Presidency University, Kolkata, formerly Hindu College and Presidency College, is a public state university in Kolkata, West Bengal.

It was established in 1817 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Radhakanta Deb, David Hare, Justice Sir Edward Hyde East, Baidyanath Mukhopadhya and Rasamay Dutt.

It was granted full university status in 2010. It is one of the first institutes of Western-type higher education in Asia. In 1817, a group of enlightened Indians and Englishmen set up the Hindoo College.

This was taken over the British Government in 1855 as the College of the Bengal Presidency and placed in 1857 under the newly founded Calcutta University.

Principals of Presidency College
J. Kerr, 1842–1848
David Lester Richardson, 1848–1849
E. Lodge, 1849–1852
J. Sutcliff, M.A., 1852–1856
Leonidas Clint, 1856-1857
E. Lodge, 1857-1858
J. Sutcliffe, M.A., 1858–1863
W. Grapel, 1863-1864
J. Sutcliffe, M.A., 1864–1875
H. Woodrow, 1875
C. H. Tawney, 1875
J. Sutcliffe, M.A., 1875
Alfred Croft, 1876
C. H. Tawney, 1876–1881
G. Bellet, 1881–1882
John Elliot, 1882–1883
Alexander Pedler, 1883
John Elliot, 1883
G. Bellet, 1883
John Elliot, 1884-1885
C. H. Tawney, 1885
W. Griffiths, 1885-1886
C. H. Tawney, 1886–1887
Alexander Pedler, 1887
C. H. Tawney, 1887
Alexander Pedler, 1887-1889
C. H. Tawney, 1889
Alexander Pedler, 1889
Frederick James Rowe, 1889
C. H. Tawney, 1889
W. Griffiths, 1892–1896
Alexander Pedler, 1896–1897
J .H. Gilliland, 1897
Frederick James Rowe, 1897-1898
J.H.Gilliland, 1898
Frederick James Rowe, 1898
William Booth, 1898
A. Clarke Edwards, 1899-1902
Prasanna Kumar Roy, 1902
A. Clarke Edwards, 1902–1903
Prasanna Kumar Roy, 1903
A. Clarke Edwards, 1903
M. G. D. Prothero, 1904-1905
Prasanna Kumar Roy, 1905-1906
Alexander Macdonnell, 1906
A. Clarke Edwards, 1906–1907
Henry Rosher James, 1907–1909
Hugh Melville Percival, 1909
Henry Rosher James, 1909–1911
C. W. Peake, 1911-1912
Henry Rosher James, 1912–1916
William Christopher Wordsworth, 1916–1917
John Rothney Barrow, 1917-1924
William Christopher Wordsworth, 1924
H. E. Stapleton, 1924-1926
T. S. Sterling, 1926-1927
H. E. Stapleton, 1927–1928
R. B. Ramsbotham, 1928–1929
John Rothney Barrow, 1929–1930
Jahangir Cooverjee Coyajee, 1930–1931
Bhupatimohan Sen, 1931-1934
Bhupatimohan Sen, 1934–1936
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, 1936
Bhupatimohan Sen, 1936–1942
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, 1942
Bhupatimohan Sen, 1942–1943
Apurbakumar Chanda, 1943
Jyotirmoy Ghosh, 1943-1944
Apurbakumar Chanda, 1944
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, 1945-1946
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, 1946–1947
Muhammad Qudrat-i-Khuda, 1947
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, 1947
Jogischandra Sinha, 1947
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, 1948
Jyotirmoy Ghosh, 1948–1950
Jyotishchandra Sengupta, 1950
Jyotirmoy Ghosh, 1950–1951
Jyotishchandra Sengupta, 1951–1956
F. J. Friend-Pereira, 1956–1958
Sanat Kumar Basu, 1958–1967
Rajendralal Sengupta, 1967–1969
Samerendranath Ghoshal, 1969–1970
Sudhir Chandra Shome, 1970
Pratul Chandra Mukherjee, 1970–1975
Sudhir Chandra Shome, 1975–1976
Pratul Chandra Mukherjee, 1976–1979
Bijoy Shankar Basak, 1979–1982
Achinta Kumar Mukherjee, 1982–1986
Sunil Kumar Rai Chaudhuri, 1986–1991
Amal Kumar Mukhopadhyay, 1991–1997
Nitai Charan Mukherjee, 1997–2000
Amitava Chatterjee, 2001–2005
Mamata Ray, 2005–2008
Sanjib Ghosh, 2008–2010
Amitava Chatterjee, 2010

Vice Chancellors of Presidency University
Amita Chatterjee, 2010–2011
Malabika Sarkar, 2011-2014
Anuradha Lohia, 2014–present

Facilities at Presidency University -
• Library
• Laboratories
• Class Rooms
• Internet Facility
• Hostel
• Sports Facility

Contact Detail:
Presidency University
86/1 College Street
Kolkata 700073
Phone: +91 33 2241 2738
Fax: +91 33 2257 2444