Presidency College, Madras

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Presidency College, Madras is one of India’s oldest and most prestigious higher education institutions, renowned for its strong programs in science and the humanities and for producing many distinguished alumni.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent college
higher education institution
public college
academicCalendar semester system
academicDiscipline English
Tamil
botany
chemistry
commerce
economics
history
mathematics
philosophy
physics
political science
statistics
zoology
affiliatedTo University of Madras
campusType urban
city Chennai
country India
established 1840
formerName Presidency College, Madras self-linksurface differs
surface form: Madras Presidency College
foundedAs Presidency College, Madras self-linksurface differs
surface form: Madras Preparatory School
founder George Norton
founderRole Advocate General of Madras
fundingType government-funded
genderPolicy co-educational
governingBody Government of Tamil Nadu
hasFacility hostel facilities
science laboratories
sports facilities
hasHeritageStatus heritage institution of Chennai
hasLibrary central college library
languageOfInstruction English
Tamil
locatedIn Chennai
Tamil Nadu
locatedNear Marina Beach
University of Madras
locatedOn Kamarajar Salai
NAACAccreditation A grade
notableAlumnus C. Rajagopalachari
C. V. Raman
K. Balaji
M. A. Chidambaram
P. Chidambaram
R. Venkataraman
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
surface form: S. Chandrasekhar

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
surface form: S. Radhakrishnan

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
T. T. Krishnamachari
notableFor humanities education
producing distinguished alumni
science education
offersProgram M.Phil. programs
Ph.D. programs
postgraduate degrees
undergraduate degrees
oneOfOldestCollegesIn India
Madras Presidency
recognizedBy University Grants Commission
region South India
state Tamil Nadu
type government arts and science college
UGCStatus College with Potential for Excellence
upgradedToCollege 1840

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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar educatedAt Presidency College, Madras
Presidency College, Madras formerName Presidency College, Madras self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Madras Presidency College
Presidency College, Madras foundedAs Presidency College, Madras self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Madras Preparatory School
C. Rajagopalachari educatedAt Presidency College, Madras
C. V. Raman educatedAt Presidency College, Madras
S. R. Ranganathan educatedAt Presidency College, Madras
S. Subramania Iyer educatedAt Presidency College, Madras
this entity surface form: Madras Presidency College
C. R. education Presidency College, Madras
subject surface form: C. Rajagopalachari
N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar educatedAt Presidency College, Madras
Triplicane hasEducationalInstitution Presidency College, Madras
this entity surface form: Presidency College, Chennai
Queen Mary’s College nearbyLandmark Presidency College, Madras
this entity surface form: Presidency College, Chennai