Presidency University is a state private university located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It is part of the Presidency Group of Institutions and offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes across multiple disciplines including engineering, management, law, commerce, design, and the liberal arts.
| Type | State private university |
|---|---|
| Location | Bengaluru Urban district, Karnataka, India |
| Country | India |
| Affiliation | Presidency Group of Institutions |
| Academic level | Undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral |
The university was established under a Karnataka state legislative enactment as a private university, allowing it to design its own curricula and award its own degrees. It is the higher-education arm of the Presidency Group, which has earlier run schools and colleges in Bengaluru.
Presidency University is organised into schools that cover engineering and computer science, management, commerce, law, design, and media studies, among other areas. The institution awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees, and follows a credit-based semester system common to Indian private universities.
The university operates from a campus in the Bengaluru Urban district. Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka, is one of India's principal centres for information technology, biotechnology, and higher education, and hosts a number of public and private universities.
As a state private university, Presidency University contributes to the expansion of self-financed higher education in Karnataka. It forms part of a wider trend in which private universities in Bengaluru complement established public institutions in meeting demand for professional and technical education.