Presidency University
The eventful journey started at Presidency College, Calcutta, originated from Presidency College, Hindu College, in 1855. Due to some compulsory and relevant considerations, the new name is Presidency College.
By the middle of the nineteenth century, the Hindu College surpassed the ideas and ideas of its founders. The college not only attracted growing students from near and far, but also introduced courses in law, drawing and engineering, according to the needs of all the students of the students (Hindu and non-Hindu students). The government also needs to consider whether a college, which is specially controlled by the Education Council, can not be kept in a Kolkata institution as a non-government organization, due to the rising college being managed by the people's money. In fact, because of the government colleges in small towns, it was imperative to have a government college in the capital due to reasonable reasons.
It was proposed to set up a new college called the Kolkata College or the Metropolitan College for all the community students, but besides making suitable teachers for it, it became an additional financial burden for the government. The appropriate option was to open the Hindu College for all the communities and transform it into a general educational institution under government control. Accordingly, on January 11, 1854, the management committee of Hindu College met for the last time. At the Court of Directors, the college was started by the new name of the college and the college was started on 15 June 1855. Because the establishment of the University of Calcutta is very close, the Education Council suspends the plans to become a university by expanding it by associating with the Medical College and Civil Engineering College with the Presidency College.
In 1856, there were 132 students in the list of Presidency College. Of them, 94 were in the general branch and 38 were in the law branch. 82 of them had to pay, 43 used to enjoy scholarship, and 7 were free to pay for free. The location of the law branch was somewhat different. Because the professors themselves examined its students. After two years, Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay, a law student, earned the distinction of being the first graduate of the Arts Department of the University of Calcutta.
Since the University of Calcutta was established in 1857, the year was indeed very important. The university had to determine the courses of its affiliated colleges. Being the first college affiliated to the University of Calcutta, it was expected that Presidency College will be an institution to prepare candidates for BA examinations. In the first entrance examination held in 1857, 23 candidates were sent from Presidency College. In 1863, for the first time, 6 students of this college were given MA degree.
In 1862 the first arts or FA examination was introduced. Gurdas Bandyopadhyay, who was the first Indian Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta, was the first candidate to pass the examination from Presidency College. The growing number of students in college are indicative of deep interest in students of various levels of the society. The college students received four years after the dignitaries 'Gilchrist Scholarship' introduced in 1868 to study in England. The college extended its campus and in the presence of Viceroy, Lieutenant Governor formally inaugurated the present building on 31 March 1874. Nufr Chandra Pal Chowdhury donated a clock to the top of the building. New rooms were built in the new building to expand scientific education. By 1875, the Chemistry Department was able to introduce practical classes. After the establishment of Howrah Engineering College in 1880, the classes of engineering were stopped in college.
To enrich the faculty of science, in 1892 a term of the University of Geology was introduced. After eight years, the Department of Biology was established. SC Mahalanabish was a professor of the department. In the last two decades of the nineteenth century some prominent scholars were appointed as teachers of the Presidency College. In 1880 HM Percival, Bipin Bihari Gupta in 1883, Jagdish Chandra Bose in 1885, Prafulla Chandra Roy in 1889 and Manmohan Ghosh in 1896 joined the college. Between 1868 and 1900, the highest honor given by the University of Calcutta for the 25 students of the college was obtained by Premchand Raychand Scholarship.
In 1903, merchandising lessons were added. The name 'Baker Laboratory', named after Lieutenant Governor Edward Baker, was officially inaugurated on 20 January 1913 and the Physics, Physiology, Botany and Geology Department were transferred to the new building. In one of the largest cells in the laboratory laboratory, the science libraries (Peak Library named after Professor CW Peak) are given space. The beginning of World War I in 1914 hindered the construction of an additional hostel and the creation of equivalent facilities. However, in relation to the advancement of higher education and education, the college has overcome significant milestones. The new dimension was added when the reconstruction of the library in 1908 and the student council of the college started in 1914. In the twenty years of the 20th century, Professor Wordsworth, Professor Sterling, Professor Home and Dr. Teachers like Harrison decorated the faculty.
In the upheaval of the non-cooperation movement and the Civil Disobedience Movement, JR Barrow served as the principal of the college. By taking disciplinary action against the students of nationalist sentiment, he maintained the highest standards of discipline and education in the college. There was never any doubt about his purpose, and he received deep respect and proper recognition of teachers and students. Indian principals were the head of the college since the 30s of the twentieth century, although until 1947, the education department continued to hold British officers.
In the decade of the 'Rabindra Parishad' and 'Bankim-Sharat Parishad', cultural activities are being created and their activities include Pramath Chowdhury, Surendranath Dasgupta, Indira Devi, Shantan Sen, Nirmalkumari Mahalanabish, Prashantachandra Mahalanabish, Rani Chadda, Atul Chandra Gupta, Samreshnath Thakur and Upendranath were able to attract a person like Gangopadhyay. In some of the council meetings, Rabindranath Tagore, Abanindranath Tagore and Sharat Chandra Chatterjee chaired the meeting. During the great famine of 1943, under the leadership of Amalankusum Dutta, many students were excited and managed to take relief work from the Hindu hostels. In the dark days of the previous communal conflict between the country and independence of the country, the college maintained its non-communal image. After the country-division immediately (1947) scholars and teachers like Kudrat-i-Khudar went to East Pakistan.
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