Presidency University, Bangalore

Presidency University (PU) is a State Private University established under the Presidency University Act, 2013, located at Ittagallpura, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India PU is located on a sprawling campus of 40 acres, developed into a lush green landscape, with a State-of-the-Art infrastructure. The University has thus far constructed around 13.5 Lakh Sq. Ft. of Academic and Administrative infrastructure - modern Classrooms, Laboratory Spaces, Research Centres, Library and Digital Learning Spaces, Seminar Rooms and other student and amenities. With 35% of the soft-landscaped Campus set apart for the activities of students, in the form of

Theme Zones, PU is committed to provide the best Quality of College Life (QCL) to its Learners. Thus the campus amply supports an active and vibrant student community in all its aspirational endeavours. As on date, the University caters to a diversity of over 16,000 students on its rolls, taught by 850 committed and domainexpert faculty representing a pan-India distribution.

PU is the dream institution of its founder Chairman and Chancellor, Dr. Nissar Ahmed, who has established the university as a sequel to long-years of experience in managing several educational institutions of repute. With a clear understanding of how a higher education institution should act as a gatekeeper, disseminator and creator of new knowledge and serve an ever-growing and diverse student population, this institution has been established to serve and enrich the society, to its best ability.

Despite being a young institution, PU has already developed eight schools in multidisciplinary faculties - Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Management, Law, Design, Commerce, Information Science and Media Studies. Each School offers a multitude of contemporary knowledge-enriching and skillenhancing programs that are market-relevant. In the same vein, the University ensures that its students are Industry-ready through add-on courses in soft and hard skills. It also offers Full Time and Part-Time Ph.D Programs, thereby providing an opportunity for eligible postgraduates to pursue research and contribute to new knowledge creation. Focus on Academics and Research propels the University to envisage the need to establish different Centres of Excellence, with different thrust-areas, serving as hubs for Entrepreneurs, Teachers, Researchers and other accomplished  Professionals/Scholars/Experts in specific thrust-areas, to converge, deliberate, and innovate.

Higher education is expected to fulfil several objectives for society. It prepares students for their personal and professional development, which is subject to considerable dynamics as determined by the changes occurring in the society. It also provides a space for reflexive thinking about what it means to be a citizen of the globalized, digitized world, ultimately offering students opportunities to further develop their character and attitudes. In the areas of research and teaching, it primarily creates an educational space to prepare for the future. In the background of the transformational changes envisaged under the National Education Policy 2020, all HEIs are

expected to envision their educational delivery and services cantered around holistic development of the students.

Vision

To be a Value-driven Global University, excelling beyond Peers, and creating Professionals of Integrity and Character, having concern and care for Society.

Mission

·          Commitment to being an Innovative and Inclusive Institution, by seeking excellence in Teaching,

·          Research and Knowledge Transfer

·          Pursue Research and Development and its dissemination to the Community, at large

·          Create, Sustain and Apply Learning in an Inter-disciplinary Environment with consideration for Ethical,

·          Ecological and Economic aspects of Nation Building.

·          Provide Knowledge-based Technological-support and Services to the Industry, in its Growth and

·          Development

·          Impart Globally-applicable Skill-sets to Students through flexible Course-offerings and support

·          Industry’s requirements and inculcate a spirit of new Venture-creation