D. G. Ruparel College of Arts, Science and Commerce

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{{short description|Indian college}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox school
| name = D.G. Ruparel College of Arts, Science and Commerce
| logo = ruparel seal.jpg
| established = 1952<ref name="Ruparel webpage home">{{cite web|url=http://www.ruparel.edu/index.php|title= Homepage |access-date = 28 September 2011}}</ref>
| motto = ''For the spread of light''<ref name="mission">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruparel.edu/mission.php |title=Mission |access-date=28 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903005619/http://www.ruparel.edu/mission.php |archive-date=3 September 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>
| type = [[Public]]
| grades = NAAC 'A' grade
| head_name = Principal
| head = Dr. Dilip S. Maske <ref name="introduction">{{cite web |url=http://www.ruparel.edu/intro.php |title=Introduction |access-date=28 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902091637/http://www.ruparel.edu/intro.php |archive-date=2 September 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref>
| head_name2 = Vice Principal
| head2 = Prof. Neeta S. Tatke<ref name="introduction"/>
| location = Senapati Bapat Marg, Opposite Matunga Road Railway Stn. <br />[[Matunga]], [[Mumbai]] 400016.
| coordinates = {{coord|19.028042| 72.845149|type:edu_region:IN-MH|display=inline,title}}
| state = [[Maharashtra]]
| country = India
| campus = Urban
| affiliations = [[University of Mumbai]]<br /> [[Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.ruparel.edu}}
}}

The '''D. G. Ruparel College of Arts, Science and Commerce''' is a college in [[Matunga]] , [[Mumbai]], [[India]]. It is run by the Modern Education Society, Pune, and is affiliated with the [[University of Mumbai]].

==History==
The D. G. Ruparel College, simply known as Ruparel College, was founded in 1952. The campus is located in Matunga, a suburb of Mumbai known for educational institutes. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including PhD programs in Botany, Chemistry, Physics, and Zoology. With an enrollment of around 1,500 students, the campus features professional landscaping, including a botanical [[garden]].<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite news|url=http://educationtimes.indiatimes.com/campus/ruparel.htm|title=D G Ruparel College|access-date=2007-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030606120651/http://educationtimes.indiatimes.com/campus/ruparel.htm|archive-date=6 June 2003|url-status=dead|work=The Times of India|df=dmy}}</ref>

Ruparel College has been visited by several historical figures, including [[Indira Gandhi]], [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]] (former [[President of India]]), [[P.C. Alexander]] (former [[governor of Maharashtra]]), and Ram Kapse (former Lt. Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands).

==Certifications==
In its most recent assessment in 2010, Ruparel College was certified as an A grade college, the third highest rating, indicating an institutional score of 85-90 on a 100-point scale, by the [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] of [[India]].<ref name="Ruparel webpage home"/> Ruparel College has 64 permanent teachers and 23 ad-hoc teachers.{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}} Of its permanent teachers, 22 hold PhD degrees. Several faculty members are engaged in research in [[economics]], [[English language|English]], [[philosophy]], [[psychology]], [[chemistry]], [[botany]], [[physics]], [[mathematics]], and [[zoology]].<ref name="naac">{{cite web|url=http://www.naac-india.com/Reports/D.G.%20RUPAREL%20COLLEGE%20OF%20ARTS,%20COMMERCE%20AND%20SCIENCE,%20MUMBAI-48.doc|title=Drft Report on the Institutional Accreditation of the D.G. Ruparel College of Arts, Commerce, and Science, Mumbai|last=Upadhyaya|first=K.C.|author2=Sundararajan, N.|date=23 August 2003|work=Peer Team Report|publisher=National Assessment And Accreditation Council|pages=15|format=DOC|access-date=7 May 2006|author3=Miglani, K.L.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516143039/http://www.naac-india.com/Reports/D.G.%20RUPAREL%20COLLEGE%20OF%20ARTS,%20COMMERCE%20AND%20SCIENCE,%20MUMBAI-48.doc|archive-date=16 May 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Accomplishments==
Ruparel attracted attention when it began producing a string of merit list winners beginning in the early 1980s. In 2005, three of the top ten student merit list winners and three of the top ten faculty merit list winners for the [[Maharashtra State]] Mumbai division were from Ruparel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mahresult.nic.in/hsc2005/Mumbai.htm |title=2005 HSC Results |access-date=September 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060420004549/http://mahresult.nic.in/hsc2005/Mumbai.htm |archive-date=20 April 2006 |df=dmy }}</ref>

