courses - Hons. in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Geography, and Geological Sciences.

Faculty of Arts (PG)

Film Studies

Direct admission will be granted to those with a Hons. in Film Studies and a minimum cumulative GPA of 50%.

The admission of the Rest will be based on the results of the entrance exam.

Comparative Literature

Scores on the admission test (for applicants who completed their Hons, two papers will be required for non-literature topics. Rest will only need to complete one paper.)

Bengali and Sociology

Students who have completed their diplomas via correspondence or distance learning will be admitted based on the results of a qualifying exam.

Economics, Linguistics, Political Science with International Relations, History, English

Aggregate Marks in the admission test

Philosophy and Sanskrit

50% (marks in the qualifying exam) + 50% (marks in admission test)

Education

In category 1:

(% of HSC or similar marks) x (0.5) + (% of B.A. (Hons.) Education marks (0.5)

Category II

(% of HSC exam marks) + (% of B.Ed. exam marks) = (0.5)

Faculty of Sciences PG

Biotechnology

70%(entrance exam) + 30%(viva)

Physics, Applied Geology, Geography, Mathematics, Chemistry and Electronics Science

Aggregate Marks in the entrance test

Instrumentation

60%(admission test) + 40%(hons. paper)

B.Ed

For Secondary or equivalent students, (0.1) (aggregate of all marks)

For Higher Secondary or equivalent students, (aggregate of marks)(0.2)

For Honours Graduates

(aggregate of marks in Honours paper only)(0.3)

For Postgraduate students (% of marks)(0.4)