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BBC Series On PM Modi Screened At Kolkata's Presidency University
Members of the CPM's students' wing, the Students Federation of India (SFI), on Friday claimed that the controversial BBC documentary 'India: The Modi Question' was sucessfully screened at Kolkata's Presidency University.
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Presidency University Students' Unions Oppose State's Decision Not To Hold Entrance Exams
Two students' unions of Presidency University have opposed the decision of the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board not to conduct admission tests for UG, PG courses at the institute from this year.
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Presidency Student Body To Donate Money From Fest Fund To Treat Covid Affected Kids
The Presidency University Students Union (PUSU) has decided to donate around 40 per cent of the fund earmarked for the annual fest for COVID-19 affected children's treatment.
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Students' Federation Of India Protests Against National Education Policy In Kolkata
Around 150 activists of the CPIM's students wing from different colleges and universities marched from Subodh Mallick Square to Presidency University gate in College Street area, Kolkata, shouting slogans against the NEP and demanding that it be revoked forthwith.
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Kolkata Universities Protest After Crackdown On Delhi's Jamia Students
The Jadavpur University and Presidency varsity students took out separate rallies in Kolkata denouncing police action inside the Jamia Millia Islamia campus in Delhi.
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JNU, Calcutta University Alumnus Abhijit Banerjee Shares Economics Nobel With Esther Duflo, Michael Kremer
Abhijit Banerjee was educated at the Presidency College (then affiliated with University of Calcutta), Kolkata, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D in 1988.
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No Consent, But Ram Ke Naam To Screen At Kolkata's Presidency University
Thumbing their nose at the authorities, a section of students at Kolkata's Presidency University have announced that they will screen Anand Patwardhan's award-winning documentary Ram Ke Naam at 4 pm on Friday despite not receiving permission.
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Jadavpur University To Screen "Ram Ke Naam", No Consent For Presidency
Anand Patwardhan's award-winning documentary film Ram Ke Naam will be screened on the Jadavpur University campus at 6 pm today "in solidarity with students of the University of Hyderabad" -- six of whom were detained for trying to screen it on August 20.
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Presidency University Student, 21, Found Hanging At Home In Bengal
A student of Kolkata's Presidency University was found hanging from the ceiling fan of his room in Barasat, West Bengal, the police said today.
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"Anarchy" At Kolkata's Famous Presidency University Over Hostel Protest
Never in its 200-year history has Presidency seen such a dismal convocation - neither as a college nor as a university. Locked out by students, the vice chancellor was forced to hold the prestigious event at a small state-run cinema hall and she could not hide her anger.
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Presidency University's Convocation Venue Shifted Amid Students' Protests
The vice-chancellor and registrar of Presidency University were stopped from entering the campus Monday by agitating students, forcing the authorities to shift the venue of Tuesday's convocation.
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The Chief Minister Angle to Presidency Vice Chancellor's Problems
A section of students at Presidency University have rejected the vice chancellor's plan to set up a committee to resolve their grievances. Protests will continue till the vice chancellor, Dr Anuradha Lohia, resigns, they say. And one of the issues they will highlight is the vice chancellor's perceived closeness to chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
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For Nearly 24 Hours, Top Official at Famous Presidency University Was Held Hostage
It was a forced sleepover for the top officials at Kolkata's famous Presidency University who were locked into a room by a group of 50 students opposed to new rules for admission.
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Presidency University's Bicentenary Celebrations to Go Global
The bicentennial celebrations of the prestigious Presidency University - founded in 1817 as Hindu College - will be a national and international event, with seminars in Indian cities, Britain and the US, officials said.
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Now, a course on love at Kolkata's Presidency University
Come New Year, students at the Presidency University in Kolkata can opt for a course on the enigma of love, its vice-chancellor said on Sunday, adding that this was part of the new interdisciplinary studies programme.
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BBC Series On PM Modi Screened At Kolkata's Presidency University
Members of the CPM's students' wing, the Students Federation of India (SFI), on Friday claimed that the controversial BBC documentary 'India: The Modi Question' was sucessfully screened at Kolkata's Presidency University.
-
Presidency University Students' Unions Oppose State's Decision Not To Hold Entrance Exams
Two students' unions of Presidency University have opposed the decision of the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board not to conduct admission tests for UG, PG courses at the institute from this year.
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Presidency Student Body To Donate Money From Fest Fund To Treat Covid Affected Kids
The Presidency University Students Union (PUSU) has decided to donate around 40 per cent of the fund earmarked for the annual fest for COVID-19 affected children's treatment.
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Students' Federation Of India Protests Against National Education Policy In Kolkata
Around 150 activists of the CPIM's students wing from different colleges and universities marched from Subodh Mallick Square to Presidency University gate in College Street area, Kolkata, shouting slogans against the NEP and demanding that it be revoked forthwith.
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Kolkata Universities Protest After Crackdown On Delhi's Jamia Students
The Jadavpur University and Presidency varsity students took out separate rallies in Kolkata denouncing police action inside the Jamia Millia Islamia campus in Delhi.
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JNU, Calcutta University Alumnus Abhijit Banerjee Shares Economics Nobel With Esther Duflo, Michael Kremer
Abhijit Banerjee was educated at the Presidency College (then affiliated with University of Calcutta), Kolkata, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D in 1988.
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No Consent, But Ram Ke Naam To Screen At Kolkata's Presidency University
Thumbing their nose at the authorities, a section of students at Kolkata's Presidency University have announced that they will screen Anand Patwardhan's award-winning documentary Ram Ke Naam at 4 pm on Friday despite not receiving permission.
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Jadavpur University To Screen "Ram Ke Naam", No Consent For Presidency
Anand Patwardhan's award-winning documentary film Ram Ke Naam will be screened on the Jadavpur University campus at 6 pm today "in solidarity with students of the University of Hyderabad" -- six of whom were detained for trying to screen it on August 20.
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Presidency University Student, 21, Found Hanging At Home In Bengal
A student of Kolkata's Presidency University was found hanging from the ceiling fan of his room in Barasat, West Bengal, the police said today.
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"Anarchy" At Kolkata's Famous Presidency University Over Hostel Protest
Never in its 200-year history has Presidency seen such a dismal convocation - neither as a college nor as a university. Locked out by students, the vice chancellor was forced to hold the prestigious event at a small state-run cinema hall and she could not hide her anger.
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Presidency University's Convocation Venue Shifted Amid Students' Protests
The vice-chancellor and registrar of Presidency University were stopped from entering the campus Monday by agitating students, forcing the authorities to shift the venue of Tuesday's convocation.
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The Chief Minister Angle to Presidency Vice Chancellor's Problems
A section of students at Presidency University have rejected the vice chancellor's plan to set up a committee to resolve their grievances. Protests will continue till the vice chancellor, Dr Anuradha Lohia, resigns, they say. And one of the issues they will highlight is the vice chancellor's perceived closeness to chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
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For Nearly 24 Hours, Top Official at Famous Presidency University Was Held Hostage
It was a forced sleepover for the top officials at Kolkata's famous Presidency University who were locked into a room by a group of 50 students opposed to new rules for admission.
-
Presidency University's Bicentenary Celebrations to Go Global
The bicentennial celebrations of the prestigious Presidency University - founded in 1817 as Hindu College - will be a national and international event, with seminars in Indian cities, Britain and the US, officials said.
-
Now, a course on love at Kolkata's Presidency University
Come New Year, students at the Presidency University in Kolkata can opt for a course on the enigma of love, its vice-chancellor said on Sunday, adding that this was part of the new interdisciplinary studies programme.
