Presidency College is an autonomous private professional college in India. It was founded by The Presidency Group of Institutions. The Presidency Group was established in 1976, and today consists of seven schools, two colleges and one university based in Mangaluru and Bengaluru. It is an NIRF Ranked College in 2017, was re-accredited by NAAC with "A+", and affiliated to both Karnataka Board of Pre-University and Bengaluru City University and approved by AICTE, New Delhi.