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| Motto | Music of Truth |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1899 |
| Principal | Dr. Anju Srivastava |
Academic staff | 120 |
| Students | 2500 |
| Location | Delhi , , India |
| Campus | North Campus, University of Delhi |
| Affiliations | University of Delhi |
| Website | hinducollege |
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Hindu College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi in New Delhi, India. Established in 1899, it is one of the oldest for arts and sciences in India.[1][2] It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in sciences, humanities, social sciences and commerce. In 2020, it is ranked 3rd nationally by National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) under Ministry of Human Resource Development (Government of India).[3] It has been awarded 'Star College' status for its Department of Biotechnology by the Ministry of Science and Technology (Government of India).[4] The college has produced many notable alumni in the fields of Law, Economics, Science, Psychology, Business, Philosophy, Literature, Media, Cinema, Military, Sports and Politics. Notwithstanding its name, students from all religions are admitted to Hindu College.
History
Hindu College was founded in 1899 by Krishan Dassji Gurwale[5] in the backdrop of the nationalist struggle against the British Raj. Some prominent citizens, including Rai bahadur Amba Prasad, Gurwale Ji, decided to start a college that would provide nationalist education to the youth, while being non-elitist and non-sectarian. Originally, the college was housed in a humble building in Kinari Bazar, Chandni Chowk, and it was affiliated to Punjab University as there was no university in Delhi at that time. As the college grew, it faced a major crisis in 1902. The Punjab University warned the college that the university would disaffiliate the college if the college failed to get a proper building of its own. Rai Bahadur Lala Sultan Singh came to rescue the college from this crisis. He donated a part of his historic property, which originally belonged to Colonel James Skinner, at Kashmiri Gate, Delhi, to the college. The college functioned from there till 1953.[6] When the University of Delhi took birth in 1922, Hindu College along with Ramjas College and St. Stephen's College were subsequently affiliated to the University of Delhi, making them the first three institutions to be affiliated with the university.[7]
- ↑ "List of Colleges".
- ↑ "Cut-off List" (PDF).
- ↑ "HRD Rankings".
- ↑ "Hindu College Delhi". globaleducates.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ↑ Smith, R. V. (31 August 2014). "A legendary doc". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
committee of Hindu College, Dr. Sen played a leading role in youth education along with Lala Shri Krishna Dass Gurwala (one of the founders of the college)
- ↑ "Eduage – Hindu College". eduage.org. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ↑ "About University of Delhi – University of Delhi". du.ac.in. Retrieved 25 August 2018.