Presidency University Kolkata Scholarship 2026: Amount, Eligibility, Selection Criteria

Scholarships at the college are available for students from Karnataka, and for ST, SC, and economically disadvantaged categories. The Swami Vivekananda Merit cum Means (SVMCM) scholarship offers Rs. 24,000 annually, while the Kanyashree scholarship offers Rs. 25,000. Merit-based scholarships are available for students achieving a GPA of 9 or above, amounting to up to Rs. 30,000. The institution assists in accessing government scholarships like Inspire, JBNSTS, and others provided by the West Bengal and Karnataka state governments.

Tuition fees are notably low, with semester fees ranging from Rs. 1,100 to Rs. 1,335 for undergraduate programs and Rs. 1,260 to Rs. 1,335 for postgraduate programs, making education affordable without a pressing need for loans. Scholarships and financial aid can be availed through the university's support, especially for meritorious students and those from economically weaker backgrounds.

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Joytri Pal

4.0Helpful

B.Sc {Hons.}, Life Science

Reviewed on Nov 18, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

How is it like to be a part of Presidency University!

Fees and Financial Aid:

The semester fees is 1225INR. However, newly admitted students are required to pay some admission fees which is quite affordable. The fees is same for any caste. As far as I know, there is no financial aid or scholarship available since the fees is kept minimal.

Swasteek

3.0

B.Sc {Hons.}, Economics

Reviewed on Nov 1, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

Presidency University Kolkata: where legacy meets learning

tution fees (per sem) rs 900 sports fees rs 230 identity card fees rs 70 laboratory fees rs 1000 course registeration(per sem) rs 1150 seat acceptance fees rs 2500 examination fees rs 250 scholarship available merit cum means scholarship rs 12000 per year

Shreya Haldar

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BA {Hons.}, History

Reviewed on Jul 7, 2025(Enrolled 2023)

More than a campus: The Presidency University experience

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The fees for the BA courses in a semester are 1100/- and for the BSc courses the fees per semester is 1200/-. The tuition fees is 900/- to 1000/- (depending on the course type) and the examination fees is 200/-. There are number of scholarships available for the students, for example: Kanyashri, Swami Vivekananda scholarship and so on.

Arindam Bar

MA, Sociology

Reviewed on Jun 4, 2025(Enrolled 2022)

Presidency in brief details

The year wise fee for Masters in Sociology would be 1100. 900 as the tuition fee and 200 for examination fee which is same for all the categories. However the students can avail scholarships be it the government scholarships. The student who excels in studies and sports get the scholarship as well

Sangita Saha

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B.Sc {Hons.}, Statistics

Reviewed on May 13, 2025(Enrolled 2023)

PRESIDENCY: THE DREAM LIFE

Admission fees is nearly 5k(1st semester fees included) After that per semeseter fees(exam fees) is 1225. We don't have any such scholarship, but poor meritirious students may get a scholarship from the university(handsome amount but very limited offered seat)

Bidusha Pariyar

Reviewed on Feb 19, 2025(Enrolled 2021)

KALIMPONG TO KOLKATA: A BLEND OF LEARNING AND CITY LIVING.

The year wise fee structure for B.SC Economics and Mathematics students is 1150/- per semester and for other B.SC the fee is 1125/-. For the postgraduates students the fee amount ranges betwenn 1200 to 1300 as per they course. There is no such relaxation in course fee for different category of students . The scholarships and fiancial aid for available for students with respect to government schemes as such for only girl child Kanyashree K3 scheme was available and the amount offered was 2500/-.

Anmol Gupta

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All About Presidency University

The detailed fees structure For B.Sc Economics / Mathematics (Hons) is as follows: Rs. 1500 per semester For other B.Sc students : Rs. 1125 per semester For B.A. students: Rs. 1100 per semester For M.A. students: Rs.1260 per semester For MSc students: Rs. 1335 per semester All these are total fees per semester including Examination Fees which range from Rs.200 - Rs.375 and Tuition Fees ranging from Rs.900 - Rs.960 All these fees were same for all categories of people.

Saint Dutt

M.Sc, Life Science

Reviewed on Feb 8, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

Comprehensive Review of MSc Life Sciences in Presidency University, Kolkata.

It is an excellent University, that provides Bachelor's to Masters to PhD and Post Doctoral Studeies in Kolkata. The Faculties and Infrastructure is excellent, The fees for each semester for MSc is less than ?4500 & Hostel seperate for Boys and Girls are available. Seniors are also very supportive, sports and co currilcular activities are also promoted, also labs are well equipped and frequently seminars (national and international) are taken. Large Campus, one in College Street, Kolkata and another one in New Town.

Tanisha Hansda

BA {Hons.}, English

Reviewed on Jan 8, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

Amazing life of college

I have to pay approx 1100 for per semester. From the total amount nine hundred is for tution fees and two hundred is for examination fees. Becoming a art student there is no lab fees. There is no change in course fees for any category.

Anjali Rajak

Master of Arts [MA] Hindi

Reviewed on Jan 2, 2025(Enrolled 2018)

Presidency University is the best.

In our college there is semester system so we had paid our fees in every semester which is every six months. There is very low fees only Rs.1250 in every semester in Masters and Rs.1100 in Bachelors degree. There is equal fees for all. We had gotten swami vivekananda scholarship worth Rs. 24000 and kanyashree also worth Rs. 25000 and many more.

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