Presidency College Chennai BA Economics: Fees 2025, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

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Course Description

Presidency College Chennai BA Economics is offered as 3 Years Full Time program, with total intake of 120 seats. The minimum eligibility criteria for BA is 10+2. The total fees for Presidency College Chennai BA Economics in 2025 is ₹ 3,875 for the complete course duration. Earlier, the fees in 2024 - 2025 for BA Economics was ₹ 3,875.

Presidency College Chennai offers a total of 120 seats for BA Economics. Check Presidency College Chennai Admission 2025

According to The Week Rankings 2019 for Arts, Presidency College Chennai ranks 24 out of 50 in India. In Chennai, the institute is ranked 5th by The Week.

Presidency College Chennai BA Economics Fees 2025

Fees (2025 - 2026) Year 1 (in INR) Year 2 (in INR) Year 3 (in INR)
Admission Fees ₹5 - -
Other Fee ₹1290 ₹1290 ₹1290
Yearly Fees ₹1295 ₹1290 ₹1290

* Fees is refundable

Presidency College Chennai BA Economics Previous Fees

Fees Year 1 (in INR) Year 2 (in INR) Year 3 (in INR)
Admission Fees ₹5 - -
Other Fee ₹1290 ₹1290 ₹1290
Yearly Fees ₹1295 ₹1290 ₹1290

* Fees is refundable

Presidency College Chennai BA Economics Admission 2025

The minimum eligibility for admission to BA Economics at Presidency College Chennai is 10+2.

Presidency College Chennai Ranking 2025

Presidency College Chennai ranking 2025 has not been released. You can check the agency wise previous year national ranking below.

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#24 out of 50 (2019)
#5th Chennai
#5 Tamil Nadu

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Eligibility Criteria

Candidate applying for admission in this program should have passed 10+2

Course Details

For admission to B.Sc., B. Com, BA or BCA courses at Presidency College, candidates must know the below-mentioned information.

Name of the course Specialization Eligibility Selection Criteria
B.Sc Mathematics 10+2 passing certificate Based on merit
Statistics
Physics
Chemistry
Plant Biology and Bio-technology
Advanced Zoology and Advanced Biotechnology
Geology
Geography
Psychology
BA History An HSC passing certificate
Political Science
Economics
Tamil Literature
English Literature
Hindi Literature
Malayalam Literature
Urdu Literature
B.Com Corporate Secretaryship 10+2 passing certificate
Commerce (General) 
Commerce (for special category)
BCA - 10+2 passing certificate

Here are the intake details along with specializations offered by the college in B.Sc courses.

  • Physics - 48 seats
  • Chemistry - 80 seats
  • Mathematics - 96 seats
  • Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology - 48 seats
  • Geology - 24 seats
  • Geography - 24 seats
  • Psychology - 40 seats
  • Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology - 48 seats

The seat intake numbers for BA courses are: 

  • Political Science - 80
  • History - 90
  • Economics - 120
  • Tamil Literature - 40
  • English Literature - 40
  • Hindi Literature - 10
  • Malayalam Literature - 15
  • Urdu Literature - 10

The seats available for B.Com course are:

  • Commerce (for special category) - 15
  • Commerce (general) - 80
  • Corporate Secretaryship - 80
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Bachelor of Arts [BA] (Economics) 
first year fees:  ₹1,295
3.73 Years Full Time
(Based on 211 views last year)
31 Students have shown interest in the last 30 days
Year (2025 - 2026)123
Admission fees₹5--
other fee₹1290₹1290₹1290
Yearly Fees1,2951,2901,290

Fee as per the official website :

Presidency College Chennai: Students' Opinion

AI-Generated Summary based on 3 Reviews

Presidency College in Chennai is known for its effective faculty who simplify complex topics and maintain strong student relationships, providing assistance in nearly all areas. The college primarily offers internship opportunities to postgraduate students but is working on expanding these for undergraduates. Offering highly affordable education, the annual fees for BA programs are just 1200 INR, with semester fees ranging from 600 to 700 INR.

For BA Economics, the annual fee is even lower at 890 INR. As a government institution, Presidency College ensures low fees without any additional compulsory charges. Various scholarships, such as national and Tamil medium scholarships, are available, including the NSP scholarship, which provides 10,000 INR per year. The college's strong reputation attracts many companies, boosting employment opportunities for its students.

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Presidency College Chennai Bachelor of Arts [BA] (Economics) Ranking

Presidency College Chennai Arts ranking by The Week is 24 out of 50 in India in 2019

The Week Ranking

#24 out of 50 in India 2019 
#5th in Chennai
#5 in Tamil Nadu

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Year 123
Admission fees₹5--
other fee₹1290₹1290₹1290
Yearly Fees1,2951,2901,290

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Jeeva K
Jeeva K
4.3
Reviewed on Jun 10, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

Fees and Financial Aid:

the annual fee for BA economics is 890 Rupees, which is quite affordable. there are no service fees or other compulsory charges thae avaliablity of scholarships are sta and national scholarships and tamil medium scholar ships
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Perarasu
Perarasu
4.8
Reviewed on Mar 11, 2024(Enrolled 2018)

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Yes ..the the fees structure was low because it is a government college..I think the scholarship was given to the government schools to studies more...this is a very famous college in chennai so many companies have recurring more employees in this college...
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Salman faris
2.3
Reviewed on Aug 25, 2022(Enrolled 2021)

Fees and Financial Aid:

Presidency college is one of the colleges that charge very less fees in India. Per year college only charges 1200 rs only and 600 to 700 rs per semester for Ba programs. College provides various kinds of scholarships for everyone. I got nsp scholarships which 10000rs Per year.
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