Deccan Education Society’s

Fergusson College (Autonomous), Pune-411004

Notification for Entrance examination to M.A. and M.Sc. Programmes
(Academic Year 2025-26)
Fergusson College (Autonomous) will be conducting online/ offline entrance examination for admissions
to M.A. and M.Sc. programmes for the academic year 2025-26 as per details given below:

Admission 2025-26 Details

Detailed Notice of Entrance test Available on the college website - http://www.fergusson.edu

Registration Link https://registration.deccansociety.org/Registration/Apply/FCP

Availability of Entrance test application forms 16th April 2025 – 30th May 2025

Application Fee For Entrance General Candidates – Rs. 900/-;

Reserved Category Candidates – Rs. 700/-
Application Fee For No Entrance Rs. 100/-
(M.Sc. Electronic Science and M.A Marathi)
Payment Mode Online using debit/credit card/Net banking/UPI etc.
Application fees are non-refundable and non-transferable
Documents to be uploaded with application form
1. Please refer the list given below ( Point 2)
Mode of entrance Online / Proctored mode
Offline (On campus)
Please refer the Table 1 below
Admission Criteria to all PG programmes Based ONLY on ENTRANCE TEST SCORE
(With the exception of Departments mentioned in Table 1
Given below)
Programmes offered, Eligibility Criteria and Please refer the Table 2 given below
syllabus for Entrance Exam
For queries contact details of respective Please refer the Table 3 given below
departments
Details regarding entrance test  Duration of test – 60 min.
 Marks for entrance test – 50
 Number of multiple-choice questions – 50
 Negative marking system –
[for every wrong answer1/3rd (one third) of the allotted
marks of the question will be deducted]
Tentative Schedule for Online Mock Test First week of June
(Specific dates will be notified on college website)
Tentative Schedule of the online/off campus Between 8th June 2025 to 17th June 2025
entrance examination Department wise schedule will be notified on college website
Result declaration of entrance examination 2/3 working days after the entrance examination

Schedule of merit list publishing and admission To be declared on the college website
(Based only on entrance test)
For Syllabus of Fergusson College (Autonomous) Syllabi
r - Revised 2019 Pattern - Deccan Education Society's Fergusson
Refer to College
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

1. Candidates applying for online/ offline entrance exam for multiple programmes are required to pay
the fees separately for each course. However, For Organic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry
candidates must fill only one form.
2. Candidates must upload the following prescribed documents with the application:
 Photograph and signature (max size 300kb jpg/gif/png)
 Soft copy of statement of marks of qualifying examination passed if applicable (required for
eligibility), not required for students if their final results are not Published (Pursuing student)
 Soft copy of statement of marks of last semester (e.g. Sem. 5) of qualifying examination (in
case, the final terminal exam result is not declared at the time of application.)
 Soft copy of caste certificate issued by Govt. of Maharashtra in case of Reserved category
candidates (if applicable). As per Govt. of Maharashtra rules, reserved category candidates
belonging to state other than Maharashtra (other state) are treated as Open (General)
category.
 Soft copy of valid Non-creamy layer certificate issued by the Govt. of Maharashtra in case
of reserved category (OBC/DTNT/SBC) (if applicable). Soft copy of certificate issued by
Govt. of Maharashtra in case of EWS students.
 Soft copy of Medical certificate issued by Civil Surgeon in case of person with disabilities
(P.H.) candidates (if applicable).
3. Students are NOT required to submit the printout of the application form after online submission of
application.
4. Resolving tie in entrance marks –
a) In case of candidates securing equal marks in the Entrance Exam, the preference clause (if
applicable under eligibility) will be considered.
b) If the tie persists, then marks secured in the qualifying examination will be taken into
consideration (Principal subject Total Marks for all departments except Biotechnology and
Biochemistry; Grand Total Marks for Biotechnology and Biochemistry).
c) If the tie still persists, then date of birth of the candidate will be considered
d) If the tie still persists, the alphabetical ordering of the first name of the candidate will be taken
into consideration.
5. A candidate will lose his/her claim to the seat and admission will be cancelled if he/she fails to submit
the required documents at the time of admission within stipulated time. Admission will be confirmed
only after submission and verification of all documents and payment of fees within stipulated time.
6. Reservation:
a) Reservation in admission to M.A. / M.Sc. programmes shall be as per rules and regulations of
Government of Maharashtra laid down from time to time including candidates with disabilities
and defense personnel’s child/ex-serviceman’s child.
b) 90% of the seats are for candidates from home university (i.e. Savitribai Phule Pune University
SPPU) and 10% of the seats are for candidates belonging to universities other than SPPU.
c) Reservation for SBC category as per Government of Maharashtra rules(SPPU Circular
आरक्षण/ ११/ ४७५ dt 28/04/2011).
d) Supernumerary quota will be as per provision of Ordinance 181-A amended, University Order
(Circular No. PGS/1224/25 dated 12/04/2019).
7. For admission to College Hostel the candidates will have to apply for hostel seats only after they
have secured admission to the respective M.Sc. / M.A. programmes.
*Admission will be done following all rules and regulations of Government of Maharashtra, Savitribai
Phule Pune University and Fergusson College (Autonomous), Pune. The Principal, Fergusson College
(Autonomous) Pune, holds the right to amend or update any of the information provided above. The
changes, if any, will be updated on the college website from time to time.

