Hindu College, New Delhi

Updated On - December 13th, 2019

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Hindu college is acknowledged as one of the premier & esteemed academic colleges in the country. It was founded in the year 1899 by Late Shri Krishan Dassji Gurwale (Nationalist struggler). In the beginning years, it was affiliated with Punjab University as there was no Delhi University at that time. Presently it is affiliated to Delhi University. The college has been accredited by NAAC with A+ grade. 

One of the oldest, Hindu College is the most top-ranked college in India for Humanities, Science and Commerce stream through the Full-Time Courses provided by the college with the best faculty available.

Hindu College Delhi Facts and Figures 

Hindu College Courses 

The college offers many undergraduate and postgraduate courses to the students in various disciplines. Tabulated below are the detailed information for the same: 

While providing full-time courses to the students Hindu College also offers short-term certificate courses in languages to the students. Some of them are French, German, Russian and Spanish. 

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Hindu College Admission

Hindu college offers both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The college also started offering short-term courses in foreign languages. Before going for Hindu College Admission for UG Courses candidates should check the following key points.

• Candidates should fill in the Common Pre-Admission Form available on the official website of DU.
• The minimum eligibility for the undergraduate programs is 10+2 or HSC.
• Candidates will be selected on the basis of cut-off prepared by DU for Hindu College.
• Hindu College follows the reservation criteria of Delhi University.

Hindu College Cut Off

Hindu College Rankings

Hindu College Notable Alumni

• Vinod Rai, 11th Comptroller and Auditor General of India
• Arnab Goswami (Anchor at Republic India)
• Mira Aggarwal, politician (Mayor of Delhi, India)
• Gopal Lal Meena, Famous IPS
• Hardeep Singh Puri, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations

Hindu College Facilities

The college provides a liberal, lively and competitive environment which enables the students to carve out a niche for themselves in their chosen areas. Besides the following infrastructural facilities, the college also offers a congenial and enriching atmosphere. 

Hostel: The college has hostel accommodation on the campus for boys having facilities like 117 single & double seater rooms (capacity to accommodate 210 boys). Amenities like T.V. room, mess, internet cafe, sports room, and a common room are also available for the students. 

Library: The campus library is open to all part-time and full-time students, as well as teachers and other members of the staff. It has a large collection of journals, weeklies & periodicals. The library has covered three floors having 100,000 books excluding the magazines & journals.

Sports: The college has an extensive playground for playing games like Cricket, table tennis, lawn tennis, basketball, and swimming area.

Cricket team: The cricket team of Hindu College is renowned, both for its talent and for the players it has produced. Some well-known cricket players who played on this team include Ajay Jadeja, Murali Karthik, Gautam Gambhir Vinay Lamba, Ashish Nehra, and Deep Dasgupta

Hindu College Scholarships

1. Premvati Raghubir Singh Scholarships

Two scholarships, of the value of Rs.775/-, awarded every year to resident students who have obtained a First Division in the last examination taken and are in need of financial help. The scholarship money may be utilized for the payment of hostel charges, purchase of books, etc.

2. R.B. Ram Kishan Dass Scholarships

Twenty-five scholarships, of the value of Rs. 1000/- each, out of a donation made by R.B. Ram Kishan Dass, awarded every year to needy and deserving students of the College provided they have secured at least 55% marks in the last examination taken and are not recipients of any other scholarship. Scholarships will usually be tenable for one year.

3. Ch. Bhagwan Sahai Chauhan Memorial Scholarships

(a) One scholarship, of Rs. 300/-, awarded every year to the student joining M.A. Sanskrit/ Hindi (Prev. and Final) securing the highest marks amongst those getting the First Division.

(b) One scholarship, of Rs. 300/-, awarded every year to a Chauhan Rajput student of B.A.(Hons.) I/II/III Year of Arts / Humanities who has secured a good division in the last examination taken.

4. Rai Achhru Ram Scholarships

Four scholarships, of the value of Rs.850/- each, awarded every year on merit to M.A./ M.Sc. students of the College. Two scholarships are for the Previous, and two for the Final year, class respectively. They will in the first instance, be awarded to Jain (Agarwal) students securing the highest percentage of marks and at least a second division in the examination concerned. In the absence of suitable Jain students, the scholarships may be awarded to Agarwal students fulfilling the required condition. In the absence of suitable Jain or Agarwal students, these may be awarded to other college students possessing the necessary qualification.