Hansraj College

Hansraj College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi, in Delhi, India. Established in 1948 and situated in the Delhi University North Campus, it is considered as one of the best colleges in India having produced a large and notable alumni network particularly in the fields of entertainment, civil services, politics, sciences, and in the corporate world. It is ranked as 12th best college all over India by NIRF and is accredited A++ by NAAC scoring a CGPA of 3.71, one of the highest amongst DU colleges. It is a premier institution of the DAV Managing Committee - the largest non-government educational organization of the country. On July 26, 1948 the college was set up in memory of Mahatma Hansraj (1882-1938) the founder of DAV College Lahore and a pioneer in the field of education. Departments include science, liberal arts and commerce. History The College was founded on 26 July 1948 in memory of the prominent Indian educator and nationalist Mahatma Hansraj. Initially started as an institution for men, the college became co-educational in 1978. With around 5,000 students, it is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Delhi. For years Hans Raj College has been ranked among the Top-10 colleges of India in all three disciplines. At the celebration of its 69th Foundation Day, Naveen Jindal, industrialist and alumnus, announced that Hans Raj College would become the first college in Delhi University to hoist the national flag on its premises. The college hoisted the Monumental Flag on 25 January 2017 which happens to be the second Monumental Flagpole in Delhi after CP. The flag was hoisted by MP Naveen Jindal, an alumnus of the college and founder of Flag Foundation of India (FFOI). Ranking and gradings It was ranked twelfth among all the colleges in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2023 and accredited A++ with a CGPA of 3.71 by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). It was ranked fifth in both arts colleges and science colleges by India Today in 2022. Academics