Top 20 Colleges of DU

Getting admissions to the top 20 colleges of DU is a dream for every student. Every student across the country tries their best to crack admission in the top DU colleges. This is because Delhi is one of the best places in the country for higher education. The reason is the quality of education one gets from this University.

DU colleges are a tough nut to crack because of the high cut off percentages. Only the brightest students from across the country get admission to the best colleges at Delhi University. The university releases around 4 to 5 merit lists to take the admission of the students. But, the last list also closes at really high percentages.

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Let us see the top 20 colleges of DU in this article. All of these colleges are from every stream be it commerce, arts, and stream.

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1. Lady Sri Ram College (LSR), South Campus

We start with the most reputed women college in the country, Lady Sri Ram College. The college got established in 1956. It holds the NIRF ranking of two in 2020. It is an undergraduate college having a variety of courses in B.A, B.COM, and B.Sc. This is the most famous all women’s college of Delhi.

The tagline of the college is excellence in women’s education that stands true to its motto. This one is definitely a premier institution of higher learning for women in India. LSR is one of the best colleges in the country for humanities, commerce, and social sciences. Hence, it is one of the top 20 colleges of DU. 

The counselling cell and the placement cell of the college trains the students in getting the best placements to excel in their lives. The exchange programmes and the entrepreneurship cell helps the students in various fields except for their degree. 

Check out their website at https://lsr.edu.in

2. St. Stephens College, North Campus

St. Stephens is a private college established in 1881. This one is an old college that has maintained its rapport for a long time. It is also considered one of the three constituent colleges of DU. However, years after its establishment, it got affiliated with DU in 1992.

The programmes offered by this college are in UG and PG levels. In UG level, the college offers B.A programme in History, English, Economics, Sanskrit, Philosophy, and B.Sc programme in Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Physical Science. They also offer MA and M.Sc in these subjects. 

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The faculty of the college believes in the importance of the extra curricular activities along with the classroom teaching in the development of the students. They have around 40 active clubs and societies to keep the students engaged and entertained throughout. 

Check out their website at https://www.ststephens.edu/vision-and-mission/

3. Sri Ram College of Commerce, North Campus

With a NIRF ranking of 12 in 2020, the next college in our list of top 20 colleges of DU is none other than SRCC. Sri Ram College is a forever famous college in Delhi for years now. It is a private college having limited undergraduate courses like B.COM and B.A. In the post graduate level, they have courses like MA and M.com. One extra course offered by the college is PG Diploma in GBO. Its last cut off was 99.50%.

The placement cell of the college has been helping the students throughout to crack some of the best placements possible. The placement cell professionals help the students with industry-specific knowledge and exposure.

The college has placed several numbers of students over the years in the best MNCs and startups of the country. The college aims to achieve and sustain excellence in teaching and research. 

Check out their website at https://www.srcc.edu

4. Miranda House, North Campus

Another only women college on our list is the Miranda House. Founded just after a year of Independence, this college has managed to back its position under the top 20 colleges of DU. They offer 72 courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the humanities, social sciences, and science departments. Their NIRF ranking is 1.

Apart from the UG and PG courses, the college also offers a variety of other courses like foreign language course, short duration certificate courses, remedial courses, bridge courses, and a lot of add on courses.

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The societies and events of the college help the students get creative with their students life. This is the aim of the college to develop the personalities of the students apart from the classroom studies. 

The placement cell of the Miranda House create a meaningful ambiance for the students to learn about the corporate life and back great jobs. 

Check out their website at https://www.mirandahouse.ac.in/

5. Hindu College, North Campus

The next college on our list is the Hindu College which is again from the British Colonial era. It got established in 1899. The college offers 39 courses presently at the bachelor’s and master’s levels. They offers these courses in 15 different departments. The college also offers foreign language courses and few other value added courses. 

They have been awarded an A+ grade by NAAC.

The college has a 116 years of excellence and endeavors to nurture students with a keen analytical and scientific bent of mind. 

Check out their website at http://www.hinducollege.ac.in/

6. Gargi College, South Campus

Gargi college’s NIRF ranking is 16 in the country. It is again an all-women private college that got established in 1967. They offer courses in fields of commerce, science, humanities and education. NAAC has given them an A grade.

