Presidency University, Kolkata

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  • Department of Sociology

    Department of Sociology

    Department of Sociology It is undoubtedly a much-abused cliché to raise the question, ‘where to locate the social’, in the earliest lectures on sociology. But there are no simple routes of avoiding it. On the contrary, this question can set one on innumerable tracks leading to unknown voyages and enigmatic experiences. The department of Sociology at Presidency University wishes to be an institution permanently on the move, in search of such mystical journeys.

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  • Department of Political Science

    Department of Political Science

    Department of Political Science

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  • Department of Philosophy

    Department of Philosophy

    Department of Philosophy The department offers courses in UG and PG standards. Around 90 undergraduate and 30 postgraduate students are taught by the department. A wide range of courses in different branches of philosophy like Indian Philosophy, History of Western Philosophy, Analytic Philosophy, Logic, Ethics, Applied Ethics, Contemporary Indian Thought, Feminist Philosophy and recent trends in Western Epistemology and Metaphysics are being offered by the department. Our department’s field’s focus also includes philosophy of language, Indian Logic, Phenomenology and Existentialism.

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  • Department of History

    Department of History

    The Department of History offers both Undergraduate and Postgraduate Courses. The Department is also actively engaged in research on various aspects of history. The Department maintains a well stacked Seminar Library enriched over the years by the contributions of students and teachers. The funds raised from the departmental Reunion of 1983 helped immensely for the enrichment of this library. The holdings include some books which are of rare value. The Department also maintains an Archive where some important old documents, papers and journals are preserved meticulously.

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  • Department of Hindi

    Department of Hindi

    Department of Hindi

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  • Department of English

    Department of English

    Department of English Undergraduate BA: English Major (Semester system from 2011); English Honours for 2nd and 3rd year students affiliated to Calcutta University; Extra-Departmental English Language and Literature (Semester system from 2011); Compulsory English and Elective English for 2nd year and 3rd year students affiliated to Calcutta University.

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  • Department of Bengali

    Department of Bengali

    The Department of Bengali offers undergraduate honours and postgraduate courses. The Department is actively engaged in research and publications. The Seminar Library of the Department has a good collection of Text and Reference books.Students of the department combine academic pursuits with participation in cultural and co-curricular activities of the Department as well as of the University.

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  • Department of Mathematics

    Department of Mathematics

    The Department of Mathematics of Hindoo College, which later became Presidency College, started functioning since 1817, the foundation year, although the earlier history is available only since 1857, the year of establishment of University of Calcutta. In the three decades from 1857, B.A. and M.A. Mathematics Honours classes were held. B.A. (Honours) and one year M.A. courses were separated in 1884. During this time arts students opted for science subJects in B.A. till 1902 when the B.Sc. Course was introduced.

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  • Department of Economics

    Department of Economics

    The Economics Department was set up as the Department of Political Economy and Political Philosophy in the year 1908. In 1960 there occurred the division of common department of Economics and Political Science to the separate Department of Economics and Department of Political Science. The Centre for Economic studies was set up in 1972. Autonomous P. G. teaching in applied Economics began in the year 2002. There is a very long list of distinguished alumni who have passed out from this department including Prof. Amartya Sen, Prof. Sukhomoy Chakraborty, Prof. Amit Bhaduri, Prof.

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  • Department of Geology

    Department of Geology

    Department of Geology

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  • Department of Zoology

    Department of Zoology

    Department of Zoology

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  • Department of Statistics

    Department of Statistics

    Department of Statistics

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  • Department of Physics

    Department of Physics

    The Department’s research interests include theoretical and experimental fields. In theoretical Physics, research is conducted in High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Statistical Physics, Liquid Crystal, Nonlinear Dynamics, Astrophysics and Quantum Mechanics. Experimental researches are conducted in areas including Nanomaterials, Polymers, Electronics and Remote Sensing.

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  • Department of Phisiology

    Department of Phisiology

    Department of Phisiology

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  • Department of Geography

    Department of Geography

    Department of Geography

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  • Department of Chemistry And Bio Chemistry

    Department of Chemistry And Bio Chemistry

    Department of Chemistry And Bio Chemistry

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  • Department of Biotechnology

    Department of Biotechnology

    Department of Biotechnology

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  • Department of Botany

    Department of Botany

    Acharya Subodh Chandra Mahalanobis with the co-operation of the then Lieutenant Governor of Bengal Sir John Woodburn established the Department of Botany at Presidency College, Kolkata in the year 1900. Since then the department has been offering an undergraduate course in Botany Honours. It is also a matter of great pride that the University of Calcutta started their Postgraduate course in this department in the year 1912, continued up to 1918, and reintroduced a joint course from 1952.

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