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| principal = Vibha Singh chauhan
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'''Kirori Mal College''' is a constituent college of the [[University of Delhi]]. Established in 1954,<ref>{{cite web |title=About KMC |url=http://www.kmcollege.ac.in/about-kmc.html |website=Kirori Mal College |access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> it is located in the '''North Campus''' of the university in [[New Delhi]], [[India]]. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the [[sciences]], [[humanities]], [[social sciences]] and [[commerce]]. The [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] accredited it with a CGPA of 3.54 (A++)<ref>{{cite web |title=NAAC Accreditation |url=http://www.kmcollege.ac.in/naac-accreditation.html |website=Kirori Mal College |access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> in 2016, which is the third highest among all [[Delhi University]] colleges.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kar |first1=Srivedant |title=KMC bags third highest NAAC score in Delhi University |url=http://dubeat.com/2016/11/kmc-bags-third-highest-naac-score-in-delhi-university/ |access-date=18 May 2020 |date=12 November 2016}}</ref>
<nowiki/>'''Kirori Mal College''' is a [[constituent college]] of the [[University of Delhi]]. Established in 1954,<ref>{{cite web |title=About KMC |url=http://www.kmcollege.ac.in/about-kmc.html |website=Kirori Mal College |access-date=18 May 2020 |archive-date=1 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701032743/http://www.kmcollege.ac.in/about-kmc.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> it is located in the heart of North Campus of the university in [[Delhi]], and offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the [[sciences]], [[humanities]] and [[commerce]]. The [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] accredited it with a CGPA of 3.54 (A++)<ref>{{cite web |title=NAAC Accreditation |url=http://www.kmcollege.ac.in/naac-accreditation.html |website=Kirori Mal College |access-date=18 May 2020 |archive-date=1 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701033114/http://www.kmcollege.ac.in/naac-accreditation.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> in 2023, which is the third highest among all [[Delhi University]] colleges.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kar |first1=Srivedant |title=KMC bags third highest NAAC score in Delhi University |url=https://dubeat.com/2016/11/kmc-bags-third-highest-naac-score-in-delhi-university/ |access-date=18 May 2020 |date=12 November 2016}}</ref><ref>https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2025/CollegeRanking.html</ref>
According to NIRF records, it had spent more than 300 Crores in 2021 for infrastructure development and salaries of teaching and non-teaching staff.


==History==
==History==
The college began as Nirmala College and was located on Delhi Road. Faced with problems relating to the staff in the period following the [[Partition of India|partition]], the management of the college changed hands and the trust founded by Seth Kirori Mal took over. It shifted to its present campus on 1 February 1954.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/all-the-world-is-a-stage/story-A1ouI4GOPaI7bt5wbkjZ4K.html|title=All the world is a stage|date=24 August 2012|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> The foundation stones of the college were laid down by the first President of India, [[Rajendra Prasad|Dr. Rajendra Prasad]] in the summer of 1955.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kmcollege.ac.in/principals-desk.html|title=:: Welcome : Kirori Mal College, University Of Delhi Powered By : Redox Systems|website=www.kmcollege.ac.in}}</ref> The campus infrastructure was designed by the famous architect duo Anand Apte and CSH Jhabvala.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/A-planners-sketches-of-Delhi/articleshow/16025756.cms|title=A planner’s sketches of Delhi &#124; Delhi News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
[[File:Rajendra_Prasad_laying_foundation_stone_of_Kirori_Mal_College.jpg|thumb|[[Dr. Rajendra Prasad]] laying foundation stone of Kirori Mal College]]
The college began as Nirmala College and was located on Delhi Road. Faced with problems relating to the staff in the period following the [[Partition of India|partition]], the management of the college changed hands and the trust founded by Seth Kirori Mal took over. It shifted to its present campus on 1 February 1954.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/all-the-world-is-a-stage/story-A1ouI4GOPaI7bt5wbkjZ4K.html|title=All the world is a stage|date=24 August 2012|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> The foundation stones of the college were laid down by the [[List of presidents of India|first]] [[President of India]], [[Rajendra Prasad]] in the summer of 1955.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kmcollege.ac.in/principals-desk.html|title=:: Welcome : Kirori Mal College, University Of Delhi Powered By : Redox Systems|website=www.kmcollege.ac.in|access-date=22 April 2020|archive-date=26 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426000908/http://www.kmcollege.ac.in/principals-desk.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The campus infrastructure was designed by the famous architect duo Anand Apte and CSH Jhabvala.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/A-planners-sketches-of-Delhi/articleshow/16025756.cms|title=A planner's sketches of Delhi &#124; Delhi News - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=31 August 2012 }}</ref>