They have a few add on courses as well. They offer MA in English and Political Science. The college has a variety of societies to train the students in different fields. This is one of the top 20 colleges of DU.

Check out their website at http://gargi.du.ac.in

7. Hans Raj College, North Campus

It’s nearly unfair to prepare a list of the top 20 colleges of DU and not have a mention of Hans Raj College. Not only in Delhi, but it is also one of the top 10 colleges in the country Science, Commerce and Arts. NAAC has given them an A grade. They have a variety of undergraduate courses.

Along with their major courses, they also have short courses like Digital Marketing, Employability course, forensic science, science writing and communication, development programme, and certificate course in start up and entrepreneurship. 

The mission of the college is to provide holistic education. 

Check out their website at https://www.hansrajcollege.ac.in/

8. Jesus & Mary College, South Campus

Jesus & Mary college marks the 3rd only women college in our list of top 20 colleges of DU. It got established in 1961. Their NIRF ranking is 67. The college offers 17 courses altogether. This college got started to impart education to young women and help them with their personal development.

The vision of the college is to create humane and inclusive society on earth through providing transformative education. One of their major objectives is to equip their students with the latest technological and soft skills as well as other learning resources available. 

Check out their website at https://www.jmc.ac.in/

9. Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, South Campus

DCAC is a public college that got established in 1989. Govt. Of NCT, Delhi has partially financed this college. They offer undergraduate courses. Presently they have around 2500 students on their campus. They offer B.A, B.Sc, and B.Com programmes.

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This one has to be in our list of top 20 colleges of DU. The college offers excellent facilities in computer lab, library, NCC, sports, medical room, and NSS. The add on courses offered by the college are certificate course in German language and basic course in mass media. 

Check out their website at http://dcac.du.ac.in/

10. Sri Venkateswara College, South Campus

Also famously called the Venky college, it makes as the concluding college in our list of top 20 colleges of DU. It is an undergraduate college that offers courses like B.A., B.Sc, and B.com in various subjects.

The college offers different types of summer and winter internship opportunities to the students. They have a lot of add on courses in their list to train the students in some extra curricular activities. 

The unique green campus of the college is in an area of 15 acres. The campus looks beautiful. 

Check out their website at http://www.svc.ac.in/

11. Kamla Nehru College, South Campus

KNC is an undergraduate college offering programmes in B.A, B.Sc, and B.com. This private college got established in 1964. They offer around 52 courses altogether. This one is an all women college that aims to provide transformative education to young women.

This college is a mentor college under the paramarsh by UGC. The NAAC grade of the college is A. This has to be in our list of top 20 colleges of DU. The disciplines in which the college offers degrees in are Economics, Geography, English, History, Journalism, Hindi, Philosophy, etc. 

Check out their website at https://www.knc.edu.in/

12. Ramjas College, North Campus

The next college in our list of top 20 colleges of DU is Ramjas College. The college got established in 1917. It offers undergraduate courses in B.A, B.Sc, and B.com programmes. It is also one of the first three colleges that got established under DU.

This one is one of the best colleges in Delhi with a state of the art Library, Computer section, along with a lot of other facilities”. The college has a spacious campus, state-of-the-art infrastructure and an esteemed faculty of scholars. 

Check out their website at https://ramjas.du.ac.in/

13. Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, South Campus

SBSC as it is famously called got established in 1967. They offer 17 courses in 3 streams  that are Arts, Commerce and Banking, Science. They offer both undergraduate and post graduate programmes. They have courses like B.Com, M.Com, B.A, and B.Sc.

The NAAC grade of the Shaheed Bhagat Singh College is also an A grade like most of the colleges under DU. This makes it another one of the top 20 colleges of DU. Their add on courses like tourism marketing branding, digital marketing etc are also worthy. 

Check out their website at https://www.sbsc.in

14. Kirorimal College, North Campus

Kirorimal surely makes it to our list of top 20 colleges of DU. This private college got established in 1954 and offers 38 courses. Their NAAC grade is A and their NAAC CGPA is the third highest in the DU. Their active placement cell offers amazing job package even ranging to 13 LPA in B.A programmes.

