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Top 10 Colleges of DU

Delhi University (DU) is a collegiate public central university that is located in New Delhi, India. The university was established in 1922 by an act of the Central legislative assembly.

Delhi University is one of the prestigious, largest and most sought after institutions of higher education in India.

The admission process starts in the first week of June. After 12th exam, most of the students apply to DU for undergraduate studies because of the brand value and comparatively low fee structure as it is a government-financed university.

There are 16 facilities, 86 academic departments distributed across the north and south campus of Delhi, 77 affiliated colleges and 5 other institutes. The institute offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral courses.

The education minister of India, Dharmendra Pradhan, published the NIRF (national institutional ranking framework) ranking 2021 listing the top colleges in India, and it includes Delhi university. Below are the top 10 colleges of Delhi University according To NIRF 2021.

1. Miranda house college, new Delhi

Top 10 Colleges of DU

Miranda house is one of the admired colleges for women. It comes under the University of Delhi. It was established in 1948 and is located at the north campus of Delhi University, New Delhi. They offer a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the field of arts, commerce, and science and also foreign language one year certificate. The placement cell of this college is powerful as they offer the best placement chances to their students. They also have well-built accommodation which is highly maintained and also offer other facilities like a digital course centre at the library, fitness centre and many others. Miranda house admission is based on the merit of class 12th. It has been ranked 1st for best College in India by NIRF 2021.

Some Notable alumni include:

  • Meira Kumar
  • Mouni Roy
  • Neeti Mohan
  • Shonali Bose
  • Mira Nair
  • Jalabala Vaidya

2. Lady Shri ram college for women, new Delhi

Top 10 Colleges of DU

Lady Shri Ram College for women was established in 1956 by the late sir Lala Shri ram. It comes under the University of Delhi. The College is located in Lajpat Nagar, South Delhi. It is one of the prestigious colleges in India for women. Crowd and campus life is good and lively. The best course of LSR College is the BA programme, and the seat for BA course is limited, and the competition is very difficult. The College gives international experience to their students and short term courses. LSR celebrates a cultural festival known as TARANG (three-day long fest), which brings students talent together and is popular among all other colleges. It is ranked 2nd for best College in India by NIRF 20201.

Some notable alumni:

  • Aditi Rao Hydari
  • Sakshi Tanwar
  • Nidhi Razdan
  • Meenakshi Gopinath
  • Indu Malhotra
  • Sanjana Sanghi

3. Stephen's College, Delhi

Top 10 Colleges of DU

St. Stephen's College was established in 1881 and is affiliated with the University of Delhi. The College is one of the oldest institutions in Delhi. They offer several undergraduate and postgraduate courses along with language courses with distinct specializations. The campus is located on the north campus of the University of Delhi. The best course in the College is the Bachelor of Arts and science course. It has a big and outstanding library. Admission to this College is tough because of its soaring cut-off and interview during the admission procedure. The placement record is also great. It is ranked 8th for the best College of India by NIRF 2021.

Some notable alumni:

  • Shashi tharoor
  • Rahul Gandhi
  • Kanbir bedi
  • Barkha dutt (journalist)
  • Richa chadha
  • Shaktikanta das

4. Hindu college, Delhi

Top 10 Colleges of DU

Hindu college was established in 1899 and is affiliated with the University of Delhi. It is acknowledged as the best course in arts and science. The campus is located in the north campus, the University of Delhi and one of the oldest colleges of the DU. The College offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in sciences, arts, commerce and social sciences. The ministry of science and technology has been awarded "star college" status for its department of biotechnology. It also has a student's parliament. The motto of the College is "music of truth". The College has an annual fest called Mecca, which is very popular. It is ranked 9th for the best College in India by NIRF 2021.

