The Latest Breaking News from Presidency University

A unique traveling poetry festival, CANTO, leading up to World Poetry Day was held in the country from March 15 to 19, 2023. The four-day multilingual, multicultural poetry festival took place in a hybrid manner at various venues in New Delhi and Kolkata. It brought together globally acclaimed poets, University…

KOLKATA: Presidency University has formed a high-powered committee with seven members to inquire into the incidents that occurred last week. Arun Maiti, the dean of students, is the nodal officer to liaison with the committee.

KOLKATA: Autonomous higher educational institute St Xavier’s College has decided to continue with its own entrance process for undergraduate courses and not adopt the state government’s centralised admission system. Following a meeting among education minister Bratya Basu and vice-chancellors of state and aided universities on Thursday, the education department decided…

KOLKATA: Reverberations of the verdict in the highly publicised defamation case between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were felt in Kolkata on Thursday with the student community debating whether this could impact the #Metoo movement on university campuses.

By Zeesha Jawed

KOLKATA: Presidency University and its alumni association observed the institution’s 205th Founder’s Day on Thursday. Like last year, this year, too, the Founder’s Day celebration went online due to the pandemic.