Dipankar Bhattacharya's Review On Presidency University, Kolkata

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Rating: 3.9
Author: Dipankar Bhattacharya

3.9

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Faculty

5.0

Social Life

4.5

Placement

1.5

Course

5.0

Campus

4.5

Hostel

3.0

Dipankar Bhattacharya

Presidency University Kolkata, B.Sc (Chemistry) & M.Sc (Chemistry)

Reviewed on Oct 28, 2015

Entrance Preview

Separate entrance exam for Presidency CollegeI scored 44/100 in the exam (believe me, I ranked amongst the top 10 students, it shows the level of question papers for the entrance exam)This was the best undergraduate college at that time (Ranked 2nd after St Stephens College in Time's ranking of Indian degree colleges that year).

Placement Experience

1.5

This is one area where Presidency College completely lacked. The college did not have a placement cell, neither do the students were actively pursued to take up industrial jobs after graduation. The whole focus was to go for research based positions in India & abroad.

College Events

4.5

There is one annual cultural fest and is participated by many students and groups from outside. Besides there are many academic activities round the year where different students from other colleges of Kolkata take part. Not able of them is Chemistry Quiz.

Fees and Financial Aid

For studying at presidency, no loan is required as the courses are cheap. There are lots of scholarships for needy students in every department.

Campus Life

4.5

Campus life is good as most of the students are day scholars and do come from various socio-economic backgrounds. There is good gender ratio, almost 1:1 and more than 1:1 in some departments in favor of girls. Politcally, the college is motivated towards anti establishment for long but the politics never crossed the limits in our times.

Alumni/Alumna

There is no official alumni network but alumni from almost all departments keep unofficial alumni network of their own and they are very helpful for current students.

Exam Structure

Three exams were there each at the end of each year. Now the exam patterns have changed and there are altogether 6 semesters in B Sc & 4 semesters in M Sc. Now Presidency college has become Presidency University and it conducts its own exams. The exams ar

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Full attendance i don't like so much. You have to attend all seminar s

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