The first Principal of the college was Ch. Hardwari Lal (1954–57). Kirori Mal College began its first full-fledged functioning from the academic session 1956-57. He was followed by Dr Sarup Singh (1957–65) who later became the Professor-and-Head, Department of English, University of Delhi and then the Vice-Chancellor, DU, followed by becoming the Lt. Governor, Delhi and then the Governor of Gujarat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070429/spectrum/book5.htm|first=R.W.|last=Desai|title=Pride of Haryana|website=www.tribuneindia.com|date=29 April 2007|access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>
The first principal of the college was Ch. Hardwari Lal (1954–57). Kirori Mal College began its first full-fledged functioning from the academic session 1956–57. He was followed by Sarup Singh (1957–65) who later became the Professor-and-Head, Department of English, University of Delhi and then the Vice-Chancellor, DU, followed by becoming the Lt. Governor, Delhi and then the Governor of Gujarat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070429/spectrum/book5.htm|first=R.W.|last=Desai|title=Pride of Haryana|website=www.tribuneindia.com|date=29 April 2007|access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>


Kirori Mal College was one of the few institutions of the University of Delhi selected for sports training during the [[Commonwealth Games]] in 2010 which led to new facilities being created in the form of a new building and a gymnasium to facilitate sports and other activities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/du-starts-vacation-in-advance-83043-2010-10-02|title=DU starts vacation in advance|first=Ritika|last=Chopra|date=2 October 2010|website=India Today|access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/commonwealth-games/cwg-du-hostels-all-decked-up-but-where-are-the-visitors-434144|title=CWG: DU hostels all decked up, but where are the visitors?|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/accommodation-tougher-for-du-aspirants-as-games-takes-over-hostels/627576/|title=Accommodation tougher for DU aspirants as Games takes over hostels|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref>
Kirori Mal College was one of the few institutions of the University of Delhi selected for sports training during the [[Commonwealth Games]] in 2010 which led to new facilities being created in the form of a new building and a gymnasium to facilitate sports and other activities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/du-starts-vacation-in-advance-83043-2010-10-02|title=DU starts vacation in advance|first=Ritika|last=Chopra|date=2 October 2010|website=India Today|access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/commonwealth-games/cwg-du-hostels-all-decked-up-but-where-are-the-visitors-434144|title=CWG: DU hostels all decked up, but where are the visitors?|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/accommodation-tougher-for-du-aspirants-as-games-takes-over-hostels/627576/|title=Accommodation tougher for DU aspirants as Games takes over hostels|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref>
== Departments ==
*Department of Bengali
*Department of Botany
*Department of Chemistry
*Department of Commerce
*Department of Computer Science
*Department of Economics
*Department of English
*Department of Geography
*Department of Hindi
*Department of History
*Department of Mathematics
*Department of Philosophy
*Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences
*Department of Physics
*Department of Political Science
*Department of Sanskrit
*Department of Urdu
*Department of Statistics
*Department of Zoology
==Student Societies==
The college has activities in drama, debate, quiz, music, fine arts, photography, astronomy, robotics, environment, dance, and film. The drama society of the college is called Players.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/theatre-enthusiasts-flock-to-kirori-mal/article3612868.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Theatre enthusiasts flock to Kirori Mal | date=7 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-06-22/delhi/27827189_1_societies-kirori-mal-amitabh-bachchan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811091743/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-06-22/delhi/27827189_1_societies-kirori-mal-amitabh-bachchan|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 11, 2011|title=All the world's a stage at DU|date=Jun 22, 2006|first1=Abantika|last1=Ghosh|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=January 16, 2021}}</ref>
==Hostel==
The college hostel is situated next to the sports complex of the college. Its 89 rooms house around 170 undergraduate and postgraduate students from both India and abroad.<ref>{{cite web |title=KMC Hostel |url=http://www.kmcollege.ac.in/hostel.html |website=Kirori Mal College |access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref> Hostel seats are allocated to various courses and admission is made on the basis of merit.


