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Welcome to Presidency college, Geology Department.
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Principal’s Message :
The Presidency
college was established in the year 1840 at Madras, then capital city of
Tamilnadu. The College was headed by Shri. Iyre Furton Powel as the first
principal and presently being headed by Dr. R. Sabanayagam, (professor of
Geology) as the Principal of the Presidency College since August 2012.
The Presidency
College has rich heritage and reputation on its record. It has produced the
Nobel Laureates namely Prof. Dr. Sir C.V. Raman and Prof.Dr.S.Chandrasekar
and an Able Laureate Shri. SrinivasaVaradhan, the great Mathematician. The
College was awarded Autonomous status in 1987, since then functioning
effectively as one of the best Autonomous colleges in Tamilnadu.
The Department of
Geology was started in 1911 along with other science subjects such as
Chemistry, Physics, Botany and Zoology. The department has produced eminent
Geologists and Earth scientists working not only in India but also throughout
the world. The department is offering U.G, P.G, M.Phil & Ph.D. courses.
The Projects funded by UGC and DST are also undertaken by the faculty members
of the department.
Dr. R.Sivakumar Associate professor, working
as the Head of the department of Geology since September 2012.
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H.O.D’s Message :
The Geology Department students get a wide opportunity to interact with Industrial leaders from the Oil & Gas Sectors, Mining Sector, Remote Sensing and GIS Sector etc. A few students of our Department are well placed and serving in high position in various industries in India and abroad.
In short, we offer an excellent opportunity to pursue Geology education at Graduation, Post graduation, M.Phil & Ph.D level & invite you to explore the same.
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Presidency College is an arts, law and science college in the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. Established as the Madras Preparatory School on October 15, 1840 and later, upgraded to a high school and then, graduate college, the Presidency College is one of the oldest government arts colleges in India. It is one o the two Presidency colleges established by the British in India, the other being the Presidency College, Kolkata.
History of Presidency College
At the behest of Sir Thomas Munro,
a Committee of Public Instruction was formed in 1826. In 1836, the
duties of the Committee were taken over by a "Committee of Native
Education". The plans drawn up by the Committee did not commend
themselves to the Governor of Madras, Lord Elphinstone, who in turn proposed nineteen resolutions which were passed unanimously.
As first Principal, the choice of Elphinstone fell on E. B. Powell, a University of Cambridge Wrangler in Mathematics,
who accepted the post. Powell reached Mumbai(Bombay) on 20 September
1840 but did not arrive at Chennai(Madras) until 24 November, the
journey from Bombay to Madras taking some four weeks. In the mean time,
the Committee had invited a Mr Cooper, from the Hoogly College,
Kolkata(Calcutta), to carry out the duties of Principal temporarily, at a
salary of Rs. 400 a month. Cooper accepted the invitation and came to
Chennai(Madras). He and his staff opened Presidency School, a preparatory school,
in a rented building in Egmore known as Edinburgh Home on 15 October
1840. Cooper remained in the preparatory school for only a few months.
Soon after Eyre Burton Powell's arrival and before the opening of the
High School department in April 1841, he returned to Kolkata(Calcutta).
The preparatory School was shifted to Popham's Broadway in 1841.
The schools grew into Presidency College. When the University of
Madras was founded in 1857, Presidency College was affiliated to it.In 1870, the college moved to its present location in Kamaraj Salai, opposite Marina Beach.
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