Presidency College, Madras

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constituent college higher education institution public college

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.

Aliases (2)

Madras Preparatory School ×1
Madras Presidency College ×1

Statements (67)

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	Madras Presidency College →
foundedAs	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 → S. Chandrasekhar → 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 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
C. Rajagopalachari → C. V. Raman → S. R. Ranganathan → Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar →	educatedAt
Presidency College, Madras ("Madras Presidency College") →	formerName
Presidency College, Madras ("Madras Preparatory School") →	foundedAs