Presidency University, Kolkata | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-16

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Presidency University, Kolkata


00:01:25 1 History
00:03:49 2 Transformation to University
00:09:28 3 Organisation Structure
00:11:09 4 Admission



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Presidency University, Kolkata, formerly known as Hindu College and Presidency College, is a public state university located in College Street, Kolkata. It is considered to be one of the best liberal arts and science institutions in India. The institution was elevated to University status in 2010, before which it was functioning as a top constituent college under University of Calcutta for a period of around 193 years. The University had its bicentenary celebrations in 2017.In its first cycle as a university, Presidency received the highest possible A rating by the NAAC. Presidency has been recognized as an "Institute of National Eminence" by the UGC. It appeared in the inaugural top 50 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.Presidency University has many notable alumni, including four heads of states, five Chief Ministers of West Bengal, four Chief Justices of India, one Oscar winner, multiple Padma awardees, at least 15 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureates, one Breakthrough Prize winner, one Nobel laureate, and multiple academics serving as professors in premier Universities of the world.