==Rankings==
==Rankings==
The [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] accredited it with a CGPA of 3.54 (A++) in 2016, which is the third highest among all [[Delhi University]] colleges. The college was ranked 18th among colleges in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework|NIRF]], [[Ministry of Human Resource Development]] in 2019 and 19th in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2019/CollegeRanking.html|website=www.nirfindia.org|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=https://www.careers360.com|title=NIRF College Ranking Analysis 2020: LSR jumps to rank 2, Presidency drops to 5|url=https://news.careers360.com/nirf-college-ranking-analysis-2020-lsr-jumps-rank-2-presidency-drops-5|access-date=2020-11-28|website=news.careers360.com|language=en}}</ref>
The [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] accredited it with a CGPA of 3.54 ({{Infobox India university ranking|NIRF_C_2025=4|type=University}}A++) in 2016, which is the third highest among all [[Delhi University]] colleges. The college was ranked 18th among colleges in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework|NIRF]], [[Ministry of Human Resource Development]] in 2019 and 19th in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2019/CollegeRanking.html|website=www.nirfindia.org|access-date=2020-05-18|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001112320/https://www.nirfindia.org/2019/CollegeRanking.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=NIRF College Ranking Analysis 2020: LSR jumps to rank 2, Presidency drops to 5|url=https://news.careers360.com/nirf-college-ranking-analysis-2020-lsr-jumps-rank-2-presidency-drops-5 |website=news.careers360.com|date=13 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Kirori Mal College was ranked 4th among colleges in India according to the latest [[National Institutional Ranking Framework|NIRF]] rankings by Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NIRF Ranking 2025 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2025/CollegeRanking.html}}</ref>


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
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===Actors, directors and singers===
===Actors, directors and singers===
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* [[KK (singer)|KK]]<ref>{{Cite web|first=Ritika|last=Singh|title=Know How Singer KK, Kirorimal Graduate Make It To Bollywood: Birthday Treat|url=http://www.dailyaddaa.com/entertainment-news/know-how-singer-kk-kirorimal-graduate-make-it-to-bollywood-birthday-treat-676737.html|date=23 August 2019|access-date=28 November 2020|website=dailyaddaa.com|language=en|archive-date=14 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814083123/http://www.dailyaddaa.com/entertainment-news/know-how-singer-kk-kirorimal-graduate-make-it-to-bollywood-birthday-treat-676737.html}}</ref> - Playback Singer
* [[KK (singer)|KK]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dailyaddaa|title=Know How Singer KK, Kirorimal Graduate Make It To Bollywood: Birthday Treat|url=http://www.dailyaddaa.com/entertainment-news/know-how-singer-kk-kirorimal-graduate-make-it-to-bollywood-birthday-treat-676737.html|access-date=2020-11-28|website=dailyaddaa.com|language=en}}</ref> - Playback Singer
* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] - actor
* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] - actor
* [[Abhishek Banerjee (actor)|Abhishek Banerjee]] - actor
* [[Habib Faisal]] - Screenwriter and Director
* [[Satish Kaushik]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-08-19 |title=I owe my success to the theatre society of Kirorimal College: Satish Kaushik |url=https://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/i-owe-my-success-to-the-theatre-society-of-kirorimal-college-satish-kaushik-1047709.html |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> - actor, director
* [[Ravi Baswani]] - film actor
* [[Ravi Baswani]] - film actor
* [[Siddharth Narayan]] - actor
* [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]] - actor
* [[Prashant Narayanan]] - actor
* [[Prashant Narayanan]] - actor
* [[Sanam Puri]] - Singer
* [[Sanam Puri]] - singer
* [[Shakti Kapoor]] - actor and comedian
* [[Shakti Kapoor]] - actor and comedian
* [[Vijay Raaz]] - film actor
* [[Vijay Raaz]] - film actor
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* [[Sargun Mehta]] - television actress
* [[Sargun Mehta]] - television actress
* [[Sonam Sherpa]] musician [[Parikrama]]
* [[Sonam Sherpa]] musician [[Parikrama]]
* [[Geetika Vidya Ohlyan]] - Actress
* [[Madan Gopal Singh]] sufi singer composer Chaar Yaar
* [[Sumangala Damodaran]] writer singer
* [[Akanksha Grover]] Singer


