Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College

Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College
Motto Tejasvi-Naav-Adhitam-Astu
Type semi-Government supported
Established 1959
Principal Dr. Gyantosh Kumar Jha
Location South Campus, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi
Campus South Campus
Affiliations University of Delhi
Website www.arsdcollege.ac.in

Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College (ARSD College), formerly Sanatan Dharma College, is a co-educational constituent college of the University of Delhi.[1] The college was founded on August 3, 1959, by the Sanatan Dharma Sabha, Delhi. Late Shri Atma Ram Chadha, a well-known philanthropist, took over as chairman of the college governing body in 1967. The current chairman of the college is Prof.Renu Deswal.[2]

In 2017, As per the list announced by HRD Minister which has been prepared on basis of a survey of "general degree" colleges under the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), ARSD College has been ranked all India 5th position in College category for the first time. ARSD College also awarded "A" grade in the first cycle by the NAAC..

DU's Prominent ARSD College being ranked above from many other prestigious college.

View from inside

Programmes

The college offers various undergraduate and postgraduate courses under the aegis of the University of Delhi.[3]

Clubs and societes

Nimbus

The college has an active debating society, Nimbus (The Debaters),[4] helping students learn the art of debating. In the published annual report from 2012, the society talks about its aim to develop visionary leaders. The society saw a major restructuring in the same year and has gained recognition in the college as well as university debating circuits.

Rangayan

The dramatics society, Rangayan, performs many plays and dramas. Their most recent work was the play Dilli Chalo by Utpal Dutta. The society has won many inter-collegiate as well as inter-university prizes and certifications at state and national levels.

NCC

ARSD NCC is one of the most active student bodies of the college. The college maintains two platoons of NCC (Army Wing) where both men and women can participate. Every year, cadets from the NCC units of the college are selected to participate in the prestigious Republic Day parade. Cadets have also been selected for youth change programs and participated in drills in China and Sri Lanka.[5] A remarkable number of armed forces officers and soldiers hail from the college.

Illuminati-the physics society

The department of physics has its own society, which actively organizes many events like Curiosity, which encourages students to come up with new ideas and doubts and discuss among them selves and teachers. The vision of this society is to develop more interest about our universe and what is beyond it among the students.

Publication

The college publishes the magazine Udayachal every year. It contains articles, writings, stories, and essays contributed by the students and staff. The magazine showcases the educational, research, cultural and sports activities of the college. It has sections in English, Hindi and Sanskrit.[5]

Notable alumni

The college has a record of producing several IAS officers and officers in the armed forces, particularly the Indian Army. A record number of soldiers in the Army hail from the college. A few notable alumni are as follows:

  • Rajvir Bhatnagar - Retired General Manager (Corporate Finance) Indian Oil Corporation[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Atma Ram Sanatan Dharam College". University of Delhi. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  2. ↑ "One DU college where new session is still to begin". Indian Express. July 27, 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Atma Ram Sanatan Dharam College - University of Delhi". Du.ac.in. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Arsdcollege.net". Arsdcollege.net. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Arsdcollege.net" (PDF). Arsdcollege.net. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Rushali Rai - Beauty Pageants". Indiatimes.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

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