Hansraj College

The College was founded by the D.A.V. College Managing Committee on July 26, 1948, in memory of Mahatma Hansraj. It is a constituent college of Delhi University. It has secured a place in the top 10 colleges in India for offering courses in Commerce, Science, and Arts. It provides modern infrastructure facilities like library, auditorium, science labs, hostel, etc. Under the aegis of the Star College Scheme, the college has received special grants. The College provides a number of Scholarships and Freeships. It also provided its premises ATM and Banking facilities through a branch of Canara Bank. The College also has a Placement Cell for providing employment opportunities to graduating students through campus recruitment in the best national and international organizations. Hans Raj College was ranked 12th in the college category by NIRF ranking in 2024.

The College offers educational services at 4 different levels: 1st, regular teaching at undergraduate level is carried out from Monday to Saturday; 2nd, afternoon classes for part-time courses in foreign languages named German, French and Spanish; 3rd, classes for students registered with the Non-collegiate Women Education Board on Saturdays. And 4th, classes for underprivileged school children from the neighborhood from 2 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. on working days. Admission to the college is based on merit and cutoffs.

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Hansraj College Courses

The Hansraj College offers undergraduate, postgraduate, certificate, diploma, and professional courses in various disciplines such as Arts, Foreign Language, Commerce, Science, etc. The seats available in B.A/B.A(Hons.) programs are 696, 260 seats are available in B.Com(Hons.), 156 seats in B.Sc, and 602 seats in B.Sc(Hons.)program. There are various combinations for B.A program. The table below gives the specialization of course offered by the institute: 

 Hansraj College Facilities

HRC is equipped with many infrastructural facilities like a central library, departmental library, laboratories, etc. The college has Central Library, Departmental Library for  Science and Book Bank. The libraries have a rich collection of 1,35,000+ titles and about 98 periodicals published in India and abroad. The College has 6 Computer Labs and 18 Science laboratories. The college Auditorium has a sitting capacity of 500 persons and an imposing stage. The college has a boys hostel with the capacity to accommodate 200 boys. The hostel is equipped with a gym, running hot water, 24-hr electricity, indoor and outdoor games. The facilities provided by HRC are listed below:

• Library
• Canteen
• Hostel
• ATM
• Sports Ground
• Auditorium
• Laboratories
• Yoga Room
• Healthcare 
• Computer Room
• Seminar Hall

Hansraj College Placements 

 The College has an active Placement cell that aims to provide access to job opportunities for fresh graduates of the College. The placement cell invites companies to the campus for recruitment. HRC alumni are placed in top companies and are doing good in their professional career. Here is the list of companies visiting the college for recruitment:

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Hansraj College Eligibility Criteria

Students who scored good grades in their HSC and SSC examinations from a recognized board are eligible to take admission in HRC. For admission, students should be eligible according to the eligibility criteria defined by them. Foreign language classes are held in the afternoon. These are part-time courses only and classes are held in the afternoon. The table below gives the information about the eligibility criteria of various courses in HRC: