Ram_Lal_Anand_College Knowpia

Ram Lal Anand College
Other name	RLA
Motto	श्रद्धावान लभते ज्ञानं
Motto in English	Earn knowledge with Dedication
Type	Public
Established	1964
Chairperson	Brij Kishore Sharma
Principal	Rakesh Kumar Gupta
Students	2,500
Address	Benito Juarez Marg, Delhi, India
Campus	South Campus, University Enclave
Affiliations	University of Delhi
Website	rlacollege.edu.in

Ram Lal Anand College (RLA) is located in New Delhi, India. It was established in 1964, and has been one of the University of Delhi maintained colleges since 1973. It awards degrees under the purview of the University and offers courses at the undergraduate level.

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The college is situated in the South Campus of University of Delhi. It is a co-educational college that admits students and selects teachers from all communities irrespective of gender, caste, religion and physical challenges.

History edit

Ram Lal Anand College was founded in the year 1964 by Late Shri Ram Lal Anand, a senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India, in response to the growing social demand in the sixties for providing educational opportunities at the university level. The college was initially managed by the Ram Lal Anand College Trust. It was later taken over by the University of Delhi. Since 1973, it has been run by the University of Delhi as a University Maintained Institution.

In 2014, Ram lal Anand College (Evening) became a new college named Aryabhatta College.^[2] So, the area of the college was divided amongst the two colleges. The new building of Aryabhatta college is being built. Currently, both colleges share the same sports ground. After, the building of Aryabhatta college is complete, the area will be taken over by Ram lal Anand College.

Facilities edit

The college features a ground where sports and cultural events are held. It has a canteen which serves hygienic food to the students. The college offers a Programme of Mentorship conducted by the teachers of all the departments. It has a seminar hall and a beautiful auditorium -Amphi Theatre with capacity of 200+ seats. College facilities include wi-fi, sports room, activity room and an in-development computer centre. There are ramps and toilets for disabled people (PWD, physically challenged people).^{[citation needed]}

Library edit

The college library contains over 1,00,000 books and a reading room with e-books.^{[citation needed]}

Courses offered edit

Undergraduate and postgraduate courses were offered in morning and evening shifts under the aegis of University of Delhi, but changed after the creation of Aryabhatta College. It now offers courses only in morning shift.^[3]

Postgraduate courses edit

Master of Arts (M.A.) in Hindi

Undergraduate courses edit

B.A. (Hons) English
B.A. (Hons) Hindi
B.A. (Hons) Political Science
B.A. (Hons) History
B.A. (Hons) Hindi Patrakarita & Mass Communication
B.A. Programme
B.Com. (Hons)
B.Com. Programme
B.Sc. (Hons) Computer Science
B.Sc. (Hons) Geology
B.Sc. (Hons) Microbiology
Bachelor of Management studies (B.M.S)
B.Sc. (Hons) Statistics
B.Sc. (Hons) Mathematics
Physical Education
Economics & Insurance
Bachelor of Technology Hons in Computer Science (approved by AICTE) discontinued after 2014, there is only one batch known as FYUP 2013 Batch.^[4]

Student life edit

The college offers students the opportunity to actively participate in sports and various cultural activities. Students may also engage in debates, dialogue sessions and seminars conducted at the college. The college also has NCC, under 7 Delhi Battalion Unit. The Ramlal Lal Anand College NCC Cadets participate in international, national, regional camps of NCC.

References edit

^ "Delhi University Admissions: Most colleges agree to UGC directive". India Today. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
^ Aryabhatta College
^ "Ram Lal Anand College University of Delhi". du.ac.in. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
^ Events @ RLA College. (n.d.). Retrieved 22 February 2017, from http://rlacollege.edu.in/