Presidency College, Kolkata is a co-founding, semi-autonomous, arts and sciences college affiliated to the University of Calcutta. Initially called Hindu College, it is the oldest college in India, set up in 1817. It continues to be one of the leading Indian educational institutions. It has been consistently rated, since rating of Indian colleges was begun, as one of the top ten colleges of the country: in 2002 it was ranked number one by the wee...
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Presidency College, Kolkata is a co-founding, semi-autonomous, arts and sciences college affiliated to the University of Calcutta. Initially called Hindu College, it is the oldest college in India, set up in 1817. It continues to be one of the leading Indian educational institutions. It has been consistently rated, since rating of Indian colleges was begun, as one of the top ten colleges of the country: in 2002 it was ranked number one by the weekly news magazine India Today. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees as well as Ph.D. degrees in the natural sciences, humanities and the social sciences.
With the creation of the Supreme Court in Calcutta in 1773 many Hindus of Bengal became eager to learn the English language. A remarkable Scot watchmaker, David Hare, in collaboration with Radhakanta Deb had already taken steps in that direction. Babu Buddinath Mukherjee advanced it further by enlisting the support of Sir Edward Hyde East, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who...
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