===Politicians===
===Politicians===
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* [[Naveen Patnaik]] -Indian politician, Chief Minister of [[Odisha]], India and the chief of Biju Janata Dal, a regional political party in Odisha. He is a writer and has published three books
* [[Naveen Patnaik]]; former [[Chief Minister of Odisha]], second longest serving Chief Minister of any Indian state and the chief of [[Biju Janata Dal]]. He is a writer and has published 3 books.
* [[Madan Lal Khurana|Madanlal Khurana]] - former Chief Minister of Delhi
* [[Madan Lal Khurana|Madanlal Khurana]]; former [[Chief Minister of Delhi]].
* [[Rangarajan Kumaramangalam]] -politician
* [[Rangarajan Kumaramangalam]]; politician.
* [[Girija Prasad Koirala|G.P. Koirala]] -  Former Prime Minister of Nepal
* [[Girija Prasad Koirala]]; former [[Prime Minister of Nepal]].
* [[Pravesh Verma]], Delhi politician
* [[Pravesh Verma]]; Cabinet Minister, [[Government of Delhi]].


===Others===
===Others===
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* [[K Moses Chalai]], [[Secretary to the Government of India|Secretary of]] [[Ministry of Finance (India)#Department of Public Enterprises|Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Finance of India]]
* [[Utpal Kumar Singh]], 17th [[Secretary General of Lok Sabha]]
* [[Padmavathy Bandopadhyay]] - first woman Air Marshal of Indian Air Force
* [[Padmavathy Bandopadhyay]] - first woman Air Marshal of Indian Air Force
* [[Habib Faisal]] - Hindi screenwriter and director
* [[Habib Faisal]] - Hindi screenwriter and director
* [[Aditya Ghosh]] - Businessman  who worked in aviation and hospitality
* [[Gaurav Bidhuri]] - boxer who won medal at World Championship
* [[Gaurav Bidhuri]] - boxer who won medal at World Championship
* [[Yogesh Kathuniya]] - Paralympic Athlete - Discus throw
* [[Yogesh Kathuniya]] - Paralympic Athlete - Discus throw
* [[Vaibhav Singh Yadav]] - World Boxing Council(WBC) Asia & Asian Boxing Federation(ABF) Titles Champion
* [[Vaibhav Singh Yadav]] - World Boxing Council(WBC) Asia & Asian Boxing Federation(ABF) Titles Champion
* [[Mohan Singh Kohli|M.S. Kohli]] - Indian mountaineer
* [[Mohan Singh Kohli|M.S. Kohli]] - Indian mountaineer
* [[Massoud Khalili]]
* [[Massoud Khalili]]
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* [[Dinesh Thakur]] - theatre director
* [[Dinesh Thakur]] - theatre director
* [[Mirza Waheed]] - Writer
* [[Mirza Waheed]] - Writer
* [[Arjun_Dev_(historian)]]- Writer, Educationist and Historian, he co-wrote some of the extremely popular NCERT books<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/arjun-dev-a-legendary-historian-passes-away/article31201575.ece|title=Arjun Dev: a legendary historian passes away|first1=Aditya|last1=Mukherjee|first2=Mridula|last2=Mukherjee|date=29 March 2020|via=www.thehindu.com|access-date=January 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/education/arjun-dev-historian-tribute|title=Remembering Historian Arjun Dev, Who Spearheaded the Effort to Create Modern Textbooks|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article9290.html|title=Professor Arjun Dev, The Historian of ‘Contemporary World’ - Mainstream|website=www.mainstreamweekly.net}}</ref>
* [[Arjun Dev (historian)|Arjun Dev]]- Writer, Educationist and Historian, he co-wrote some of the extremely popular NCERT books<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/arjun-dev-a-legendary-historian-passes-away/article31201575.ece|title=Arjun Dev: a legendary historian passes away|first1=Aditya|last1=Mukherjee|first2=Mridula|last2=Mukherjee|newspaper=The Hindu |date=29 March 2020|via=www.thehindu.com|access-date=January 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/education/arjun-dev-historian-tribute|title=Remembering Historian Arjun Dev, Who Spearheaded the Effort to Create Modern Textbooks|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article9290.html|title=Professor Arjun Dev, The Historian of 'Contemporary World' - Mainstream|website=www.mainstreamweekly.net}}</ref>
* [[Sohail Hashmi]] Writer Historian Archivist


