Presidency University Bangalore is a private state university in Rajanakunte, Yelahanka, on the northern edge of Bengaluru, offering undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across 11 schools including engineering, management, law, commerce, and design.
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Established | 2013 (Presidency University Act, Karnataka); first academic batches enrolled 2015 |
| Type | Private state university |
| NAAC Grade | A (CGPA 3.09/4.0, August 2024) |
| QS I-GAUGE Rating | Gold |
| Location | Rajanakunte, Yelahanka, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560119 |
| Schools | 11 (Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Information Science, Management, Commerce, Law, Design, Media Studies, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Allied Health Sciences, AI & Advanced Computing) |
| NIRF 2025 Management Rank Band | 101-125 |
| NIRF 2025 Engineering Rank Band | 201-300 |
| Campus | Approximately 100 acres (official pages have cited figures from 62 to 100 acres over time) |
| Programme | Level | Duration | Admission | Approx fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering | UG | 4-year | KCET / COMEDK / JEE Main / PU entrance test | - |
| B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering | UG | 4-year | KCET / COMEDK / JEE Main / PU entrance test | - |
| B.Tech Mechanical Engineering | UG | 4-year | KCET / COMEDK / JEE Main / PU entrance test | - |
| Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) | UG | 3-year | PU entrance test / merit-based | - |
| MBA (All Business Domains) | PG | 2-year | PGCET / KMAT / CAT / XAT / MAT / CMAT / ATMA | - |
| B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) | UG | 5-year | CLAT / LSAT India / Presidency Admission Test (PAT) | - |
| B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) | UG | 5-year | CLAT / LSAT India / Presidency Admission Test (PAT) | - |
| B.Com. Banking and Finance | UG | 3-year | Merit-based / PU entrance test | - |
| B.Des Communication Design | UG | 4-year | Merit-based / portfolio review / PU entrance test | - |
| Master of Computer Applications (MCA) | PG | 2-year | Merit-based / PU entrance test | - |
Presidency University Bangalore was established as a private university by the A. H. Memorial Education Trust under the Presidency University Act, 2013, a Karnataka state legislation notified on 16 May 2013. The university enrolled its first academic batches in Engineering and Management in 2015 and has since grown into a multi-disciplinary institution spread across a campus in Rajanakunte, Yelahanka, on the northern outskirts of Bengaluru, close to Kempegowda International Airport. It operates as part of the wider Presidency Group of Institutions, which traces its education activity in Bengaluru back roughly five decades, though the university itself is a comparatively young degree-granting body.
The university is organised into 11 schools: Computer Science and Engineering, Engineering, Information Science, Management, Commerce, Law, Design, Media Studies, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Allied Health Sciences, and Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing. Between them these schools run undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes, along with postgraduate diploma and certificate courses, spanning engineering disciplines such as computer science, electronics, mechanical, civil, and petroleum engineering, business programmes including BBA and MBA specialisations, a five-year BA LLB (Hons.) and BBA LLB (Hons.), commerce degrees with professional add-ons such as ACCA and CMA-US, and design and media programmes.
Presidency University Bangalore holds NAAC accreditation with an A grade (CGPA 3.09 out of 4.0, awarded in August 2024) and has been rated Gold by QS I-GAUGE, India's university rating system, across categories that include teaching and learning, faculty quality, employability, and facilities. In the NIRF 2025 discipline-wise rankings, the university's Management programmes placed in the 101-125 rank band and its Engineering programmes placed in the 201-300 rank band; it does not currently carry an overall NIRF University category rank. The university's Career Services Division runs placement, internship, and industry-partnership programmes, including lab tie-ups with companies such as Capgemini and Tech Mahindra to train faculty and students on current industry tools.
It is important not to confuse Presidency University Bangalore with Presidency University, Kolkata, a much older institution that traces its lineage to Hindu College founded in 1817 and today functions as a state government university. The two share a name but have no institutional connection, different ownership (private in Bangalore's case, state-run in Kolkata's case), and different histories, rankings, and academic profiles.
The university holds a NAAC Grade A accreditation with a CGPA of 3.09 out of 4.0, awarded in August 2024.
Presidency University's Management discipline placed in the 101-125 rank band in NIRF 2025, its strongest official ranking result.
The university is rated Gold by QS I-GAUGE, India's university rating framework, across teaching, faculty quality, employability, and facilities dimensions.
11 schools cover engineering, management, law, commerce, design, media studies, liberal arts, and allied health sciences under one private university.
The 2025 placement cycle (in progress as reported by the university) involved 260+ recruiters and had placed 2,500+ students at the time of reporting, per the university's own placement highlights page.
Honest caveat: Presidency University Bangalore is a young institution, legally established in 2013 and enrolling its first students only in 2015, so it has a much shorter track record than long-established public universities. The university's own published pages are not fully consistent with each other: total enrollment is stated as "over 16,000" in some official material and "about 20,000" in the Vice Chancellor's message, and campus size has been cited officially as anywhere from 62 to 100 acres, so these figures should be read as approximate.
It carries no overall NIRF University-category rank, only discipline-band rankings in Management and Engineering. It is also frequently confused with the older, state-run Presidency University in Kolkata (lineage to 1817), which is an entirely separate institution. As a private university, tuition costs are significant, though exact fee figures are not published in a consolidated form on the official website and must be obtained directly from the admissions office.
Presidency University runs three on-campus hostels for boys and girls, including a newer boys' hostel block with four wings built to house up to 1,700 students, offering twin and triple sharing rooms with study furniture, Wi-Fi, and round-the-clock security and catering. Hostel allotment is optional, first-come first-served, and requires an annual hostel fee plus a refundable Rs 10,000 deposit.
7 courses offered. Fees in INR lakhs.
| Course | Specialization | Duration | Total seats | Total fee | Avg package |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.Com (Bachelor of Commerce) | — | 36 months | — | — | — |
| B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) | Computer Science and Engineering | 48 months | — | — | — |
| B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) | Electronics & Communication Engineering | 48 months | — | — | — |
| B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) | Mechanical Engineering | 48 months | — | — | — |
| LLB (Bachelor of Laws) | — | 60 months | — | — | — |
| MBA (Master of Business Administration) | — | 24 months | — | — | — |
| MCA (Master of Computer Applications) | — | 24 months | — | — | — |
1-year placement history, latest data from 2025.
Campus size, faculty strength, hostel facilities, and academic infrastructure.