Some notable alumni:

  • Imtiaz Ali
  • Arnab Goswami
  • Pema khandu
  • Arjun Rampal
  • Manoj Kumar
  • Meenakshi lekhi

5. Shri ram college of commerce, Delhi

Top 10 Colleges of DU

Shri Ram College of Commerce was established in 1926 and is also known as SRCC. It is affiliated with the University of Delhi. The campus is located on the north campus of the university. It was ranked the best commerce college in India by India today 2020. It also has the best placement records and has an active placement cell. The College offers two undergraduate and three postgraduate courses in the economics and commerce field. The infrastructure of the College is well-built with a genial environment. The admission in this College is relatively high from the other University of Delhi. It is ranked 10th for the best College in India by NIRF 2021.

Some notable alumni:

  • Arun Jaitley
  • Rajat Sharma
  • Gulshan Grover
  • Anshuman Jain
  • Arjan Kumar Sikri

6. Sri venkateswara college (SVC), new Delhi

Top 10 Colleges of DU

Sri Venkateswara College is a co-ed college. It was established on 20 august 1961. It is affiliated with the University of Delhi and is located in Dhaula Kaun, New Delhi. The College offers thirty-one undergraduate, diploma, certification and postgraduate courses in arts, science, and commerce and with B.Com (Hons), the most popular degree course. The College also provide scholarship aids as post-matric scholarships and merit-cum-means scholarships to their students. The placement cell is also active throughout the year. The College has annual vest Nexus, which is held for three days and is quite popular. It has been ranked 11th for best College of India by NIRF 2021.

Some notable alumni:

  • Rishabh Pant
  • Sriti Jha
  • Raghu Ram
  • Varun Sood

7. Atama Ram Sanatan Dharma college

Top 10 Colleges of DU

Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College is formerly known as Sanatan Dharma College that was established in 1959. It is a co-educational institute located at Dhaula Kaun, New Delhi. The College is financed by the government. ARSD offers twenty-one undergraduate and postgraduate courses in various levels like arts, commerce and science. It also has an active debating society, Nimbus (the debaters), that help students to learn the art of debating. The College has been ranked 12th for best College in India by NIRF 2021.

Some notable alumni:

  • Rajkumar Rao
  • Sudhir Chaudhary
  • Ramakant Goswami

8. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya college

Top 10 Colleges of DU

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi that was established in 1990. It is situated in sector-3 Dwarka, south campus, New Delhi. The College is financed by the government of Delhi. The institute offers several undergraduate courses in arts, science, and commerce and management studies. It also organized the annual fest Klarav, which is held every year in the month of February-march. It also offers certificate courses in foreign languages, which include Russian, Spanish and German. It has been ranked 13th for best College in India by NIRF 2021.

9. Hansraj college

Top 10 Colleges of DU

Hansraj College is a premier instate of Delhi University. It was established in 1948 and is situated in Malka Ganj, New Delhi. The College offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in liberal arts, science and commerce. It also offers job-oriented add-on certificate courses, including radio jockeying, anchoring and TV journalism, acting and filmmaking, mass communication, advertising and marketing. Moreover, College offers foreign language certificates in German, Spanish and French. The placement cell is decent with companies like DE Shaw and United airlines. The College has accommodation for undergraduate boys. It has been ranked 14th for best College in India by NIRF 2021

Some notable alumni:

  • Shah Rukh Khan
  • Anurag Kashyap
  • Ranvijay Singh
  • Richard Rekhy (chief executive officer of KGMP)
  • Munish Chandra Puri (mathematician)

10. Gargi college

Top 10 Colleges of DU

Gargi College is affiliated with the University of Delhi. It was established in 1967 and is one of the leading colleges for women. The institute is situated on the south campus of the University of Delhi at Siri Fort. The government of India has honoured the College with star college status by the Department of Biotechnology. The College offers about 20 courses in arts, science, and commerce and education streams at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It has been ranked 16th for best College in India by NIRF 2021.

Some notable alumni:

  • Sanya Malhotra
  • Urvashi Rautela
  • Huma Qureshi
  • Sonal Chauhan
  • Alankrita Sahai






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