The college offers a plethora of amazing facilities for the students like huge library with a vast collection of books and journals. Hostel, seminar rooms, medical rooms, staff rooms, labs are the other facilities offered by the college. 

Check out their website at http://www.kmcollege.ac.in/

15. Dayal Singh College, South Campus

DSC is again an old DU college that safely makes to our list of top 20 colleges of DU. It is a fairly popular DU college that on-boards around more than 4500 students every year. The college offers undergraduate courses in Arts, Commerce, Mathematical Sciences, Science and Social Sciences.

It is a co-ed college of DU. The NAAC grade of the college is A. Their NIRF ranking is 21 in 2020. The placement cell of the college ensures the students get terrific placements opportunities. They also help their students get decent internship opportunities too.

Check out their website at http://dsc.du.ac.in/

16. Maitreyi College, South Campus

If we count the best Delhi colleges for women, Maitreyi College would definitely top the list. The faculty of the college consists of only 17 teachers. They offer courses like B.A. General and B.Sc General. This one is the first college in DU that provides a certificate course in Nanotechnology.

Hence, this college also has to be in our list of top 20 colleges of DU. The college aims to train the girls with excellent education so that they get self independent in their lives. They train the girls in developing their overall personality as well. 

Check out their website at http://maitreyi.ac.in

17. Ramanujan College, South Campus

Next college in our list of top 20 colleges of DU is Ramanujan college. This is a private college too. It offers 29 courses. It got established in 1958. Before 1994, it was an all men’s college but later it turned to a co-ed college. In July 2010, its name changed to Ramanuja college from Deshbandhu College as it was named after the great freedom fighter Late Lala Deshbandhu Gupta.

The departments in which they offer their courses are Commerce, Applied Psychology, Computer Science, Economics, Environmental Science, English, History,  Hindi, Management Studies, Mathematics, Physical Education, Philosophy,  Political Science, Statistics and Punjabi.

The administration of the college is divided into 4 categories. This attracts the students from a variety of subjects. 

Check out their website at https://ramanujancollege.ac.in

18. Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, North Campus

Talking about the colleges in the name of the freedom fighters, we have another one, Shaheed Sukhdev college of business studies. This one is a government college that got established in 1987. They offer courses like B.Sc, BBA, and BMS. Their latest NIRF ranking is 57. The highest package offered by the college is 18 LPA.

This is another college in our list of top 20 colleges of DU. The college aims to impart path-breaking education in the fields of Management and Information Technology. The disciplines in which the courses are offered are management, computer science, and business administration.

Check out their website at http://www.sscbsdu.ac.in

19. Indraprastha College for Women, North Campus

This all women’s college is way old as it got established in 1924. Their NIRF ranking is 43. They offer 42 courses and get admissions of over 3500 students every year. IP college offers both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. To empower the women of India is their aim.

Not only it is one of the top women’s college of the country but it is also one of the top 20 colleges of DU. The extensive activities of the college is to help the students improve in their career. 

It is one of the best women’s colleges in Delhi.

Check out their website at http://www.ipcollege.ac.in

20. Daulat Ram College, North Campus

The last college in our list of top 20 colleges of DU. This private college was founded in 1960. They have around 41 courses in B.A, B.Com, and B.Sc. They have 19 departments altogether and they also teach advanced diploma courses in foreign languages.

The college has received an A grade by NAAC. The facilities of the college like reading room, library, labs, seminar hall, amphitheatre, auditorium, canteen, medical aid, and bank are to help ease the lives of the students in the campus. Their placement cell is also very active throughout the years. 

Check out their website at http://www.dr.du.ac.in

Conclusion

If you are an undergraduate aspirant, you must already be aware of these top 20 colleges of DU. In fact, these top 20 colleges of DU must be on your list of the colleges to enter for sure. The admissions in all of these colleges get granted only based on merit.

Hence, it is all the game of the scores. Sports quota is also applicable in these colleges. So, make sure to check all the possibilities of admissions in these top 20 colleges of DU. There are some other quotas as well along with a lot of scholarships.

The best way is to make a list of all the top 20 colleges of DU that you want to enter and fill the forms as per the cut off lists and your percentage. This way your efforts will not go waste and you will be able to get an admission in the college of your choice.

We wish you all the best for your career if you are trying to get through these colleges.

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