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Presidency College , Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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Presidency College, Chennai is one of the oldest colleges that has been established by the British Indian Government in 1840. The college has been ranked 5th by NIRF in 2020. Presidency College, Chennai offers 21 undergraduate and postgraduate courses with 18 specializations under M. Phil. and 19 specializations under the Ph.D. department. Admission to the college is done on the basis of merit and the TANCET Entrance exam for MCA. The average salary package offered at the college is INR 1.8 LPA.

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Presidency College Highlights

Established | Type 1840 | Public (Autonomous) Accredited By NAAC Affiliated To University of Madras Courses Offered B. A., B. Com., B. Sc., BCA, M. A., M. Com., M. Phil., MCA, MSW, and Ph.D. Application Mode Offline Admission Criteria Merit-based Entrance Exam TANCET exam for MCA admissions Top Recruiters TCS Facilities Available Hostel, Library, Post office, Cafeteria

Presidency College Ranking

Presidency College has been ranked ‘3rd’ and ‘5th’ in the year 2019 and 2020 respectively by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) which falls under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India. According to NIRF, Presidency College Chennai was ranked 1st in the year of 2019 in the state of Tamil Nadu. The Week has ranked Presidency College 5th Best in 2019.

Presidency College Courses

Presidency College Chennai offers 21 undergraduate postgraduate courses; with 18 specializations under M. Phil. And 19 specializations under the Ph.D. department. The details regarding each course are mentioned below:

Course Details Duration: 3 years Eligibility: Must have passed 10+2 examinations Selection Criteria: Merit-based B. A. Courses Offered: Economics, History, Political Science, English, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Urdu Intake: 405 Read More Duration: 3 years Eligibility: Must have passed 10+2 examinations Selection Criteria: Merit-based Courses Offered: Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, B.Sc Physics, Psychology, Statistics, Advanced Zoology, and Advanced Biotechnology, and Mathematics Intake: 312 Read More Duration: 3 years Eligibility: Must have passed 10+2 examinations Selection Criteria: Merit-based B.Com Courses Offered: Corporate Secretaryship and Commerce Intake: 175 Read More Duration: 3 years Eligibility: Must have passed 10+2 examinations BCA Selection Criteria: Merit-based Read More Duration: 3 years Eligibility: Must have obtained a bachelors’ degree in the respective field Selection Criteria: Merit-based M.A Courses Offered: Economics, English, Political Science, Public Administration, Tamil, History, Sanskrit, and Telugu. Read More Duration: 3 years Eligibility: Must have obtained a bachelors’ degree in the respective field M.Com Selection Criteria: Merit-based Read More Duration: 3 years Eligibility: Must have obtained a bachelors’ degree in the respective field MSW Selection Criteria: Merit-based Courses Offered: Masters’ in Social Work Read More Duration: 2 years Eligibility: Must have obtained a BCA degree MCA Selection Criteria: TANCET Exam Read More Duration: 3 years Eligibility: Must have obtained a bachelors’ degree in the respective field Selection Criteria: Merit-based M. Sc. Courses Offered: Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Physics, Psychology, Statistics, Zoology, Mathematics, and Applied Microbiology Intake: 144 Read More Duration: 3 years Eligibility: Must have obtained a Master's degree Ph.D. Selection Criteria: Merit-based Read More Duration: 1 year Eligibility: Must have obtained a Master's degree M.Phil Selection Criteria: Merit-based Read More

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Presidency College Admissions

The admissions at Presidency College is autonomous, the students must visit the college to collect the admission form; also, the college website is not in service as of now. The candidates must meet all the eligibility criteria mentioned in the above table. How to Apply?

As mentioned above, the students must collect the admission form from the college premises. Students must fill the admission form carefully and submit the said mark sheets mentioned on the admission form before the admission process deadline. Once the forms are submitted, the college will handover a form with all the marks mentioned on it and the student must bring that form on the day of admission. The admission day has a set of counseling rounds where the students are called according to their rank on the merit list which is based on the marks obtained by the students. The students seeking admission into undergraduate courses would require submitting 10+2 mark sheets; the candidates seeking admission into postgraduates’ courses should have graduated in the respective undergraduate course and obtained the eligible marks.