Prof. Swati Joglekar Dr. Vijay Tadke

Vice Principal Offg. Principal
 Table 1: Department wise Mode of Entrance Examination
Online Mode (Remote) Offline Mode (On Campus *) No Entrance

M.Sc. Botany M.Sc. Organic Chemistry M.Sc. Electronic Science

M.Sc. Biochemistry M.Sc. Analytical Chemistry
M.Sc. Geology M.Sc. Computer Science
M.Sc. Environmental Science M.Sc. Computer Applications
M.Sc. Zoology M.Sc. Data Science
M.Sc. Physics M.Sc. Industrial Mathematics with Computer
Applications
M.Sc. Microbiology
M.Sc. Biotechnology
M.A. Economics M.A. English M.A. Marathi
M.A. Psychology

*Students will be required to come to Fergusson College Campus to appear for off line entrance
examination

Table 2: Eligibility Criteria and Entrance Exam Syllabus for PG Programmes (Science and Arts)
Name of Course Eligibility criteria Entrance Exam Syllabus

M.Sc. Chemistry For M.Sc. Organic and Analytical Chemistry TYBSc Chemistry syllabus
B.Sc. with Chemistry with minimum 50 % marks for Open Savitribai Phule Pune
1.Organic Chemistry Category and minimum 45 % marks for reserved category University (SPPU),
For Biochemistry
2.Analytical Chemistry B.Sc. with Chemistry/Biochemistry/Biotechnology / Biochemistry syllabus of
Microbiology/ Zoology/B.Sc. with Nano science and TYBSc Chemistry Savitribai
3. Biochemistry Nanotechnology/ B.Pharm with minimum 50 % marks for Phule Pune
Open Category and minimum 45 % marks for reserved University(SPPU)
category
M.Sc. Botany B.Sc. Botany as principal subject/ FY, SY, TY B.Sc. Botany
B.Sc. degree as botany as subsidiary subject / syllabus of Fergusson
Graduate from any subject of life sciences, plant sciences, College (Autonomous) and
Biotechnology, Microbiology, Environmental sciences, SPPU
Agricultural sciences and Pharmaceutical sciences.
M.Sc. Physics B.Sc. Physics/ B.Sc. Physics syllabus TYBSc
B.Sc. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, of Savitribai Phule Pune
B.Sc.( Blended) Physics University (SPPU)
B.Sc. General with Physics as one of the subjects at TY
level with minimum 50 % marks for Open Category and
minimum 45 % marks for reserved category
M.Sc. Computer a) Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS) with 50% marks Aptitude and Computer Science
Science College and 45% marks for Reserved Category. OR concepts(C, C++, Data
b) B.Sc. (Computer Science) with 50% marks. OR Structures, Database concepts
c) A Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science/ and Operating System and Basic
Information Technology/Electronic Telecommunication Networking concepts).
with 50% marks.
d) B.Sc. in IT or B.Sc. in Entire Computer Science with
50% Marks OR
 e) B.Voc. in Software Development/ Information
Technology with 50% Marks and having 12th Science with
Mathematics OR
f) B.Sc. degree with Computer Science as Principal subject
or Computer Science as one of the subject at T.Y.B.Sc.
level for student with general B.Sc. with 50% marks
