Presidency University

Presidency University has a unique place in history. It was one of the first institutes of Western-type higher education in Asia. In 1817, a group of enlightened Indians and Englishmen set up the Hindoo College.This was taken over the British Government in 1855 as the College of the Bengal Presidency, and placed in 1857 under the newly founded Calcutta University. Over the next hundred years and more, Presidency College was Bengal’s pre-eminent centre of higher learning. Although a Constituent College of Calcutta University, it preserved a tradition of research matched by few universities in India. This gave a unique dimension to its undergraduate teaching. The formal establishment of Presidency University in July 2010 allows it to refashion its venerable traditions and continuing strengths into a leading institution of the future.

 
 Hostel Facility
Provides hostel facilities for boys and girls
 
 Scholarship Facility
A limited number of Merit-cum-means scholarships and free studentships are available for the deserving and meritorious students whose parent's/guardian’s monthly income does not exceed Rs. 25,000/- per annum. The payment of scholarships will be governed by the rules in force in the University from time to time