Kirori Mal College

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Kirori Mal College
Arts and Humanities Department Building
TypePublic
Established1954; 70 years ago (1954)
Academic affiliation
University of Delhi
PrincipalVibha Singh Chauhan[1]
Address
North Campus, University Enclave
,
New Delhi
,
India

28°40′57″N 77°12′23″E / 28.68250°N 77.20639°E / 28.68250; 77.20639
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 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++)[3] in 2016, which is the third highest among all Delhi University colleges.[4]

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, 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.[5] The foundation stones of the college were laid down by the first President of India, Rajendra Prasad in the summer of 1955.[6] The campus infrastructure was designed by the famous architect duo Anand Apte and CSH Jhabvala.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9][10][11]

Departments

Student societies

The college has societies in drama, debate, quiz, music, fine arts, photography, astronomy, robotics, enactus, environment, dance, and film. The drama society of the college is called Players. Kartavya – The Civil Services Society is a hub for the civil services aspirant students.[12][13][14]

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.[15] Hostel seats are allocated to various courses and admission is made on the basis of merit.

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 NIRF, Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2019 and 19th in 2020.[16][17] Kirori Mal College was ranked 10th among colleges in India according to the latest NIRF rankings by Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2022. [18]

Notable alumni

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

Actors, directors and singers

Habib Faisal - Screenwriter and Director


Politicians

Others

Notable faculty

References

  1. ^ "Administrative staff".
  2. ^ "About KMC". Kirori Mal College. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. ^ "NAAC Accreditation". Kirori Mal College. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. ^ Kar, Srivedant (12 November 2016). "KMC bags third highest NAAC score in Delhi University". Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  5. ^ "All the world is a stage". Hindustan Times. 24 August 2012.
  6. ^ ":: Welcome : Kirori Mal College, University Of Delhi Powered By : Redox Systems". www.kmcollege.ac.in.
  7. ^ "A planner's sketches of Delhi | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. ^ Desai, R.W. (29 April 2007). "Pride of Haryana". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  9. ^ Chopra, Ritika (2 October 2010). "DU starts vacation in advance". India Today. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  10. ^ "CWG: DU hostels all decked up, but where are the visitors?". NDTV.com.
  11. ^ "Accommodation tougher for DU aspirants as Games takes over hostels". archive.indianexpress.com.
  12. ^ "Theatre enthusiasts flock to Kirori Mal". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 July 2012.
  13. ^ Ghosh, Abantika (22 June 2006). "All the world's a stage at DU". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  14. ^ "KARTAVYA – THE CIVIL SERVICE SOCIETY". Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  15. ^ "KMC Hostel". Kirori Mal College. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  16. ^ "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  17. ^ "NIRF College Ranking Analysis 2020: LSR jumps to rank 2, Presidency drops to 5". news.careers360.com.
  18. ^ "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)".
  19. ^ Singh, Ritika (23 August 2019). "Know How Singer KK, Kirorimal Graduate Make It To Bollywood: Birthday Treat". dailyaddaa.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  20. ^ Mukherjee, Aditya; Mukherjee, Mridula (29 March 2020). "Arjun Dev: a legendary historian passes away". Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via www.thehindu.com.
  21. ^ "Remembering Historian Arjun Dev, Who Spearheaded the Effort to Create Modern Textbooks". The Wire.
  22. ^ "Professor Arjun Dev, The Historian of 'Contemporary World' - Mainstream". www.mainstreamweekly.net.

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