Presidency College¸ Chennai

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DESCRIPTION :

The Centenary of the college was celebrated in the year 1940.It was inaugurated by his excellency Lord Erskine¸ the Governor of Madras on 3rd February¸ 1940. A centenary memorial dome including four faces of the Fyson clock with its musical bell to reach the whole of Tiruvallikeni was also constructed. The clock has several unique features. It is an electrical automatic winding clock fitted with special automatic lighting arrangements. It is worth to mention that it was designed by Prof. H. Parameswaran¸ Professor of Physics of this college and was assembled at the department of Physics itself with the assistance of the laboratory assistant Thiru. Munusami Naicker.
 
For developing Post Graduate and Research Work¸ the Intermediate Classes were shed in 1948. The honours classes were shed in 1958. The semester pattern introduced in 1976 was also given up in 1982.
 
Today the College provides facilities for research in many faculties. A joboriented course in Corporate Secretaryship was started in 1974-75. M.Com. was introduced in the academic year 1976-77. MCA was started in the year 1991-92. Vocational subject in B.sc. Physics was introduced during 1997-98 and in B.A. Economics during 1999-2000. M.Sc. Applied Microbiology was started during 1999-2000.