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Presidency College Chennai

The Presidency College, Chennai was founded by Sir Eyre Burton Powell in the year 1840. After the establishment of the University of Madras, the Presidency College was affiliated to it in the year 1857. The college got autonomy in 1987. The Presidency College, Chennai has also been accredited with four stars by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. It is a Government institution and hence it is under the control of Government of Tamil Nadu.

At first a preparatory school was opened on 15th October, 1840, in a rented building in Egmore, which was called Edinburgh Home. It later went on to become them Presidency College. The preparatory school was shifted to Popham's Broadway in the year 1841. The Presidency College took about three years to build and after it was completed, the opening ceremony was performed by his Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh on 25th March, 1870.

The present day Presidency College started its operations in the year 1911 when it started to offer Honors classes in English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Sanskrit, and History. It also started to offer M.A. degree courses as well. The Presidency College also holds the distinction of being the first college to undertake the Honors and post graduate courses in the study of Arts. The development of the Science subjects came into being not before the year 1931, when the Bachelor of Science course was started.

The following are the goals and objectives of the Presidency College, Chennai

To provide quality sustained essential higher education at all times adapting to changing environment for a meaningful and self-supporting life to the economically poor and socially, under privileged sections of the society.
To identify the potentialities and encourage active and quality research useful for the development of the society and the nation
To provide value based education to inculcate a sense of responsibility, patriotism, social awareness and to become a good citizen of the country.
To provide technical skills and knowledge and to meet the challenges and competencies among students

Courses Offered
The following courses are offered in Presidency College, Chennai. The Bachelor Degree Programs are of 3 year duration and consists of the following specialized subjects:

B.A. Degree:

History - English and Tamil
Political Science - English and Tamil
Economics - English and Tamil
Economics (with vocational subject) - English and Tamil
English Literature - English
Tamil Literature - Tamil
Hindi Literature - Hindi
Malayalam Literature - Malayalam
Urdu Literature - Urdu

B.Sc. Degree:

Mathematics - English and Tamil
Statistics - English
Physics - English and Tamil
Physics (with vocational subject) - English and Tamil
Chemistry - English and Tamil
Botany - English and Tamil
Zoology - English and Tamil
Geology - English
Psychology - English

B.Com. Degree:

Corporate Secretaryship - English

Course of Study:
The course study for the B.A., B.Sc., B.Com, Corporate Secretaryship degree consists of the following:

Part I - Tamil or other Modern or Classical Language
Part II - English
Part III - Group A Main Subject
Part IV - Group B Two Allied Subjects

Part I - Tamil or other Modern or Classical Language
The course content for Part I consists of Tamil or any one of the following Modern or Classical Languages at the option of the candidate. This is generally decided according to the syllabus and the text books prescribed.

Modern Urdu, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi
Classical Sanskrit

Part II English
The course of study for Part II English shall comprise the study of four papers according to the syllabi and text books that have been prescribed

Part III - Group B
Allied subjects for B.A., B.Com., and B.Sc. courses

Post Graduate Courses
The Post Graduate Degree is 2 year duration courses. The student can choose from the following specialized fields:

M.A. Degree:

History
Political Science
Public Administration
Economics
Tamil
Telugu
English
Sanskrit

M.Sc. Degree:

Mathematics
Statistics
Physics
Chemistry
Botany
Zoology
Geology
Geography
Psychology

M.Com Degree:

Commerce

Non Autonomous Courses:

MCA (Master of Computer Applications) - 6 semesters
M.Sc. Applied Microbiology
M.Phil - English, History, Political Science, Public Administration, Economics, Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit, Mathematics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Geography and Commerce

PhD:

Mathematics
Statistics
Physics
Chemistry
Botany
Zoology
Geology
Geography
History
Political Science
Public Administration
Economics
Commerce
English
Tamil
Sanskrit
Telugu.

Eligibility
Admissions to the Bachelor’s Degree programs are open to students who have successfully completed their Class XIIth examinations. An admission to the Bachelor’s degree programs is based on the performance of the student.

For admissions to the Master’s Degree programs, the student must have completed his/her Bachelor’s Degree program in the same field in which they want to pursue Masters.

For admission to the Ph.D courses, the student must have a prior M.Phil degree in the subject in which they plan to pursue the Ph.D course.

Admission
Students are admitted to all courses offered by the college as per the reservation and other rules prescribed by the Government of Tamil Nadu from time to time.

Applications for the courses can be obtained from the Principal, Presidency college, Chennai in person or through post after paying the cost of application.

Completed applications should be sent to the Principal in person or through post on or before the date notified

Contact:
Presidency College,
Kamarajar Salai, Chepauk - 600005
Chennai (Madras)
Tamil Nadu, INDIA

Phone: 91 44 28544894
Fax: 91 44 28510732
Email: info@presidencychennai.com

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