Presidency University

university, Kolkata, India

Also known as: Hindu College

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Presidency University, formerly known as Hindu College, was established in 1817 in Kolkata, India. It was one of the first English-style schools in the region and has been a significant center for learning. The university is a state-controlled institution of higher learning in West Bengal. It is one of three major universities in Kolkata, alongside the University of Calcutta and Rabindra Bharati University. The University of Calcutta, founded in 1857, is a large institution with numerous affiliated colleges and postgraduate faculties. Presidency University, as part of this academic landscape, contributes to the city's rich educational heritage.12

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education
Education under the East India Company
…Ram Mohun Roy, founded the Hindu College in Calcutta, the alumni of which established a large number of English schools all over Bengal. The demand for English education in Bengal thus preceded by 20 years any government action in that direction.
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…Ram Mohun Roy, founded the Hindu College in Calcutta, the alumni of which established a large number of English schools all over Bengal. The demand for English education in Bengal thus preceded by 20 years any government action in that direction.
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India
Cultural effects
…promoted the Hindu College (now Presidency College) in Calcutta (1816). This college, along with Alexander Duff’s Scottish Church College, also in Calcutta, became a center of Western influence and saw the rise of the Young Bengal movement, the Westernizing zeal of which denied the Hindu religion itself.
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…promoted the Hindu College (now Presidency College) in Calcutta (1816). This college, along with Alexander Duff’s Scottish Church College, also in Calcutta, became a center of Western influence and saw the rise of the Young Bengal movement, the Westernizing zeal of which denied the Hindu religion itself.
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Kolkata
Education
…the Hindu College (later called Presidency University), was founded in 1817.
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…the Hindu College (later called Presidency University), was founded in 1817.
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