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 پریزیڈنسی یونیورسٹی، کولکاتا Urdu
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| Motto | Excellence since 1817 |
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| Type | Public State University |
| Established | c. 1817 |
| Accreditation | NAAC |
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| Endowment | ₹68.1 crore (US$8.0 million) (FY2022–23 est.)[1] |
| Chancellor | Governor of West Bengal |
| Vice-Chancellor | Nirmalya Narayan Chakraborty |
Academic staff | 221 (2024)[1] |
| Students | 3,012 (2024)[1] |
| Undergraduates | 1,653 (2024)[1] |
| Postgraduates | 956 (2024)[1] |
| 403 (2024)[1] | |
| Location | , , India 22°34′35″N 88°21′44″E / 22.57639°N 88.36222°E |
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| Website | www |
Presidency University(formerly Presidency College)[2] is a public state university located in College Street, Kolkata. The institution was elevated to university status in 2010 after functioning as a constituent college of the University of Calcutta. Founded in 1817, it is one of the oldest 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.
It is one of India's most prestigious institutions of higher education. 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.[3] It has been recognized as an University of National Eminence by the University Grants Commission.[4]
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- ^ a b c d e f "NIRF 2024" (PDF). Presidency University.
- ^ 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.