How to apply for the TANCET exam? (For MCA admissions’ eligibility)

The first eligibility criteria before applying for the TANCET exam is that the candidate must have received at least 50% in their bachelor’s degree (BCA). The candidates can log in to Anna University portal and create a new login. After creating a unique login, the candidate must fill all the details that are asked carefully and select the course for which they are applying along with the exam center. After filling all the details, the candidates must pay the application fees, which is Rs. 500 for general category students and Rs. 250 for reserved category students. Now, you can submit the form. Make sure you note down the TANCET application number.

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Presidency College Placements

The college has a dedicated placement cell that conducts on-campus drives for students to provide jobs to the students. The following table will provide brief information about the placements in the year 2017-2018.

No. of students who No. of students that Avg. salary of the placed Course graduated are placed students UG 632 103 INR 1,38,000 PG (2-year course) 257 61 INR 1,80,000 PG (3-year course) 24 7 INR 1,80,000

Presidency College Facilities

With a big campus that was established over 160 years, Presidency College has a fair share of old and strong infrastructure and provides the below facilities inside the college campus.

Hostel: The college campus has 2 hostels for boys and girls each. The rooms in the hostel are free of cost as the college funds students who require scholarships with some hostel fees included. At present, the boys’ hostel is under renovation. Library: The college has a general library that has a lot of books and print journals across a variety of streams; keeping in mind the vast array of courses the college offers. It also has paid hostels for outside students. Other facilities: The college has some other facilities which include a cafeteria, a post office, a counter for the Central Bank of India, and healthcare facilities.

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Presidency College, Chennai Fees & Eligibility

Course Fees Eligibility B.Sc ₹1,270 (1st Year Fees) 10+2 M.Sc ₹930 (1st Year Fees) Graduation Course Fees Eligibility B.Com ₹1,250 (1st Year Fees) 10+2 BCA ₹1,270 (1st Year Fees) 10+2 BA ₹1,250 (1st Year Fees) 10+2 M.A ₹870 (1st Year Fees) Graduation MSW ₹865 (1st Year Fees) Graduation

Presidency College Top Courses, Fees & Eligibility

Bachelor of Science [B.Sc]

₹ 1,270 1st Yr Fees

• 3 Years • Degree • On Campus • Graduation • Full Time

8/10 Based on 6 Reviews

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Master of Science [M.Sc]

₹ 930 1st Yr Fees

• 2 Years • Degree • On Campus • Post Graduation • Full Time

8.6/10 Based on 1 Reviews

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Bachelor of Commerce [B.Com]

₹ 1,250 1st Yr Fees

• 3 Years • Degree • On Campus • Graduation • Full Time

8.2/10 Based on 3 Reviews

2 Streams : General | Corporate Secretaryship

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Bachelor of Computer Applications [BCA]

₹ 1,270 1st Yr Fees

• 3 Years • Degree • On Campus • Graduation • Full Time Admission Guide 2020

Bachelor of Arts [BA]

₹ 1,250 1st Yr Fees

• 3 Years • Degree • On Campus • Graduation • Full Time

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Master of Arts [M.A]

₹ 870 1st Yr Fees

• 2 Years • Degree • On Campus • Post Graduation • Full Time

10/10 Based on 1 Reviews

Ph.D

• • 3 Years • Degree • On Campus • Full Time Doctorate/M.Phil

7.3/10 Based on 1 Reviews

Master of Philosophy [M.Phil]

₹ 2,215 Total Fees

• • 1 Year • Degree • On Campus • Full Time Doctorate/M.Phil

7.3/10 Based on 1 Reviews

Master of Computer Applications [M.C.A]

₹ 1,415 1st Yr Fees

• 2 Years • Degree • On Campus • Post Graduation • Full Time

8.6/10 Based on 1 Reviews Dates : Application Starts 20 Mar 2021 Check All Dates

Master of Commerce [M.Com]

₹ 870 1st Yr Fees

• 2 Years • Degree • On Campus • Post Graduation • Full Time

Master of Social Work [MSW]

₹ 865 1st Yr Fees

• 2 Years • Degree • On Campus • Post Graduation • Full Time

R Rudhramoorthy B.A.Englisg Batch : 2020 8.3 STUDENT SATISFACTION RATINGS

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8.3 /10

It most famous college in chennai and my college has nobel alumni, my college has 30 more department and marvelous infrastructure and located opposite to famous beach named as Marina Than more popular people are alumni of this college

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8 /10

Our request local company only, 1000+ student are placed per year, Placement department are had excellent work and out alumni has helps based on there company network, our batch didn't has any notable alumni and we didn't have famous startup by our batch mate

8/10 faculty 8/10 placement 9/10 social life 24 Aug 2020 Read More S Subash Chandra Bose R Master of Social Work Pursued BATCH : 2021 9.7 STUDENT SATISFACTION RATINGS Top 5th college in india, Rated by NIRF Admission -

9.7 /10

This college is special for post graduate study. Under graduate is not bad.

