The University has 17 departments that offers UG, PG and PhD programmes in Arts and Science specialisations. Admission to all the courses offered by the University is entrance-based every year. However, for admission to the academic year 2021-22, the entrance exams conducted for admission to UG and PG courses by WBJEEB, i.e. PUBDET and PUMDET stand cancelled. All the admissions for this academic year will be based on merit in the last qualifying exam.

The University offers a number of international opportunities to its students. For this purpose, it has signed MoUs with 20 international organisations all over the globe. These include Trinity College, Groningen University and Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, among others. In addition to this, the University has a distinguished career counselling cell to impart training and guidance related to life skills/ leadership training and to keep its students up to date with the ongoing trends of the industry.

Some of the prominent highlights around Presidency University Kolkata are as follows:

*These exams stand cancelled for admission 2021. This year, admission will be completely based on merit in the last qualifying exam.

Over the years, Presidency University Kolkata has signed a number of MoUs with national and international organisations and Universities. This has been done not just to not only foster global competencies among its researchers, students and teachers but also to enhance the quality of its outreach activities. All these MoUs are listed in the following table:

Presidency University Kolkata offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in the field of Arts and Science. The courses include BA (Hons), BSc (Hons), MA, MSc and PhD programmes across multiple specialisations. Details regarding all these Presidency University, Kolkata courses along with their specialisations and total fee are as follows:

The admission cycle of Presidency University Kolkata started in August for the academic year 2021-2022 and will go on till September when the final list of shortlisted candidates will be out. The following table mentions all the important events and important dates regarding Presidency University Kolkata Admission 2021:

Presidency University admission to all the UG, PG and doctoral programmes is conducted online through the official website of the University. Every year, the University accepts PUBDET and PUMDET exams conducted by WBJEEB for admission to its UG and PG courses. However, for 2021 admission both these exams were cancelled. The final Presidency University admission 2021 will be conducted via merit in the last qualifying exams. Candidates, who meet the below eligibility criteria, need to register and fill the application form to apply for any of the programmes. The course-wise eligibility details regarding Presidency University, Kolkata admissions are given below:

Presidency University Kolkata has a functioning placements cell that assist the students by providing them with best in class placement opportunities. As per the details available on the official website, Citi Global Insights & Analytics, Mu Sigma and Deloitte have been some of the recruiters who have hired the students of this University. Additionally, as per the UG placements report available on the official website, the highest and median salary at the University stands at Rs 13 LPA and Rs 5 LPA, respectively.

The University offers several scholarships to the students on the basis of merit and need. These scholarships are offered under all programmes. Name of some of the Presidency University, Kolkata scholarships are listed below:

• Swami Vivekananda Merit-cum-Means Scholarship
• NSP & National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students
• Minority Scholarship
• Priyamvada Birla Scholarship
• Sambhava Foundation Scholarship
• Harsh and Payal Hada Foundation
• Kanyasharee Scholarship

Being one of the oldest institutions in India, Presidency University has graduated a number of state heads, Chief Ministers of West Bengal, Chief Justices of India, Governor of RBI, Oscar winners, multiple Padma awardees, at least six Sahitya Akademi awardees, numerous national award-winning film directors, politicians, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureates, two Nobel laureates and several civil servants serving in senior capacities. This list is not just composed of graduates of this school, as many of the famous people in its list of popular alumni didn't necessarily earn a degree from this University.

Depicted below is a list of the top eight popular alumni who have studied from Presidency University Kolkata.

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