Hans Raj College is one of the best-known colleges in Delhi University which offers quality education in co-educational mode in Science, Arts and Commerce streams. The D.A.V. College managing committee had laid the foundation of Hans Raj College in 1948. It is the first college of Delhi University and the first Central University College to raise a Monumental National Flag in its premises, which was started by Flag Foundation of India (NGO).
Location of Hans Raj College
Hans Raj College is situated in Mahatma Hans Raj College Road, at the core of the North Campus of Delhi University. Male students can acquire hostel facilities.
History of Hans Raj College
Initially started as an institution for men, the college became co-educational in 1978. Hans Raj College was established by the D.A.V. College Managing Committee in 1948 on July 26, in remembrance of the famous Indian educator and nationalist Mahatma Hansraj. The second Monumental Flagpole in Delhi was hoisted by the Hans Raj College on 25th January 2017.
Courses offered by Hans Raj College
This co-educational organization proffers education in all the three streams - arts, science and commerce. Following are the courses offered by Hans Raj College:
Certificate/ Diploma/ Others
•Diploma French Language
•Certificate Course French Language
•Certificate Course German Language
•Diploma German Language
•Certificate Course Spanish Language
•Diploma Spanish Language
Undergraduate Courses
•B.A. (Hons) Economics
•B.A. (Hons) English
•B.A. (Hons) Hindi
•B.A. (Hons) History
•B.A. (Hons) Sanskrit
•B.Com. (Hons)
•B.Sc. Life Sciences
•B.Sc. Physical Sciences
•B.Sc. Physical Sciences
•B.Sc. (Hons) Anthropology
•B.Sc. (Hons) Botany
•B.Sc. (Hons) Chemistry
•B.Sc. (Hons) Electronics
•B.Sc. (Hons) Geology
•B.Sc. (Hons) Mathematics
•B.Sc. (Hons) Physics
•B.Sc. (Hons) Zoology
•B.Sc. (Hons) Computer Science
Postgraduate Courses
•M.A. Economics
•M.A. English
•M.A. Hindi
•M.A. History
•M.A. Mathematics
•M.A. Sanskrit
•M.Com.
•M.Sc. Anthropology
•M.Sc. Botany
•M.Sc. Chemistry
•M.Sc. Geology
•M.Sc. Mathematics
•M.Sc. Operational Research
•M.Sc. Physics
•M.Sc. Zoology
Integrated M.Sc. Earth Science course is also there in the list of courses offered by Hans Raj College.
Eminent alumni of Hans Raj College
Shah Rukh Khan, Abhinav Kashyap, Ajay Maken, Anurag Kashyap, Dr. Palash Sen, Kushal Tandon, Rannvijay Singh, Subhash Saini, Susmit Sen, Tarsem Singh, Vinod Dua and V. K. Dadhwal are some of the eminent alumni of Hans Raj College.