Facilities

E-Classroom

In a development that is rare in Indian universities and certainly a novelty among higher education institutions in the Eastern region, Presidency now has an e-classroom where scholars from all over the world will be able to interact with Presi students via video-conferencing. This facility will also help us develop e-learning initiatives across the region and even countrywide in that the expertise of the Presi faculty can be disseminated to other institutions in real-time and Irrespective of location. The e-classroom has been a long cherished dream of our Vice Chancellor, Professor Malabika Sarkar without whose drive and efforts, this would not have been possible.

The construction was supervised by our Registrar, Prof Prabir Dasgupta and the first video-conferencing was set up by our Senior System Analyst, Mr Debapratim Mishra. The e-Classroom was inaugurated with a lecture by the eminent mathematician, Professor Yuri Manin who spoke on ‘Numbers as Functions’ as part of the Presidency Lecture Series. Prof Somak Raychaudhury, the Dean of Science, who was the main inspiration behind the lecture series expressed his strong commitment to regional, national as well as worldwide dissemination of online courses from Presidency.

New Cafeteria: Eighty-Six

In another Christmas gift to the students and staff, Presidency unveiled its new cafeteria, aptly named 86 and run by the Indian Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation. With piping hot coffee and later, biriyani, the students and staff celebrated the inauguration of 86. The cafeteria now joins the other Presi eating joints such as the ever-famous Promod da’r Canteen and the Cheap Canteen. Once again, the inspiration behind 86 was our Vice Chancellor, Professor Malabika Sarkar

Government Eden Hindu Hostel

The Government Eden Hindu Hostel is now 127 years old. In 1886 it started as an undergraduate Boy's hostel of Presidency College, Kolkata. In order to accommodate Postgraduate students and research scholars of Presidency College, the heritage building was extended in 1988. This hostel is one of the largest hostels of this country. Among its many illustrious boarders, the hostel counts the first President of India, Dr Rajendra Prasad.

The hostel is divided into six wards and houses two hundred and seventy four boarders including both undergraduate and post graduate students. Students of this hostel participate actively in sports such as football, cricket, volleyball and table tennis.

Tournaments are held seasonally and the Annual Athletic meet was also started from 2005. Besides sports, the boarders organize different cultural activities such as Saraswati Puja, reunion, fresher's welcome and farewell ceremony. The hostel has two libraries, one for text books and the other for fiction and valuable journals. It also has its own hostel mess system.

Presidency University Girls' Hostel

Presidency University Girls' Hostel is now fourteen years old. It provides accommodation to the girl students coming from distant places in a secure and safe environment. The hostel comprises 91 boarders that include students of undergraduate and of postgraduate classes.

The boarders organized different cultural activities throughout the year such as Saraswati Puja and the freshers' welcome. The hostel has its own well-stocked library and its recreation centre. The vertical extension of the existing hostel building has already been started to increase accommodation. There are five government, four non-government staff members and two casual workers engaged in routine duties and the Superintendent oversees the maintenance and the facilities available.

Presidency College Karmi Sanskritik Sangstha

Employees of our college have been actively participating in different cultural activities in every year. This Sangstha is a broad platform of all members of this institution. Due to some unavoidable circumstances no function could be arranged in the last year.

A "Co-operative Health Fund" has been set up to make funds available without charging any interest, to serve the families of the staff members who are not in position to meet the staggering exprenses incurred in difficult cases of ailment. Any kind or donation to this fund will be gratefully appreciated.

The Presidency College Cooperative Society

Co-operative is a voluntary association of persons organized to look after their common interest through mutual co-operation. The society has completed 90 years of dedicated service to its members. At present the total number of operating members is 148 and number of share holders is 343. The maximum limit of loan to be sanctioned to the individual member has been increased to Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees one lac only) as long term loan. The amount of loan sanctioned to the members on emergency basis (within 24 hours) is Rs. 30,000/ - (Rupees thirty thousand only) as short loan.

As a token of appreciation of their success in Madhyamick and H.S. examinations, the children of the members were given Prizes with a view to encourage them for higher studies. The Prizes were awarded at the Annual General meeting of the Society held on 16th March, 2012. at A.J.C. Bose auditorium, Retired members of the Society were presented a token gift. The meeting was chaired by Satadip Sarkar, Chairman of the Society Prof. Timir Baran Jha, O.S.D. addressed the members. Accounts Officer, Our special guest, spoke on the merits and demerits of the co-operative Society. The Registrar Dr. Pradip Kumar Sengupta welcomed the assembled members at the A.G.M. on 16.3.2012. Sri Tarun Kanti Roy expessed his gratitude to all members of the society. Our Treasurer, Sri Bishu Adhikary presented the audited accounts for the financial year 2010- 2011. Gifts were presented to all the members of the co-operative Society on that day. The Board of Directors.