Back جامعة بريزيدنسي Arabic প্ৰেচিডেন্সি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, কলকাতা Assamese প্রেসিডেন্সি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, কলকাতা Bengali/Bangla Presidency College (Calcutta) French प्रेसिडेन्सी विश्वविद्यालय Hindi प्रेसिडेन्सी विश्वविद्यालय, कोलकाता MAI پریزیڈنسی یونیورسٹی، کولکاتا PNB प्रेसिडेन्सि विश्वविद्यालयः Sanskrit மாநிலப் பல்கலைக்கழகம், கொல்கத்தா Tamil Президентський університет (Колката) Ukrainian
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Former name | Hindoo College (1817-1855) Presidency College (1855-2010) |
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| Motto | Excellence since 1817 |
| Type | Public State University |
| Established | c. 1817 |
| Accreditation | NAAC |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | ₹65.69 crore (US$7.7 million) (FY2023–24 est.)[1] |
| Chancellor | Governor of West Bengal |
| Vice-Chancellor | Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty[2] |
Academic staff | 212 (2025)[1] |
| Students | 3,061 (2025)[1] |
| Undergraduates | 1,554 (2025)[1] |
| Postgraduates | 1,032 (2025)[1] |
| 475 (2025)[1] | |
| Location | , , India 22°34′35″N 88°21′44″E / 22.57639°N 88.36222°E |
| Campus | Metropolis |
| Other campuses | |
| Website | www |
Presidency University, formerly Presidency College,[3] is a public state university located in College Street, Kolkata. Established in 1817 as the Hindoo College, it was later renamed Presidency College in 1855 and functioned as a leading constituent college under the University of Calcutta. It is widely regarded as one of the oldest and most prestigious places of higher education in India. Alumni of Presidency University include two Nobel laureates, leaders of the Indian Independence Movement, heads of state, Academy Award winners and pioneers in Bengali art and literature playing a pivotal role in shaping modern Indian and Bengal education and intellectual discourse.
In its first cycle as a university, Presidency received "A" grade with a score of 3.04/4.00 by the National Assessment and Accreditation Commission.[4] It has been recognized as an University of National Eminence by the University Grants Commission.[5] It was awarded an "A" grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in June 2024. The university received a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.13 out of 4, which is valid for five years.[6]
- ^ a b c d e f "NIRF 2025" (PDF). Presidency University.
- ^ Roy, Poulami (7 December 2024). "Presi, 5 other univs get permanent VCs after govt sends list to guv". The Times of India Dec 7, 2024, 12.32 AM IST. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Chakraborty, Rachana (2012). "Presidency College". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Presidency university gets top NAAC rating". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 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.
- ^ "Presi awarded 'A' grade by NAAC". The Times of India. 19 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 February 2025.