The oldest gem of DU: Ramjas college

Economics honors is a very rigorous course and involves a lot of math including calculus. The economics department of Ramjas has excellent faculty who have doctorates from prestigious colleges like the Delhi school of economics, ISI, and JNU. There are 20 marks for internals which can be conducted by the faculty at any time. Further, 75 marks are for externals that are conducted at the end of the semester. Lastly, there are 5 marks for attendance and anyone having more than 85% attendance is given full 5 marks. The internals conducted my the teachers of Ramjas were more difficult than the external exams conducted by the university at the end of the semester.

The average stipend was 30000. A total of 490 offers were made. Companies like Houseitt, Cash Karo, and Mamaearth offered internship opportunities to students on campus. Students in any year of study are eligible to apply for internships unless explicitly mentioned.

College placements are just fine. The average package is 5.6 lakhs and the highest went up to 19 lakhs. Companies like pwc, Delottie, and de Shaw come to recruit at Ramjas. The percentage of students who get placed is minimal. Most of the students go on to do masters or opt for off-campus placements. 127 offers were made and 84 recruiters came to campus. Students in their final year are eligible to sit for placements.

The fee at Ramjas is on the lower end as is the case for all government institutions. The annual fee was around 7,500 rupees for the general category student. There are no extra costs or fees charged during the year except the examination fee to be paid before the semester exams begin. There is financial aid available for students. Campus placements are not so great and the roles offered are mostly for B.Com graduates. Companies like EY also visit Ramjas to hire for audit roles.

Because Ramjas is located on the North campus, there are a lot of opportunities for students to socialize. Ramjas has societies like Enactus, placement cell, backbeat- the singing society, Melange- the art and craft society, woodcraft- the writing society, entrepreneurship cell, consulting society, and the MUN society. There are 3 types of fests- the college fest, the fest of different societies, and the fest of various societies. Most of these happen in the months of Jan-Feb. Ramjas also has a big ground and a gym for sports.

In 2019, there was no entrance test. Students were selected based on 12th marks. The 12th marks were calculated on a best-of-4 basis with a few mandatory subjects to be included. Merit lists were declared on the University website and the entire admission process was offline. For economics, having studied maths in 12th was compulsory, however, it need not be included in the best-of-4 % calculation. There are approximately 5 merit lists released after which the seats are occupied and the admission closes. However, for a few special categories upto 9 merit lists are declared.