Aryabhatta College

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Aryabhatta College, University of Delhi
Aryabhatta College.jpg
Mottoज्ञानं विज्ञानं समुब्दोंधनम्
TypePublic
Established1973
ChairpersonVikram Bhatnagar
PrincipalManoj Sinha
Students2200
Address
Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi-110021 (India)
, ,
India

28°34′50″N 77°09′42″E / 28.5806472°N 77.1616156°E / 28.5806472; 77.1616156
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUniversity of Delhi
Websitewww.aryabhattacollege.ac.in

Aryabhatta College is a constituent College of the University of Delhi named after the ancient Indian mathematician Aryabhatta. It is an institution directly maintained by the University of Delhi. The college is located in South Delhi at Benito Juarez Marg, Delhi, South Campus. It awards degrees under the University of Delhi and offers courses at the undergraduate level in humanities, commerce and science. There are around 2200 students on the rolls of the college.

History[edit]

Aryabhatta College, formerly known as Ram Lal Anand College(Evening) became a full-fledged morning college from the academic session 2014–15. Ram Lal Anand College (Evening) was established in 1973 when the University of Delhi took over the college from the Trust that managed the RamLal Anand college. The Trust was set up in 1964 by a philanthropist and legal luminary Late Sh. Ram Lal Anand, a senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India, to impart education at the university level.

Campus[edit]

The college has a lush green campus. It is adjacent to the South Campus of the University of Delhi in the surroundings of the South Delhi section of the Aravali range. The college consists of classrooms, auditorium and a seminar room. The college maintains a playground for sports. Various games like volleyball, cricket, football, which are organised under the supervision of the Director of Physical Education. The college has a well-equipped computer lab, NCC and NSS rooms, computer room, Girls common room and photocopier. The college also has a newly constructed double-storied canteen.

Organisation and administration[edit]

Departments[edit]

  • Department of Business Economics
  • Department of Commerce
  • Department of Computer Science
  • Department of Economics
  • Department of English
  • Department of Hindi
  • Department of History
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Political Science
  • Department of Psychology
  • Department of Management

Academics[edit]

Undergraduate Programmes[edit]

The college offers following courses:[1]

  • B.A(H) Business Economics
  • B.Com
  • B.Com(H)
  • B.A(H) Economics
  • B.A(H) English
  • B.A(H) Political Science
  • B.A(H) Hindi
  • B.A. Programme (political Science)
  • B.A. Programme (History)
  • Bachelor in Management Studies(BMS)
  • B.A (H) Psychology
  • B.A (H) History
  • B.Sc (H) Mathematics
  • B.Sc (H) Computer Science

Library[edit]

The college has a library. The library is open to bonafide students of all classes. All important textbooks are kept in the reserve section to enable students to write their tutorials. It has more than one lakh books and 2000+ eJournals. There is a reading room, which subscribes to many dailies, weeklies, periodicals and journals on a variety of subjects.

Student life[edit]

Hostel[edit]

At present, the college does not provide hostel accommodation to its students. However, many private accommodations are available in the vicinity of the college.

Student Societies[edit]

Every department has its own society which is tasked with organising the department-specific co-curricular activities.

A number of student's societies function in the college. Purpose of these societies is to provide opportunities to students for self-expression and training. They also help in all-round development lege also hosts and conducts seminars, debates, cultural programmes etc. to encourage creative activities among the students.

Departmental Societies[edit]

  • Business Economics Society
  • Srijan, The Psychology Society
  • Commerce Society
  • English Society
  • Hindi Society
  • History Society
  • Political Science Society
  • Economics Society
  • TechPioneers, Computer Science Society
  • Mathematics Society
  • Sankalp, the BMS society

Extra-Curricular societies[edit]

  • Nibs and Brushes - The Art Society
  • Rangmanch - The Theatre Society
  • Zero hour - The Debating Society
  • Arts and Cultural Society
  • Adventure Society
  • Photography Society
  • Dance Society
  • Music Society

Other Societies[edit]

  • TEDxAryabhattaCollege
  • CDF Aryabhatta
  • Enactus Aryabhatta
  • Finance and Investment Cell
  • The Placement and Internship cell
  • The Marketing Cell
  • E-Cell: The Entrepreneurship Cell
  • Environment Study Circle
  • Gandhi Study Circle
  • Film Appreciation Club
  • NSS

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. http://aryabhattacollege.ac.in/course_offerd.php. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links[edit]


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