R. D. National College

Rishi Dayaram and Seth Hassaram National College and Seth Wassiamull Assomull Science College
Other names	R. D. & S. H. National College; National College;
Motto	Play The Game
Type	Junior and Degree College
Established	1922
Parent institution	Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board
Academic affiliation	University of Mumbai
Principal	Neha Jagtiani
Address	Linking Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400050, India
Website	www.rdnational.ac.in

Rishi Dayaram and Seth Hassaram National College and Seth Wassiamull Assomull Science College, popularly known as R. D. National College (Sindhi: رِشي دَيارام نيشنل ڪاليج‎) or simply as National College, is an education institute on Linking Road in Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is affiliated to the University of Mumbai and the first of twenty four institutions established and managed by the Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board (HSNCB).

History[edit]

National College was established in Independent India in 1949 under the leadership of Late Principal M. Kundnani and Late Barrister H. G. Advani - who had migrated from Sind, Pakistan to Mumbai after Independence. The college, however, traces its origin to D. G. National College, which was established in Hyderabad (Sind) in 1922 with the support and guidance of Dr. Annie Besant and Rishi Dayaram Gidumal. After the Partition of India, it got re positioned to Bandra (West), Mumbai. The college originally catered to the educational needs of the refugee community, and later the local population joined the college in large numbers. A variety of courses are offered by R D National College, which include Commerce, Arts and Science.

Campus[edit]

The infrastructural facilities of the college include laboratories and Multimedia classrooms for academic activities, a multipurpose, Badminton Courts and a floodlit multi Sports-Basketball / Throw ball / Volleyball Court for sports activities. The college campus has a canteen attached with variety of food items. The college has a number of security guards for the security purpose of the students. The classes are non air conditioned.

The college has a Gymkhana the facilities include a full set of weight and power lifting equipment treadmill and exelcycle. The Gymkhana also has facilities and equipments for many games.

It has Auditorium with a capacity of 600. The auditorium is fully air conditioned.

Courses[edit]

Pre Degree (Junior College) plus two level and the Degree level in the Science, Arts and Commerce streams.

The college is developed up to the doctorate level and offers a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Chemistry

At the Postgraduate level, following courses are offered :

Master of Science in Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Information Technology and Biotechnology.
Master of Commerce
Master of Arts in English and Psychology.

At the graduate level, the institute offers the following courses :

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in specializations including Hindi, English, Economics, History, Political Science and Psychology.
Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance.
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in specializations of Botany, Biology, Bio-Technology, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Information Technology etc.
The college offers a standalone course in Bachelor of Mass Media (BMM) which is one of the finest in India and Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS).

At the Junior College level, the institute offers courses in Science, Commerce and Arts.

There are around 240 seats in Commerce, 240 seats in Arts and 600 in Science. The Honours Programme encourages students to research topics outside their curriculum. The Mentor system has one teacher mentoring 20 students. A credit system encourages students to take up extra-curricular activities. There are also UGC-sponsored certificate courses in Hindustani Classical Music, Odissi dance, Heritage Management, Beauty care and Finishing school. National College is strict in terms of attendance and if it falls below 70%, the college authorities have the right to withhold a student's hall ticket. RD National College also has an active placement cell that provides information and guidance to the students regarding jobs and recruitment procedure in various esteemed companies.

Notable alumni[edit]

S. P. Hinduja, billionaire industrialist^[3]
Amjad Khan, actor and director
Divine (rapper), rapper
Vikrant Massey, actor
Tanmay Bhat, comedian
Nagma, Actress and Politician
Allu Sirish, Telugu Actor

References[edit]

↑ "R. D. National College Homepage". Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
↑ "College Administration". R. D. National College. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
↑ Europa Publications (2003). The International Who's Who 2004. Psychology Press. p. 733. ISBN 978-1-85743-217-6. Retrieved 22 May 2016.

External links[edit]

www.rdnational.ac.in

Junior College Website

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[1] "R. D. National College Homepage". Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2012.

[2] "College Administration". R. D. National College. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

[Publications2003-3] Europa Publications (2003). The International Who's Who 2004. Psychology Press. p. 733. ISBN 978-1-85743-217-6. Retrieved 22 May 2016.

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