Kirori Mal College

Kirori Mal College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi. Established in 1954,[2] it is located in the North Campus of the university in New Delhi, India. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the sciences, humanities, social sciences and commerce. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council accredited it with a CGPA of 3.54 (A++)[3] in 2016, which is the third highest among all Delhi University colleges.[4]


Kirori Mal College
TypePublic
Established1954
Academic affiliation
University of Delhi
PrincipalDr. Vibha Singh Chauhan[1]
Address
North Campus, University Enclave
,
New Delhi
,
India

28°40′57″N 77°12′23″E
CampusUrban
NicknameKMC
Websitewww.kmcollege.ac.in
Arts and Humanities Department Building

History

The college began as Nirmala College and was located on Qutub Road. Faced with problems relating to the staff in the period following the partition, the management of the college changed hands and the trust founded by Seth Kirori Mal took over. It shifted to its present campus on February 1, 1954.[5] The foundation stones of the college were laid down by the first President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the summer of 1955.[6] The campus infrastructure was designed by the famous architect duo Anand Apte and CSH Jhabvala.[7]

The first Principal of the college was Ch. Hardwari Lal (1954–57). Kirori Mal College began its first full-fledged functioning from the academic session 1956-57. He was followed by Dr Sarup Singh (1957–65) who later became the Professor-and-Head, Department of English, University of Delhi and then the Vice-Chancellor, DU, followed by becoming the Lt. Governor, Delhi and then the Governor of Gujarat.[8]

Kirori Mal College was one of the few institutions of the University of Delhi selected for sports training during the Commonwealth Games in 2010 which led to new facilities being created in the form of a new building and a gymnasium to facilitate sports and other activities.[9][10][11]

Departments
  • Department of Bengali
  • Department of Botany
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Commerce
  • Department of Computer Science
  • Department of Economics
  • Department of English
  • Department of Geography
  • Department of Hindi
  • Department of History
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Philosophy
  • Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences
  • Department of Physics
  • Department of Political Science
  • Department of Sanskrit
  • Department of Urdu
  • Department of Statistics
  • Department of Zoology
  • Department of Environmental Science

Student Societies

The college has activities in drama, debate, music, fine arts, photography, astronomy, robotics, environment, dance and film. Notable among them is the music society "MUSOC", and the dance society "Sensation” consisting of a choreography and a western wing. Putting up 2 productions each year the latter attained the university ECA quota in the year 2019. The Physics department has its own Astronomy and Robotics Clubs.[12][13]

Hostel

The college hostel is situated next to the sports complex of the college. Its 89 rooms house around 170 undergraduate and postgraduate students from both India and abroad.[14] Hostel seats are allocated to various courses and admission is made on the basis of merit.

Rankings

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council accredited it with a CGPA of 3.54 (A++) in 2016, which is the third highest among all Delhi University colleges. The college was ranked 18th among colleges in India by the NIRF, Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2019.[15]

Notable alumni

Kirori Mal College has a large alumni base. Notable members include:

Actors, directors and singers

Politicians

Others

Notable faculty

References
  1. "Principal Profile". Kirori Mal College. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. "About KMC". Kirori Mal College. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. "NAAC Accreditation". Kirori Mal College. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. Kar, Srivedant (12 November 2016). "KMC bags third highest NAAC score in Delhi University". Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  5. https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/all-the-world-is-a-stage/story-A1ouI4GOPaI7bt5wbkjZ4K.html
  6. http://www.kmcollege.ac.in/principals-desk.html
  7. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/A-planners-sketches-of-Delhi/articleshow/16025756.cms
  8. https://m.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070429/spectrum/book5.htm
  9. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/du-starts-vacation-in-advance-83043-2010-10-02
  10. https://www.ndtv.com/commonwealth-games/cwg-du-hostels-all-decked-up-but-where-are-the-visitors-434144
  11. http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/accommodation-tougher-for-du-aspirants-as-games-takes-over-hostels/627576/
  12. "Theatre enthusiasts flock to Kirori Mal". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 July 2012.
  13. Ghosh, Abantika (22 June 2006). "All the world's a stage at DU". The Times of India.
  14. "KMC Hostel". Kirori Mal College. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  15. "MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  16. October 10, Headlines Today; October 10, 2009UPDATED; Ist, 2009 14:45. "Amitabh Bachchan's journey to the top". India Today. Retrieved 22 April 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/arjun-dev-a-legendary-historian-passes-away/article31201575.ece
  18. https://thewire.in/education/arjun-dev-historian-tribute
  19. https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article9290.html
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