Presidency University, Kolkata
Vice-Chancellor Justice Shubhrakamal Mukherjee | | |
Academic staff | 213 (2023)[2] | |
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Students | 3,000 (2023)[2] | |
Undergraduates | 1,744 (2023)[2] | |
Postgraduates | 912 (2023)[2] | |
344 (2023)[2] | ||
Location | , , 22°34′35″N 88°21′44″E / 22.57639°N 88.36222°E | |
Campus | Large city | |
Website | www |
Presidency University, Kolkata (formerly Presidency College, Kolkata)
In its first cycle as a university, Presidency received A grade with a score of 3.04/4.00 by the NAAC.[6] Presidency has been recognized as an "Institute of National Eminence" by the UGC.[7] It appeared in the inaugural list of top 50 institutions of NIRF rankings in 2016. However, NIRF rankings in 2017 and 2018 excluded universities like Presidency University which taught only science and humanities but not engineering, commerce, agriculture etc.[8]
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History
With the creation of the Supreme Court of Calcutta in 1773 many
At first, the classes were held in a house belonging to Gorachand Bysack of Garanhatta (later renamed 304, Chitpore Road), which was rented by the college. In January 1818 the college moved to 'Feringhi Kamal Bose's house' which was located nearby in Chitpore.
Transformation to university
On 19 March 2010, the West Bengal Government passed the Presidency University Bill, 2009 in the State Legislative Assembly.
In 2011, Higher Education Minister Bratya Basu suggested that a mentor group, along the lines of the Nalanda mentor group, would be formed to oversee the work of the university. At the beginning of June 2011, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, announced that a committee would be formed with Amartya Sen as its chief mentor and Harvard-based Sugata Bose as its chairman to oversee the running of the college and perform the task of appointing all its officials and faculty members. The Presidency mentor group [16] also includes as its members 2019 Economics Nobel Prize winner Abhijit Banerjee, Ashoke Sen, Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Nayanjot Lahiri, Himadri Pakrashi, Rahul Mukerjee and Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Swapan Kumar Chakravorty. Sukanta Chaudhuri resigned from the committee in 2012.[17]
The entrance of the campus is marked with a small guardhouse on the left. On the wall of the guard room is a plaque dedicated to durwan (guard) Ram Eqbal Singh, who died defending the institute from rioters.[18] The university had its bicentenary celebrations in 2017.[19][20][21]
Organisation structure
Governance
Like every
The Controller of Examinations, the Chief Librarian, the Finance officer and the Dean of students, along with the Dean of Arts and the Dean of Sciences, are the other important office holders of the university.[25] The university is guided by a mentor group. The Mentor Group is chaired by Sugata Bose, the Gardiner Professor of Oceanic History and Affairs at Harvard University. Nobel Laureate and economist Amartya Sen serves as the Advisor to the chair.[26][27]
List of Principals
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Principals of Presidency College
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Departments
In academics, the university consists of two faculties – the Faculty of Natural and Mathematical Sciences and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Both Faculties are headed by
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Notable alumni
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- ^ a b Our Bureau (20 March 2010). "The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata) | Frontpage | CM beats Mamata to Presidency". Telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ Niyogi, Subhro (6 January 2017). "Presidency University, probably world's first secular institute: Amartya Sen". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Presidency university gets top NAAC rating - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Legacy of Presidency University". www.presiuniv.ac.in. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "'Presidency University missed rank as it offers only arts, science' - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
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- General Assembly's Institutionthere as well a few years later in 1830.
- ^ "Ad Age Homepage - Ad Age". www.adageindia.in. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ Presidency varsity bill gets governor's assent
- ^ Express News Service (24 July 2010). "Presidency University legal steps complete". Express India. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Frontpage | Comfort factor confines Presidency to home pool". Telegraphindia.com. 6 October 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
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- ^ "Sukanta Chaudhuri quits". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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- ^ "200 Years of a Legacy". Tribune India. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Archives with over 200-yr-old records on Presidency College inaugurated". Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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- ^ "Our Governor: Raj Bhavan, Kolkata". The Raj Bhavan, Kolkata. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Decks cleared for re-appointing Anuradha Lohia as the VC of Presidency University - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Presi Registrar invites nominees for VC". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Presidency - Organisation Structure". Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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- ^ "Presidency Mentor Group to reach out to brilliant students in". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 24 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Departments of Presidency University, Kolkata". Retrieved 12 November 2023.