M.Sc. Computer 12th Science (Compulsory) and Graduation mention below Logical Reasoning &
Applications (a to m) Analytical Ability
(a) Bachelor Degree in Science/Technology / (Computer Quantitative Aptitude
Application) Engineering OR Computer Fundamentals
(b) Bachelor of Computer Application (B.C.A. Science) OR C Programming &
(c) B.Sc. (Computer Science) OR
Algorithms
(d) Bachelor of Computer Science (B.C.S.) OR
(e) B.Sc. (Information Technology) OR
(f) B.Sc. (Data Science) OR
(g) B.Sc. (Cyber and digital Science) OR
(h) B.Sc. (Cyber Security) OR
(i) B.Sc. (Cloud Computing) OR
(j) Bachelor of Engineering (BE/B.Tech) in Computer
Engg/Computer Science & Engg./Computer Science and
Design/information Technology/Electronics and
Telecommunication/AI and Data Science/AI and Machine
Learning/equivalent OR
(k) B.Voc.in Software Development / information Technology
OR
(l) B.Sc. with Computer Science as Principal Subject OR
(m) General B.Sc. with Computer Science as one of the subjects
at the TYBsc level Programme.
M.Sc. Industrial B.Sc. (Mathematics) https://tinyurl.com/46pcw4zf
Mathematics with or any Science graduate with Mathematics up to second Refer the link
Computer Applications year or B.C.S. / B.E. / B.Tech.
M.Sc. Data Science B.Sc./BCA(Science)/BE/B. Tech  Mathematical Aptitude
with 50% marks for open category and  Logical Reasoning (Verbal &
45% marks for reserved category Nonverbal)
 Data Interpretation
 Basics of Mathematics:
Matrices, Graphs, Set theory,
series and sequences, logic,
functions.
 Basics of Statistics: Counting
Principles, Probability,
Permutations and
Combinations
M.Sc. Microbiology BSc Microbiology(SPPU students) BSc Microbiology syllabus (FY,SY
or BSc with Microbiology as one of the subjects at TYBSc (other and TYBSc)for Fergusson College
University)/B.Sc. Blended/B.Sc. Nano science/ Nanotechnology (Autonomous) and BSc
with 50% marks for open category and 45% marks for reserved Microbiology syllabus (FY,SY and
TYBSc) for Savitribai Phule Pune
category
University(SPPU)
M.Sc. Biotechnology Present Eligibility : B.Sc. Biotechnology with minimum 55% BSc Biotechnology syllabus
marks for general category and 50% marks for reserved (FY,SY and TYBSc)for
category/ B.Sc. (Blended) /B.Sc. Nanoscience and Fergusson College
Nanotechnology (Autonomous) and BSc
(As per new SPPU circular) Biotechnology syllabus (FY,SY
Additional Eligibility: As per SPPU circular 71/2025 and TYBSc) for Savitribai
25% seats of total intake capacity can also be filled by Bachelor Phule Pune University(SPPU)
of Science in Bioinformatics, Microbiology, Botany, Zoology,
Biochemistry, Agriculture, applied and allied biological sciences
with minimum 55% marks for general category and 50% marks
for Reserved Category Students
M.Sc. Geology B.Sc. Geology as principal subject/ BSc Geology syllabus
B.Sc. Geology as subsidiary subject / Savitribai Phule Pune
B.Sc.( Blended) Earth Science University(SPPU) & B.Sc.
Geology Syllabus ,Fergusson
College(Autonomous),Pune