10/10 faculty 10/10 placement 9/10 social life 10/10 course 9/10 hostel 10/10 campus life 04 Jul 2020 Read More D Dr PRASANNA PRABHU D M.Phil. (Commerce) Batch : 2020 7.8 STUDENT SATISFACTION RATINGS Proud to be a Presidencian

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7.8 /10

Proudly I will say. I belongs to Presidency. Learnt what is life and how to survive.

9/10 faculty 5/10 placement 9/10 social life 10/10 course 7/10 hostel 7/10 campus life 21 Jun 2020 Read More M MOHAMED SHARUKHAN J M. Sc. Zoology Pursued BATCH : 2021 8.7 STUDENT SATISFACTION RATINGS Best Top three college & very old college (180 years)

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8.7 /10

Science department is good arts department some is good.

9/10 faculty 9/10 placement 9/10 social life 9/10 course 8/10 hostel 8/10 campus life 21 Jun 2020 Read More N Nandini Mahurkar B.COM Pursued BATCH : 2020 8.7 STUDENT SATISFACTION RATINGS About college

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8.7 /10

The faculties are veru experienced and well educated. In most of the colleges they don't provide water facilities but here we get clean drinking water. We have canteen in college which is quiet affordable.

10/10 faculty 9/10 placement 9/10 social life 10/10 course 8/10 hostel 6/10 campus life 21 Apr 2020 Read More N Nirad kumar das Bachelor of commerce Pursued BATCH : 2020 9.2 STUDENT SATISFACTION RATINGS Best college for commerce

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9.2 /10

Overall its a good college for students who have big dreams and wants to accomplish their dreams. They college also provides post graduate course like m. com, mba, mib, and etc. With good placement one can have his dreams fulfilled.

10/10 faculty 9/10 placement 9/10 social life 9/10 course 9/10 hostel 9/10 campus life 23 Mar 2020 Read More A Akhil Gupta B.com Pursued BATCH : 2021 7.8 STUDENT SATISFACTION RATINGS Faculty

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7.8 /10

Positive remarks about our college are very clean and tidy classes, fully air conditioner classes, best infrastructure in the city transport facilities are also awesome they are better compare to other colleges.

9/10 faculty 7/10 placement 8/10 social life 8/10 course 8/10 hostel 7/10 campus life 01 Mar 2020 Read More A Ajay niranjan B.Sc chemistry Batch : 2019 9.5 STUDENT SATISFACTION RATINGS

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9.5 /10

Our college is top in the state and in the national level nirf our college in fifth position.and naac aaa given college .all are positive remarks .no negative remarks about my college .the well known college of excellence

10/10 faculty 9/10 placement 10/10 social life 10/10 course 8/10 hostel 10/10 campus life 23 Oct 2019 Read More Leo richard Bachelor of Science [B.Sc] (Geography) Pursued 1st year BATCH : 2021 7.8 STUDENT SATISFACTION RATINGS College daries

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7.8 /10

It’s a college where you have to rely all on ourselves it isn’t comfy zone got to adjust to certificate this if we are prepared for all of this then you might want to consider this college. Geology isn’t available anywhere in Tamilnadu and this is best compared to other colleges.

8/10 faculty 9/10 placement 8/10 social life 8/10 course 7/10 hostel 7/10 campus life 15 Feb 2019 Read More K abishek samuel Bachelor of Science [B.Sc] (Geology) Pursued 1st year BATCH : 2021 6.8 STUDENT SATISFACTION RATINGS It’s all about you

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6.8 /10

7/10 faculty 6/10 placement 8/10 social life 8/10 course 6/10 hostel 6/10 campus life 13 Feb 2019 Read More facilities

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