Review of Presidency University, Kolkata

The college is excellent, but if you are not ready to work hard, this is not the college to be in. Also, the college will suit you more if you want to remain in academics. The course being theory based, is not suited for industries. The research scope is also limited due to lack of funds.

Mathematics course is theory based. It is little old and outdated, but so are most courses in Kolkata. But you have good value for the course. If you want to persue theory in academics, this course will improve and test your understanding.

The college doesn't provide formal internships. But if you are a natural sciences student, you can work in labs with the faculty for research purposes. It doesn't pay, though. Since this is a academic instituition, job opportunities are limited. Although there is a placement cell, but students generally prefer to continue in academics here. Or they move on to better research instituitions in India and abroad.

The college is a hotspot for events. Freshers' fest is held every year. The annual union fest, Milieu, is also held. It has one of the biggest budgets among the fests in Kolkata. There are also academic and literary fests and seminars alongside these cultural ones.

Being a state run University, the fee structure is quite low. This is done to ensure that financial stature of the parents do not come in the way of merit. It is negligible for even lower income groups. For even poorer and BPL students, there is waiver for tuition fees if applied through proper channel beforehand.

The college doesn't offer any scholarships per se. Fees being bare minimum, there is no option for loans too. But regarding scholarships, you however become eligible for several government scholarships like Inspire and JBNSTS which pays handsomely besed on your performance in Class 12 boards and college semesters.

Extracurricular activities are very good. You have a football ground where you can play football or cricket. There is also an indoor badminton court. Labs are pretty well maintained, but not up to the Central University standards due to lack of funding.

I had not opted hostel facilities. The hostel facilities are basic. Not top notch. Although, much has been revamped, it now includes WiFi and is more clean, generally. The fooding facilities are basic, however.

The best thing in the college is the bonding between the juniors and the seniors. The seniors are very helpful and would go out of their way to help the juniors. The college has excellent alumni. Two Nobel laureates had studied in this college. There is a alumni association which gives membership to the alumnus.

There is a eligibility criteria for applying. Students getting more than the cut-off marks in Class 12 are eligible to apply. This cut-off varies from department to department. Historically, science departments have more cutoff than humanities departments. Now, those who are thus eligible to apply, must appear for an entrance examination which is pretty tough. Based on how you perform in this exam, you are scored and a merit list is prepared. The higher your rank is in this list, the better your chances are of getting admission. You may apply for more than one department too.

Faculty is very good. The faculty is chosen after a rigorous screening process and only the better ones are allowed to teach. Being a University, PhD is a minimum qualification for the faculty to teach here.