===Notable faculty===
===Notable faculty===
* [[Hiren Gohain]]
* [[Hiren Gohain]]
* [[Krishna Kumar (educationist)|Krishna Kumar]]
* [[Krishna Kumar (educationist)|Krishna Kumar]]
* [[Sarup Singh]] (ex-VC, University of Delhi and former governor of Kerala and Gujarat )
* [[Sarup Singh]] (ex-VC, [[University of Delhi]] and former Governor of Kerala and Gujarat )
* [[Frank Thakurdas]] Iconic Theatre Figure
* [[Keval Arora]] Eminent Theatre Person


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.kmcollege.ac.in/}}
* {{official website|http://kmc.du.ac.in/}}


{{University of Delhi}}
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Kirori Mal College
Arts and Humanities Department Building
TypePublic
Established1954; 72 years ago (1954)
Academic affiliation
University of Delhi
PrincipalUmesh Srivastava [1]
Address
North Campus, University Enclave
,
Delhi
,
India
CampusNorth campus
NicknameKMC
Websitewww.kmc.du.ac.in

Kirori Mal College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi. Established in 1954,[2] it is located in the heart of North Campus of the university in Delhi, and offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the sciences, humanities and commerce. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council accredited it with a CGPA of 3.54 (A++)[3] in 2023, which is the third highest among all Delhi University colleges.[4][5] According to NIRF records, it had spent more than 300 Crores in 2021 for infrastructure development and salaries of teaching and non-teaching staff.

History[edit | edit source]

Dr. Rajendra Prasad laying foundation stone of Kirori Mal College

The college began as Nirmala College and was located on Delhi Road. Faced with problems relating to the staff in the period following the partition, the management of the college changed hands and the trust founded by Seth Kirori Mal took over. It shifted to its present campus on 1 February 1954.[6] The foundation stones of the college were laid down by the first President of India, Rajendra Prasad in the summer of 1955.[7] The campus infrastructure was designed by the famous architect duo Anand Apte and CSH Jhabvala.[8]

The first principal of the college was Ch. Hardwari Lal (1954–57). Kirori Mal College began its first full-fledged functioning from the academic session 1956–57. He was followed by Sarup Singh (1957–65) who later became the Professor-and-Head, Department of English, University of Delhi and then the Vice-Chancellor, DU, followed by becoming the Lt. Governor, Delhi and then the Governor of Gujarat.[9]

Kirori Mal College was one of the few institutions of the University of Delhi selected for sports training during the Commonwealth Games in 2010 which led to new facilities being created in the form of a new building and a gymnasium to facilitate sports and other activities.[10][11][12]

Rankings[edit | edit source]

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council accredited it with a CGPA of 3.54 (

University rankings

A++) in 2016, which is the third highest among all Delhi University colleges. The college was ranked 18th among colleges in India by the NIRF, Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2019 and 19th in 2020.[13][14] Kirori Mal College was ranked 4th among colleges in India according to the latest NIRF rankings by Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2025.[15]

Notable alumni[edit | edit source]

Kirori Mal College has a large alumni base. Notable members include:

Actors, directors and singers[edit | edit source]

Politicians[edit | edit source]

Others[edit | edit source]

Notable faculty[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Administrative staff".
  2. ↑ "About KMC". Kirori Mal College. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "NAAC Accreditation". Kirori Mal College. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Kar, Srivedant (12 November 2016). "KMC bags third highest NAAC score in Delhi University". Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  5. ↑ https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2025/CollegeRanking.html
  6. ↑ "All the world is a stage". Hindustan Times. 24 August 2012.
  7. ↑ ":: Welcome : Kirori Mal College, University Of Delhi Powered By : Redox Systems". www.kmcollege.ac.in. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "A planner's sketches of Delhi | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India. 31 August 2012.
  9. ↑ Desai, R.W. (29 April 2007). "Pride of Haryana". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  10. ↑ Chopra, Ritika (2 October 2010). "DU starts vacation in advance". India Today. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "CWG: DU hostels all decked up, but where are the visitors?". NDTV.com.
  12. ↑ "Accommodation tougher for DU aspirants as Games takes over hostels". archive.indianexpress.com.
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