The school has a reputable sports program and has produced several winners of the [[Arjuna award]] and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Award, and several [[cricket]] stars. It also has strong extracurricular programmes in [[chess]] and [[yoga]], and its junior [[Kho Kho]] team has won the state trophy 17 times.<ref name="indiatimes"/>

The college [[National Cadet Corps (India)|NCC]] Unit has an equally prestigious history. The unit is attached to the 3 Mah Bn NCC and has produced over 40 NCC cadets who went on to join the [[Armed Forces of India|Indian Armed Forces]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ruparel.edu/ncc.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903005624/http://www.ruparel.edu/ncc.php|title=NCC|archive-date=3 September 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy}}</ref>

==Initiatives==
The D. G. Ruparel College has been known for pioneering several initiatives over the years. The college was one of the first in [[India]] to provide a [[Women in India|Women's Development]] Cell, to focus on providing support specifically for female students and faculty.<ref name="naac"/> In January 2011, it initiated the 'Chai and Why' sessions in association with the [[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]] Mumbai on the lines of [[Café Scientifique]] in order to make science interesting and accessible to the general public.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_ruparel-college-takes-science-to-laypeople-with-discussions-over-tea_1488651 | title = Ruparel College takes science to laypeople with discussions over tea | date = 1 January 2011 | access-date = 4 December 2011 | publisher = DNA Mumbai}}</ref> Later that year, the college became the first one in Mumbai to introduce ICT (information and communication technology) in daily learning and teaching, by allowing its students to take online topic-wise tests and using online software to show different experiments in science courses.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-02/education/29842013_1_online-testing-online-exams-college-exams| archive-url= https://archive.today/20120707213313/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-02/education/29842013_1_online-testing-online-exams-college-exams| url-status= dead| archive-date= 7 July 2012| title = Students may take online exams at Ruparel College | date = 2 August 2011 | work= [[The Times of India]]| access-date = 4 December 2011 }}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
{{alumni|date=February 2019}}
* [[Viral Acharya]] (RBI Deputy Governor)
* [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]] (Actress, second year onwards)
* [[Ajit Agarkar]] (Cricketer)
* [[Amol Dighe]] (Scientist)
* [[Anil Kakodkar]] (Scientist)
* [[Antara Mali]] (Actress)
* [[Ankush Chaudhari]] (Actor)
* [[Apurva Nemlekar]] (Actor)
* [[Ashok Hande]] (Producer, Performer)
* [[Disha Vakani]] (Actress)
* [[Mugdha Chaphekar]] (Actress)
* [[Rajani Pandit]] (Detective)
* [[Ram Kapse]] (Politician and Lt Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
* [[Ramakant Desai]] (Cricketer)
* [[Ramesh Powar]] (Cricketer)
* [[Shridhar Phadke]] (Musician)
* [[Siddarth Jadhav]] (Actor)
* [[Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu]] ([[Minister of Railways (India)]])
* [[Suchitra Bandekar]] (Actress)
* [[Urmila Matondkar]] (Actress)
* [[Sonarika Bhadoria]] (Actress)
* [[Sumeet Raghavan]] (Actor)
* [[Ajit Parab]] (Music composer)
* [[Atul Parchure]] (Actor)

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.ruparel.edu/ Official website]

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[[Category:Universities and colleges in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1952]]
[[Category:Affiliates of the University of Mumbai]]
[[Category:Colleges in India]]
[[Category:1952 establishments in Bombay State]]

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