Presidency University, Kolkata (formerly Presidency College, Kolkata) is a public state university located in College Street, Kolkata. It was among the...
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renamed as Hindu School and the 'Mahapathshala' part became Presidency College, Kolkata. Hindu School had been providing education primarily in Bengali...
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Katsumi Yusa (section Presidency University, Kolkata)
Yusa played for Presidency University on his return to Kolkata. It was marked by a celebratory match organised by Presidency University Mariners' Fan Club...
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Dipak Banerjee, former Head of the Department of Economics of Presidency College, Kolkata Sir Sarat Kumar Ghosh, I.C.S, Chief Justice of Jaipur and Kashmir...
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Harinath De (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
attended Raipur High School, and went to study at Presidency College, Kolkata (then in the University of Calcutta), followed by Christ's College, Cambridge...
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Rimjhim Sinha, a social science researcher and graduate from Presidency University, Kolkata, launched the protest campaign through social media platforms...
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Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
Raychaudhuri was also revered as a teacher during his tenure at Presidency College, Kolkata. Raychaudhuri was born in a Baidya family coming from Barisal...
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R. P. Goenka (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
Enterprises in 1979. He attended Presidency College of University of Calcutta in his home town of Kolkata and Harvard University in the United States. He was...
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Malabika Sarkar (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
academic, former Vice-Chancellor of Ashoka University, and a former Vice Chancellor of Presidency University, Kolkata. She was the first Dean of Faculty & Research...
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Presidency University may refer to: Presidency University, Kolkata Presidency University, Bangalore Presidency University, Bangladesh Presidency College...
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Vece Paes (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
Madhusudan Dutt. Bose, Reshmi. "CCFC − 225 AND STILL COUNTING". wotweb.com. Kolkata: Window On Travel. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved...
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the University of Calcutta until 2010 when it was converted to Presidency University, Kolkata in 2010. Bengal Engineering and Science University (BESU)...
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Atul Chandra Chatterjee (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
born in Calcutta (now Kolkata) to Hem Chandra Chatterjee and Nistarini Devi. Chatterjee was educated at Presidency College in Kolkata and then at King's...
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Jadunath Sarkar (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
graduated in English from Presidency College, Calcutta. In 1892, he topped the Master of Arts examination, in English at Calcutta University and in 1897, he received...
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North Kolkata encompasses the northern part of Kolkata, including the city's oldest neighborhoods. Notable areas within North Kolkata include Shyambazar...
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Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
in Calcutta, graduating in 1908. He joined the Presidency College, then affiliated with the University of Calcutta, where he was taught by teachers who...
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Prafulla Chandra Ray (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
District (now Dighalia, Khulna), in the eastern region of the Bengal Presidency of British India (now Bangladesh). He was the third child and son of Harish...
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Rajendra Nath Mookerjee (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
University of Calcutta honoured him with an honorary D.Sc. (Engineering). He presided over the 8th session of Indian Science Congress held at Kolkata...
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Ashutosh Mukherjee (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
year 1880, he took admission at the Presidency College (now Presidency University) in Kolkata where he met P.C. Ray and Narendranath Dutta who would later...
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Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
Sircar Vidyalaya, Buddhadeb studied Bengali literature at the Presidency College, Kolkata, and secured his B.A. degree in Bengali (Honours). He then joined...
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Bimal Jalan (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
India's Parliament, the Rajya Sabha during 2003–2009. Jalan graduated from Presidency College, Calcutta, and later attended Cambridge and Oxford but no further...
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Somak Raychaudhury (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
leave from Presidency University, Kolkata, India, where he is a Professor of Physics, and is also affiliated to the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom...
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Kiran Shankar Roy (category Academic staff of Presidency University, Kolkata)
for a term. He returned to the country in 1914 and taught history at Presidency College and Sanskrit College. But as protested against the Rowlatt Act...
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Nitish Sengupta (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
in his Bachelors and Masters subjects ( from Presidency College when it was affiliated to the University of Calcutta). He joined the Indian Administrative...
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R. C. Majumdar (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
a Baidya family, Majumdar was born in Khandarpara, Gopalganj, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh) on 4 December 1888, to Haladhara Majumdar...
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Abhijit Banerjee (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
Institute, Kolkata. He dropped out of the program after one week, transferring to Presidency College, then an affiliate of the University of Calcutta...
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Ashim Chatterjee (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
politician and a former Naxalite leader. He was a student of the then Presidency College, Kolkata, and leader of firstly Bengal Provincial Student's Federation...
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R. D. Banerji (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
graduated from the Presidency College with Honours in History in 1907. He obtained his M.A. in history from the Calcutta University in 1911. Bandyopadhyay...
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Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri (category Presidency University, Kolkata alumni)
the University of Calcutta's entrance examination in 1907, standing first. He then joined Scottish Church College, Calcutta and after that Presidency College...
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Anuradha Lohia (category University of Calcutta alumni)
Chancellor of Presidency University. She was earlier the Chairperson of the Department of Biochemistry in the Bose Institute in Kolkata. She was Chairperson...
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