Rajdhani College

Rajdhani College

Seal of Rajdhani College
Motto	Sanskrit:तेजस्विनावधीतमस्तु English: "Let our efforts at learning be luminous and filled with joy, and endowed with the force of purpose"
Type	Government College
Established	1964 (1964)
Parent institution	University of Delhi
Principal	Rajesh Giri
Address	Mahatma Gandhi Road, Raja Garden, New Delhi – 110015 , Delhi , Republic of India 28.6548°N 77.1258°E / 28.6548; 77.1258
Campus	Urban, South campus
Mascot	lightened Nilavilakku and book; auspicious traditional Indian Lamp representing future, hope, righteousness, path, success and book representing knowledge
Website	www.rajdhanicollege.ac.in

Rajdhani College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi. It was established in 1964 by the Delhi Administration under the name of Government College. The college acquired its new name when the Delhi Administration vested its governance in an autonomous governing body. Rajdhani College is an off campus college, which falls under the administration of North Campus, University of Delhi. The current Principal of the college is Prof. Rajesh Giri, serving since 2019.

The college is situated on Mahatma Gandhi Marg (Ring Road), near Rajouri Garden and Raja Garden in west Delhi. Its new building was constructed around 1976–77. The college complex has all facilities such as seminar room, auditorium, library, laboratories, playgrounds for cricket, football, hockey, and volleyball etc. It is a co-educational institution.

Departments

• Chemistry
• Industrial Chemistry
• Commerce
• Computer Science
• Economics
• English
• Hindi
• History
• Life Science
• Linguistics
• Mathematics
• Physical Education
• Physics*
• Electronics*
• Political Science
• Sanskrit

* The Department of Physics and Electronics was divided into the Department of Physics and the Department of Electronics from the academic year 2023-24.

Courses Offered

Under Graduation Level

• B.Com. (Hons.)
• B.A. (Hons.) English
• B.A. (Hons.) Hindi
• B.A. (Hons.) Sanskrit
• B.A. (Hons.) History
• B.A. (Hons.) Political Science
• B.A. (Hons.) Economics
• BSc (Hons.) Chemistry
• BSc (APS) Industrial Chemistry
• BSc (Hons.) Physics
• BSc (Hons.) Mathematics
• BSc (Hons.) Electronics
• B.A. Program
• BSc Program in Physical Sciences with major in computer science
• BSc Program in Physical Sciences with major in electronics
• BSc Program in Physical Sciences with major in chemistry
• BSc Program in Applied Physical Sciences

Post Graduation Level

At Post Graduate level, Rajdhani College offers courses in

• English
• Hindi
• History
• Commerce

Notable people

Notable alumni

• Ashish Nehra, cricketer, India National Cricket Team
• Devendra Sharma, cricket umpire
• Aakash Chopra, cricketer – Duleep Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Indian National Cricket Team, YouTuber, color analyst and cricket commentator.
• Dibang, anchor at NDTV, STAR News, ABP News
• Balbir Punj, Member of Parliament
• Mala Ram Gangwal, Member of Legislative Assembly, Delhi

Notable faculty

• Ram Babu Gupta, (cricket umpire – International)
• Rama Kant Shukla, Sanskrit poet

Accessibility

Metro Stations

• ESI - Basaidarapur metro station on Pink Line (Delhi Metro)
• Rajouri Garden metro station and Ramesh Nagar metro station on Blue Line (Delhi Metro)

Bus Stops

• Rajdhani College (on ring road)
• Raja Garden (on ring road)
• Raja garden (on Najafgarh road)
• ESI hospital Basaidarapur (on ring road)
• Rajouri Garden market (on ring road)

Railways

• Delhi Cantonment railway station (Delhi Cantt railway station)
• Shakur Basti railway station
• New Delhi railway station
• Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station
• Delhi Junction railway station (Old Delhi railway station)
• Anand Vihar Terminal railway station

Air

• Indira Gandhi International Airport

See also

• Education in Delhi
• List of colleges under Delhi University
• List of alumni of the University of Delhi
• Educational Institutions in Delhi
• Delhi University Community Radio
• DUSU