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Shyama Prasad Mukherji College

Summary

Shyama Prasad Mukherji College for Women commonly known as SPM College, is a constituent college of the University of Delhi. The all-women's college was founded in 1969 and named after Syama Prasad Mukherjee.

Shyama Prasad Mukherji College for Women
Motto"Tejasvi Navadhitam Astu"
Motto in English
Let our efforts at learning be luminous and filled with joy, and endowed with the force of purpose
TypePublic college
Established1969 (1969)
PrincipalSadhna Sharma
Academic staff
122 (79 permanent, 43 adhoc)
Students3000 (2017)
Location
New Delhi
,
India

28°40′22.31″N 77°7′39.11″E / 28.6728639°N 77.1275306°E / 28.6728639; 77.1275306
CampusUniversity of Delhi, Punjabi Bagh, West Delhi, 10 acres (4.0 ha)
CalendarSemester
NicknameSPM
AffiliationsUniversity of Delhi
Websitespm.du.ac.in

At present, the college offers 19 programs including three professional courses and running nine Certificate Courses.[1] The college offers Teachers Training Programmes - B.Ed & B.El.Ed - and is among the few colleges of University of Delhi to offer the course outside the Central Institute of Education (CIE), University of Delhi.[2] The college is a part of North Campus cluster but is located off campus.

Campus edit

 

SPM College is located in Punjabi Bagh (West), New Delhi. The college is well connected by the Shivaji Park Metro Station on the Green Line and Punjabi Bagh West Metro station on the Pink Line of the Delhi metro network. Special provisions for differently-abled students and staff members such as ramps, wheel chairs, washrooms, and special pavements are, in place within the college premises. Braille plates with QR codes are also displayed outside every room.[3]

The college maintains a double storey library in a separate wing for the college students. It is a fully digitalized library with a collection of 87,000 books, 22 journals, 11 newspapers, and reading halls.[1]

A branch of Indian Overseas Bank operates in the college.[4]

The labs, seminar hall, and classrooms are equipped with projectors.[5]

Governing Body edit

According to the provisions of statute 30(1)(c)(i) of Delhi University Act, 1922, the governing body is chosen through public nomination of people from various academic and non-academic backgrounds. There are designated committees, and their management is supervised by the principal. The affairs of the college are jointly managed by the governing body, the academic council, and the executive council of the University of Delhi.[6]

The present Principal (Acting) of the college is Sadhna Sharma[7]

Departments [8] edit

  • Applied psychology
  • Commerce
  • Computer science
  • Economics
  • Education
  • English
  • Environmental studies
  • Food technology
  • Geography
  • Hindi
  • History
  • Human development and family empowerment
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Physical education
  • Political science
  • Sanskrit
  • Sociology

Academics edit

Academic programmes edit

Undergraduate courses edit

The college offers the three year Undergraduate Programme of Delhi University in Arts, Humanities, Commerce, Mathematics and Computer Science.[9]

General edit

  • B.A. Programme
  • B.Com Programme

Honours edit

  • B.Com (H)
  • B.A.(H) Hindi
  • B.A.(H) English
  • B.A.(H) Sanskrit
  • B.A.(H) Political Science
  • B.A.(H) History
  • B.A.(H) Economics
  • B.A.(H) Philosophy
  • B.A.(H) Applied Psychology
  • B.Sc. Mathematics
  • B. Sc. Computer Science
  • B.A.(H). Geography

Post Graduate Courses[10] edit

  • M.A. Hindi
  • M.A. Political Science
  • M.A. Sanskrit

Professional Courses[11] edit

  • B.El.Ed
  • B.Ed.

Short term courses edit

The short term courses include:[12]

  • Certificate Course in Counselling and Psychotherapy[13]
  • Textile designing including Tie and Dye; Batik, fabric Painting
  • Cutting and Tailoring
  • Embroidery
  • Dress Designing & Drafting
  • Beauty culture
  • Secretarial Practice Course (Stenography English)

Admission edit

The student demography of SPM is heterogeneous. Admission to the college is undertaken through centralized University admission every year from June to July. Reservations are followed as per government norms in the admission process.[14]

Placement edit

The college has an active placement cell which conducts various career-related seminars.[15]

Centre edit

Under the EPOCH making Social Thinkers of India programme by the University Grants Commission (UGC),[16] Shyama Prasad Mukherji College has a Gandhi Study Centre, Buddhist Study Centre and Guru Nanak Study Centre - that offer certificate courses.[17][18]

Besides full-time courses, the college also runs study centres for the Non-Collegiate Women’s Education Board and the School of Open Learning.[19][20]

Student life edit

The college conducts activities such as sports, NSS, NCC, and other ECAs.[21][22][23] These societies are active throughout the year and organize competitions, seminars, conferences and workshops at the college and inter-college levels.[24]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Annual Report - Shyama Prasad Mukherji College For Women". spm.du.ac.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Central institute of education - University of Delhi". www.cie.du.ac.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  3. ^ "About the Shyama Prasad Mukherji College". spm.du.ac.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  4. ^ "IOB Branch Information". iob.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  5. ^ "RTI". spm.du.ac.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  6. ^ "RTI". spm.du.ac.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Principal". spm.du.ac.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Departments - Shyama Prasad Mukherji College For Women". spm.du.ac.in. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Under-graduate". spm.du.ac.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Post-graduate". spm.du.ac.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Teacher Training Programme". spm.du.ac.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  12. ^ "RTI". spm.du.ac.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  13. ^ http://spm.du.ac.in/images/combineaddon.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  14. ^ "Procedure". spm.du.ac.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  15. ^ "placement-cell.aspx". spm.du.ac.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  16. ^ "UGC Begins Scheme to Introduce Courses on Social Thinkers of India". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Buddhist Study Centre". spm.du.ac.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Gurunanak Studies Centre". spm.du.ac.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  19. ^ "Non-collegiate". spm.du.ac.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  20. ^ "SOL". spm.du.ac.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  21. ^ "NSS". spm.du.ac.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  22. ^ "NCC". spm.du.ac.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  23. ^ "Sports". spm.du.ac.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  24. ^ "Societies". spm.du.ac.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.

External links edit

  • Official website

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