DU Admissions 2014: Top 5 colleges Updated on: Jun 3, 2014

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University of Delhi (DU) was founded in 1922. At that time, only three colleges were present in Delhi, which were – St. Stephen’s College (founded in 1881), Hindu College (founded in 1899) and Ramjas College (founded in 1917). DU on the onset had only two faculties which were Arts and Science and had only 750 students enrolled in it.

Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 04-Jun-2020. DU is one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the country and has also earned a place for itself in the “top 100 QS University rankings for Asia in 2014”. Today, DU has around 1,50,000 regular students studying various undergraduate courses and more than 3,50,000 students in non-formal streams. In 2014, the University will be offering admissions to students to fill 54,000 seats at 16 faculties, 86 academic departments spread over North Campus and South Campus at 77 affiliated colleges. DU is completely funded by the Government of . The is the Visitor of DU. While, the Vice- President is the Chancellor and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India is the Pro-Chancellor of the University.

So, in continuation to our series on the best colleges at University of Mumbai, Pune University and Bangalore University, Shiksha.com brings for you the top five colleges at and provides their brief history, fee structure, courses offered by them along with a list of the college’s famous alumni.

St. Stephen’s College

Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 04-Jun-2020. One of the three original constituent colleges of DU, St. Stephen’s College was founded in 1881 and thus, is the oldest college of Delhi. The College began with just five students and three teachers in a small house in Katra Khushal Rai, near Kinari Bazar in Chandni Chowk. However, in 1941 it shifted to its present site in the University Enclave. St. Stephen’s is known to groom and produce the best- of-the-best students in various spheres whether it is the sports faculty or the academic departments. The admission procedure at St. Stephen’s College is different as compared to the central short-listing criteria of DU and so the College conducts its admissions separately.

College Fee

The college fee for semester-I ranges from Rs 13,000 to 14,000 whereas students availing the hostel facility have to pay an additional Rs 24,000 as residence fee and 12,000 as mess deposit.

Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 04-Jun-2020. Courses Offered St. Stephen’s College offers undergraduate courses in disciplines such as Economics, English, History, Philosophy, Sanskrit, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. Famous Alumni , former President of India Mani Shankar Aiyar, MP, former Cabinet Minister Salman Khurshid, MP, Minister of External Affairs (India), former Law Minister Kapil Sibal, MP, Law Minister of India Shashi Tharoor, MP, former Minister of State, former Under-Secretary-General of the UN

Kabir Bedi, Actor

Konkana Sen Sharma, Actor

Khushwant Singh, Author Amitav Ghosh, Author

Ramachandra Guha, Author

Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Rhodes Scholar, Economist

Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 04-Jun-2020. and Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission. Former Finance Secretary

Barkha Dutt, Indian television journalist, columnist, group editor with NDTV Sagarika Ghose, Anchor Unmukt Chand, Cricketer

Hansraj College Founded in 1948, by the DAV College Managing Committee in the memory of the famous educator Mahatama Hans Raj, the college today has more than 5,000 studying in its various courses. is also one of DAV group’s over 700 institutions and one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Delhi.

College Fee The annual fee for Hanraj College ranges between Rs

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Courses Offered Hansraj College offers undergraduate courses in disciplines such as Economics, English, Hindi, History, Sanskrit, B.Com, Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electronics, Geology, Mathematics, Physics and Zoology. Famous Alumni Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, Actor

Shah Rukh Khan, Actor Anurag Kashyap, Filmmaker , MP, Sports Minister

Dr. Palash Sen, Actor, Musician Gopal Subramaniam, Solicitor General of India

Kushal Tandon, Actor Shiney Ahuja, Actor Vinod Dua, Journalist

Tarsem Singh, Hollywood Director

Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 04-Jun-2020. Partha Dasgupta, Frank Ramsey Professor of Economics, Cambridge University

Subhash Saini, NASA scientist Sri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) Established in 1926 by educationist and industrialist, Sir Lala Shriram, SRCC started awarding undergraduate degrees in 1932 and took another 16 years to offer graduate degrees. The college took its present name and form in 1951 and became truly co- educational in 1957. SRCC was first established in Daryaganj and in 1957 shifted to its present location at DU’s North Campus. SRCC at present spreads over 17 acres and has impressive educational as well as recreational areas on campus.

