Parent's guide
Best PU colleges in Bangalore: how to choose.
The best PU college for your child runs the right combination, shows its results year by year, and lets you meet the teachers before you join. Here are nine questions to ask on every visit.
The checklist
Nine questions for every college.
Take this list to each visit, ours included. Write the answers down so you can compare them at home.
Which combination does your child want, and is it running this year?
- What to do
- Ask which combinations (PCMB, PCMC, MSBA, SEBA, CEBA) run in 2027-28, and the language options for each.
- Watch out for
- A combination in the brochure that the office can't confirm a section for.
What do the results show?
- What to do
- Ask for the board pass percentage and the entrance results (NEET, JEE, KCET, CA Foundation), year by year.
- Watch out for
- Results with no year or combination against them.
Who will teach your child?
- What to do
- Ask to meet the subject teachers on your visit, and how each section's teacher team is organised.
- Watch out for
- No chance to meet a teacher before admission.
What is the fee?
- What to do
- Speak to the admissions counsellor about the fee for your combination: what it includes, how instalments work, and the refund rule.
- Watch out for
- A fee quoted with no breakdown of what it includes.
How long is the commute?
- What to do
- Do the trip once at 8 am. Ask which bus stop is nearest and how many minutes from your door.
- Watch out for
- A distance given as 'near' with no road or time.
Is entrance coaching inside the timetable?
- What to do
- Ask who teaches the JEE, NEET or KCET hours, how many a week, and whether the board syllabus and the entrance syllabus are planned together.
- Watch out for
- Board and entrance topics taught out of step with each other.
What are the rules, and are they written down?
- What to do
- Ask about the attendance, phone, uniform and leave rules, and how sick leave is handled.
- Watch out for
- Rules you only hear about after admission.
What do current families say?
- What to do
- Read recent Google reviews and look for the teachers and classes families mention.
- Watch out for
- Reviews that never mention a teacher or a class.
Is it a recognised PU college?
- What to do
- Check that the college is affiliated to the Department of School Education (Pre-University), Karnataka, and ask for the affiliation details.
- Watch out for
- A name that sounds like a university or a degree college without a PU affiliation.
Lists and rankings
Why we don't rank colleges.
A ranking can't tell you whether a college suits your child. A fair comparison can.
What a fair comparison needs
- The same year, the same combination and the number of students who sat.
- Results with a year and a combination against each figure.
- The fee for your combination, with what is included.
- A visit on a working day, when classes are running.
Before you start
- 1st PUC admission needs a pass in SSLC or an equivalent examination. The rules are on the Department of School Education (Pre-University) website, pue.karnataka.gov.in.
- Decide the stream first (Science, Commerce, Integrated), then the combination, then the college.
- Choose a college within a commute your child can keep up for two years.
Presidency Hebbal
Where Presidency Hebbal fits.
If you live near Hebbal, Sahakar Nagar or RT Nagar and want teachers who know your child by name, come and see us.
- 99.14%
- Pass Percentage in the II PUC Board Examination – 2026
- 21 of 35
- qualified for NEET; 4 MBBS seats – 2026
- 20
- qualified for JEE Advanced – 2026
Figures published by the college, April 2025 – August 2026. Ask admissions for the numbers by combination.
Hebbal is for
Families who want Science, Commerce or Integrated PUC on one campus in Kempapura, Hebbal, with entrance coaching inside the timetable.
Looking for a degree?
We teach 1st and 2nd PUC. For degree courses, see Presidency University or Presidency College (Autonomous).
See it yourself
Visit on a working day, sit in a class, and ask the checklist questions. Book a campus visit.
Questions
Questions about choosing a college.
Which is the best PU college in Bangalore?
The best PU college is the one that runs your child's combination, shows its results year by year, is a commute your child can keep up for two years, and has teachers you have met. Use the checklist above on your visits, including your visit to us.
Which PU college in Bangalore is best for science?
Compare the combination (PCMB or PCMC), who teaches physics, chemistry and maths, and how entrance coaching fits the timetable. Ask for NEET, JEE and KCET results as qualified out of appeared. At Presidency Hebbal, Science and Integrated are taught on one campus.
Which PU college in Bangalore is best for commerce?
Look at the combination (SEBA, CEBA or MSBA), whether CA Foundation is in the timetable, and the accountancy and economics teachers. Ask for the previous year's commerce results with the number of students who sat.
What should I ask a PU college before paying a fee?
Speak to the admissions counsellor about the fee for your combination, what it includes, the instalment dates and the refund rule, and ask about the attendance and phone rules.
Who can join 1st PUC in Karnataka?
A student who has passed SSLC or an equivalent examination can seek admission to 1st PUC. Students from CBSE, ICSE and other boards may need an eligibility certificate from the Department of School Education (Pre-University); ask the college office which applies to you.
Is Presidency PU College Hebbal good?
Come and see for yourself: visit on a working day, sit in a class and meet the teachers. 99.14% Pass Percentage in the II PUC Board Examination – 2026. Our results page shows the figures year by year.
Enquire
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