Presidency College Chennai offers various UG, PG, and Doctoral courses in Science, Arts, and Commerce streams. The college offers all the UG courses in morning and evening shifts.

  • The most popular courses offered at Presidency College Chennai are B.Sc Psychology and MSc Psychology.
  • Presidency College Chennai B.Sc Psychology fees is INR 3935.
  • MSc Psychology fees is INR 1845

Presidency College Chennai Courses and Fees 2026

Presidency College Chennai B.Sc Fees 2026

Presidency College Chennai offers B.Sc in 9 specializations. B.Sc eligibility is that students must have passed 10+2 with Science/Arts/Commerce. The specialization-wise seat intake and fee structure are mentioned below:

Specialisation Total Fees
(INR)		 Seat Intake
(Shift 1 + Shift 2)
Psychology 3,935 40
Mathematics 96
Geology 24
Geography 24
Advanced Zoology & Advanced Biotechnology 48
Plant Biology & Biotechnology 48
Chemistry 80
Physics 48
Statistics 24

Students reviews about B.Sc Psychology at Presidency College Chennai are generally balanced, with students reporting some pros and cons of the course.

Ajeet M, B.Sc Psychology, 2020 writes: I choose this course because of the curriculum and the affordability. The majority of the faculties hold a PhD or a minimum of an M.phil degree. There is a shortage of faculties, especially in the psychology department. The teaching methods were considerably good. The term exams are conducted in November and April of every year and the question papers are generally of moderate difficulty. Read more

Presidency College Chennai UG Fees 2026

Apart from BSc, Presidency College Chennai offers various UG courses. Presidency college Chennai UG fees, eligibility and seat intake for some of the popular specialisations in BA and BCom are mentioned below:

Course Specialisation Eligibility Total Fees
(INR)		 Seat Intake
(Shift 1 + Shift 2)
BA Political Science Passed 10+2 in any stream 3,875 80
Economics 120
English Literature 40
Tamil Literature 40
History 90
BCom General 80
Corporate Secretaryship 80

In addition to the above courses, Presidency College Chennai also offers the following courses for hearing impaired students.

Course Eligibility Total Fees
(INR)		 Seat Intake
BCA Passed 10+2 in any stream 3,935 15
BCom 3,875 15

Presidency College Chennai PG Fees 2026

Presidency College Chennai offers various PG courses. PG course fees, eligibility, seat intake for some of the top specialisations are mentioned in the table below:

Course Specialisation Eligibility Total Fees
(INR)		 Seat Intake
MSc Psychology Passed Graduation with Science/Arts 1,845 18
Statistics 18
Chemistry 20
Applied Microbiology 12
MA English Literature Passed Graduation in any stream 1,725 20
Public Administration 25
Economics 25
Tamil Literature 20
MCom General 1,725 16
MSW Social Work 16
MCA General Passed BCA/B.Sc in IT/CS + TANCET 2,825 23

Presidency College Chennai M.Phil and PhD Fees 2026

Presidency College offers 19 specialisations in M.Phil and PhD programmes. Fees and eligibility for the top specialisations are mentioned in the table below:

Course Specialisation Eligibility Total Fees
(INR)
PhD Public Administration Passed Post Graduation with minimum 55% in relevant stream + College level entrance examination 2,215
English
Chemistry
M.Phil Psychology 4425
(Other Categories)

2,225
(SC/ST Category)
Commerce

Presidency College Chennai vs Pachaiyappa's College Chennai

BSc total fees comparison between Presidency College Chennai and Pachaiyappa's College Chennai, both affiliated with University of Madras is mentioned below:

Courses Presidency College Chennai Pachaiyappa's College Chennai
B.SC Zoology INR 3,935 INR 3,768
B.Sc Chemistry
B.Sc Physics

As mentioned above, B.Sc fee for listed specialisations is slightly lower at Pachaiyappa's College Chennai compared to Presidency College Chennai.

Presidency College Chennai Courses and Fees FAQs

Ques. Does Presidency College Chennai offer any scholarships?

Ans. Yes, Presidency College Chennai offers several scholarships to its students. The scholarships are offered based on merit to the students.

Here are a few scholarships offered at the college:

  • National Merit Scholarship (offered by Central Govt.)
  • State Government Merit Scholarship Scheme
  • Freedom Fighters Scholarships
  • Children of Defense Service Personnel

Ques. What are the shift timings at Presidency College Chennai?

Ans. Presidency College Chennai offers all the UG courses in two shifts. Shift 1 is morning shift with timings from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Shift 2 is the After Noon shift with timings from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

Ques. What is the medium of instruction at Presidency College Chennai?

Ans. Presidency College Chennai offers all the UG courses in English and Tamil across both the shifts. However, PG courses are offered in English only.