M.Sc. Electronic B.Sc. (Electronic Science),

Science B.Sc. General with one of the subjects as Electronics
Electronics as one of the subject at second year B.Sc. level.
B.Sc. (IT),
B.E. (Electronics / Telecommunication/ Electrical/
Instrumentation / IT)
M.Sc. Environmental B.Sc./BE any branch, B.Sc. / B.Tech Agriculture, Fisheries, BSc Environmental Science
Science Horticulture with 50% marks/B/Pharm/B.Sc.(Blended) syllabus (FY,SY and
Environmental Science /B.Sc. Nanoscience and TYBSc)for Fergusson College
Nanotechnology. (Autonomous) and BSc
Environmental Science syllabus
(FY,SY and TYBSc) for
Savitribai Phule Pune
University(SPPU)
M.Sc. Zoology a) B.Sc. degree with Zoology as principal subject OR TYBSc Zoology syllabus
(b) B.Sc. degree with Zoology as subsidiary subject OR Savitribai Phule Pune
(c) Graduate in any Life Science related subject such as University(SPPU) &
Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Life Science, Fergusson
Biochemistry, Microbiology, Agriculture, Veterinary College(Autonomous), Pune
Science, Biology, Botany OR
(d) B.Sc. (Blended) OR
(e) B.Sc. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
M.A. Economics {As per Circular No. 100 of 2018 of Savitribai Phule Pune F.Y., S.Y. and T.Y. B.A.
University (SPPU) Page No. 61}Candidates with an Economics syllabus of
Undergraduate Degree (Any Stream) are eligible to apply. Savitribai Phule Pune
As per Ordinance 181 of Savitribai Phule Pune University, University (SPPU) and
preference will be given to candidates with background in Fergusson College
Economics (B.A./B.Sc. with Economics as Honours/ Major/ (Autonomous), Pune.
Special/ Principal Subject)
M.A. English {As per Circular No. 100 of 2018 of Savitribai Phule Pune Savitribai Phule Pune
University (SPPU) Page No. 61}Candidates with an University(SPPU) B.A.
Undergraduate Degree (Any Stream) are eligible to apply. English syllabus and
As per Ordinance 181 of Savitribai Phule Pune University, Fergusson College
preference will be given to candidates with background in (Autonomous) B.A. English
English (B.A. with English as Honours / Special/ General) syllabus
M.A. Marathi {As per Circular No. 100 of 2018 of Savitribai Phule Pune
University (SPPU) Page No. 61}Candidates with an
Undergraduate Degree (Any Stream) are eligible to apply.
As per Ordinance 181 of Savitribai Phule Pune University,
preference will be given to candidates with background in
Marathi (B.A. with Marathi as Honours/ Major/ Special/
Principal Subject)
M.A. Psychology {As per Circular No. 100 of 2018 of Savitribai Phule Pune FY/SY/TY Psychology
University (SPPU) Page No. 61}Candidates with an papers of Fergusson College
Undergraduate Degree (Any Stream) are eligible to apply. (Autonomous) and of SPPU
As per Ordinance 181 of Savitribai Phule Pune University,
preference will be given to candidates with background in
Psychology (B.A./B.Sc. with Psychology as Honours/ Major/
Special/ Principal Subject)
 Table 3:For further queries kindly get in touch with the respective departments as
follows:

Sr. No. Department Email ID

1 Economics [email protected]
2 English [email protected]
3 Marathi [email protected]
4 Psychology [email protected]

Sr. No. Department Email ID

1 Analytical and Organic Chemistry [email protected]
2 Biochemistry [email protected]
3 Physics [email protected]
4 Botany [email protected]
5 Zoology [email protected]
6 Microbiology [email protected]
7 Biotechnology [email protected]
8 Environmental Science [email protected]
9 Geology [email protected]
10 Electronic Science [email protected]
11 Computer Science [email protected]
12 Computer Applications [email protected]
13 Data Science [email protected]
14 Industrial Mathematics [email protected]
with computer Applications

Prof. Swati Joglekar Dr. Vijay Tadke

Vice Principal Offg. Principal