Jesus and Mary College

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Jesus and Mary College
File:Jesus and Mary College logo.svg
Motto"Thou art light, fill me with thy light"
TypePublic
Established1968
PrincipalDr. Sandra Joseph
Location
Delhi
,
India
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUniversity of Delhi
Websitewww.jmc.ac.in

Jesus and Mary College (JMC) is a women-only college of the University of Delhi located in New Delhi, India. The college offers bachelor's degrees in Commerce, Arts, and Mathematics. The college offers honors degrees in Elementary Education, History, Sociology, Political Science, Vocational Studies, Hindi, English, Economics, Psychology, Mathematics, and Commerce. The college is located in the Chanakyapuri diplomatic enclave in New Delhi.

History[edit]

The college was founded by Religious of Jesus and Mary, a Roman Catholic congregation founded by St. Claudine Thevenet or known as Mary of St. Ignatius (1774–1837) in Lyon, France in 1818. The Convent of Jesus and Mary, Delhi was established in 1919, and thereafter a college for women in Delhi and the college was founded in July 1968. At the time of opening, the college offered only two degrees: English (Hons.) and BA (Pass), but quickly expanded to offer degrees in other subjects.[1]

Jesus and Mary College is one of the few colleges in the University of Delhi whose student body is not affiliated with Delhi University Students Union (DUSU).[2]

Academics[edit]

Rankings[edit]

College rankings
General – India
NIRF (Colleges) (2020)[3]37

It is ranked 37th among colleges in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2020.[4]

Admission[edit]

The admission to the college is based on a competitive cut-off percentage in senior secondary exams.[5] The college also reserves a certain number of seats for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) candidates. As a minority institution, the college also has a 50% reservation for Catholic or other Christian students.[6]

Courses[edit]

Undergraduate courses:

  • Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Economics, English, Hindi, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology
  • B.A. Programme: Discipline Subject Combination
  • Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.)
  • Bachelor of Commerce
  • Bachelor of Science (Hons.) Mathematics
  • Bachelor of Elementary Education (4 Years Course)
  • Bachelor of Vocational Studies (B.Voc:-Health care Management & B.Voc:-Retail Management & IT)

(Note: All undergraduate degree courses except B.El.Ed shall be taught in three years, semester mode)

Postgraduate courses:

  • Master of Arts—English
  • Master of Arts—Hindi

Projects[edit]

Student involvement in projects as part of curriculum is given below:[7][dead link]

  • Departments like B.El.Ed. (IIIrd year) and Psychology have 100% student involvement in in-house projects over the past four years.
  • The Department of Economics has 83% of its students work as interns in institutions and companies like DMRC, Ernst and Young, German National Tourists Services, HUDCO, Kings College London, Lucid Solutions, the Planning Commission, Reliance Securities, Smilyo, Toxics Link, United Nations Projects. The department has also worked with NGOs like Kalpavriksha and Samavesh.
  • The Department of English has 100% student involvement in in-house projects related to academic topics of English.

Student life[edit]

Societies[edit]

Sources:[8][9]

  • 180 Degree Consulting
  • All India Catholic University Federation
  • Cauldron, the English Magazine Society
  • Curiosus, the English Quiz Society
  • Dastaan - the art and architecture society
  • E-Cell, The Entrepreneurship Cell
  • Echo, the western music society
  • Enactus
  • English Debating Society
  • Estrategia: The Case Study Cell[10]
  • The Equal Opportunity Cell
  • Ethnic Eight, the Northeast society
  • Finance and Investment Cell
  • Global Youth JMC Chapter
  • Green Society
  • Iris, the Fine Arts Society
  • Jesus and Mary College Education Programme
  • JMC-MUN Society
  • Kahkasha, Hindi Dramatics society
  • Karwaan, the mental health awareness society
  • Management Interaction Cell
  • Manthan- Hindi debating society
  • Mercatus, the Marketing Society
  • The Mercurian Times[11]
  • Mudra, the Western Dance society
  • National Cadet Corp
  • National Service Scheme[12]
  • National Sports Organisation
  • Neev, Training and Development Centre
  • Panorama, the film-making and film appreciation society
  • Peace Society
  • The Photography Society
  • Puzzle society
  • Sunny Mugs, the Poetry Society
  • Tarannum - Indian culture society
  • Troubadours, the English theatre society
  • Women's Study Centre

Notable alumni[edit]

Notable alumni of Jesus and Mary college include:[13]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "History". Official website.
  2. ↑ "Non-affiliated colleges: need less chaos, more work in union". Indian Express. 2 September 2009.
  3. ↑ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Colleges)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. ↑ Smilyo 2014, p. 14.
  6. ↑ http://www.jmc.ac.in/portal/cutoff.aspx
  7. ↑ Self Study Report 2014 (PDF). Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi. p. 93. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  8. ↑ https://www.jmc.ac.in/cultural-societies
  9. ↑ https://www.jmc.ac.in/compulsory-societies
  10. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/estrategia.jmc
  11. ↑ "Home". The Mercurian Times. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "National Service Scheme (NSS) - JMC". Smilyo. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  13. ↑ https://www.jmc.ac.in/alumnae/distinguishedalumnae
  14. ↑ "Distinguished alumni".
  15. ↑ Self Study Report, JMC. (PDF) http://www.jmc.ac.in/docs/jmc-self-study-report--1-.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ "Manthan Award South Asia Grand Jury 2010 Profile: Rini Simon Khanna". Manthan Award. 2010. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012.

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External links[edit]

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