College Fee

Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 04-Jun-2020. SRCC’s annual fee ranges between Rs 20,000 to Rs, 28,000.

Courses Offered At the undergraduate level, SRCC offers only B.Com honours and BA Economics honours programmes. Famous Alumni

Arun Jaitley, Politician Lieutenant General Rajan Bakhshi, Senior Indian Army officer Rana Kapoor, Banker, CEO, YES Bank

Sanjeev Sanyal, Economist, Environmentalist Pramod Bhasin, CEO, Genpact Gulshan Grover, Actor

Rajat Sharma, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of India TV Atul Punj, Chairman, Punj Lloyd Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Filmmaker

Ruchir Sharma, Head of Global Emerging Markets Equity Team, Morgan Stanley

Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 04-Jun-2020. Lady Shri Ram College for Women

Established in 1956 in New Delhi by the late Sir Shri Ram in memory of his wife, Lady Shri Ram (LSR) College had its modest beginnings in a school building in Daryaganj, with 243 students, nine faculty members, four support staff and three distinct courses to study. Today, LSR is located in South Delhi and is spread over an area of 15 acres. It has approximately 2000 students, over 150 faculty, administrative as well as support staff and 16 courses which students can pursue. College Fee LSR’s annual fee for first and second semester of various courses offered by it ranges from Rs 15,000 to Rs 21,000. Courses Offered

Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 04-Jun-2020. LSR offers undergraduate courses in disciplines such as Economics, English, Hindi, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sanskrit, Sociology, Psychology, Journalism and Mass Communication, Mathematics, Statistics, Commerce and Elementary Education.

Famous Alumni Sujatha Singh, Indian Foreign Secretary Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Politician Uma Sharma, Kathak dancer Naina Lal Kidwai, Chief Executive Officer, HSBC India Vinita Bali, Managing Director, Britannia Industries Sushma Berlia, First female to head an Apex chamber of commerce Shikha Sharma, CEO Axis Bank India Sakshi Tanwar, Popular Television actress Jaishree Misra, Popular fiction author Chitra Subramaniam,India's First Woman Investigative Journalist

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Hindu College Located in North Campus, Hindu College was founded by Shri Krishan Dassji Gurwale in 1899. Hindu College was initially affiliated to Panjab University. The college was a centre for intellectual debate during India's Freedom Struggle, especially during the Quit India Movement. The college moved to its present campus in 1953.

At present, Hindu College is spread over 25 acres of land and has around 120 faculty members and has more than 2,000 students pursuing its various courses.

College Fee

Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 04-Jun-2020. Till date, Hindu college is considered to be the most affordable college at DU with its fee ranging from Rs 5000 to Rs 7000. Courses Offered Hindu College offers undergraduate courses in disciplines such as Physical Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Botany, Zoology, Commerce, Humanities and Social Sciences, English, Economics, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Hindi, Sanskrit, Sociology and Music. Famous Alumni Vinod Rai, 11th Comptroller and Auditor General of India Venkatesh Kini, President, Coca-Cola India and South West Asia Shatrujit Singh, Prince of Kapurthala Mira Aggarwal, Politician (Mayor of Delhi, India) Manoj Kumar, Actor Meenakshi Lekhi, National spokesperson of Bhartiya Janta Party

Disclaimer: This PDF is auto-generated based on the information available on Shiksha as on 04-Jun-2020. Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Times Now Colonel Sonam Wangchuk, Maha Vir Chakra, Kargil War hero

P. N. Dhar, Principal secretary to Prime Minister's office Kadambari Murali, editor-in-chief of Sports Illustrated India Loveleen Tandan, Director Abhishek Chaubey, Director Imtiaz Ali, Director Vishal Bhardwaj, Director

Tisca Chopra, Actress Arjun Rampal, Actor Roshan Abbas, TV and radio host Gautam Gambhir, Cricketer Murli Kartik, Cricketer

Ajay Jadeja, Cricketer

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