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Maharaja Agrasen College is a college of the University of Delhi,^[1] located in Vasundhara Enclave (East Delhi), National Capital Region of Delhi.

History

Maharaja Agrasen College was established in 1994 with the objective of catering to the educational requirements of a densely populated East Delhi. The college is fully funded by the Government of India. The college has now shifted to its building complex covering 10 acres (40,000 m²) in Vasundhara Enclave, Delhi. It includes an auditorium, a computer centre, fully computerized library, laboratories, and a conference hall. The new building complex has acquired several new facilities like an Information and Communication Technology Center, a Language Laboratory, a Media Laboratory, an Indira Gandhi Open University Center, and a University Grants Commission Research Center among others. The college also provides residential facilities for girl students.^[2]

Academics

Academic programs

The College offers admission to the following courses :^[3]

Undergraduate programs

In 2013, Maharaja Agrasen College, as a constituent college of the University of Delhi, introduced a four-year undergraduate programme but in 2014, FYUP rolled back and Now College provides these Undergraduate Programs:

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Bachelor's in Business Economics
Bachelor's of Arts (Programme)
Bachelor’s in Journalism
Bachelor's in Hindi
Bachelor's in Economics
Bachelor's in English
Bachelor's in Political Science

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc)

Bachelor's with Mathematical science Bachelor's with Physical Science in Computer Science and chemistry

Bachelor's with Electronics Honours

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com)

Bachelor's with Honors in Commerce

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) AICTE Approved

[Formerly till 2014, currently not available]^[4]

Bachelor's of Technology in Computer Science [Formerly till 2014, currently not available]
Bachelor's of Technology in Electronics [Formerly till 2014, currently not available]

Rankings

It is ranked 45th across india by National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2020.[1]

Publications

Indian Journal of Social Enquiry is the quarterly interdisciplinary journal of the college
Agranika is the annual magazine of the college
Macroscope is the monthly newsletter of the Dept. of Journalism of the college
Agrasar is the magazine of NSS unit at Maharaja Agrasen College
BEAM is the magazine of business economics and management studies department of college

Notable alumni

Shanky Singh, Professional wrestler
Varun Singh Bhati, Para high jumper
Geetanjali Babbar, founder and director of Kat-Katha organization
Gaurav Kapoor, Stand Up comedian

References

^ "List of colleges affiliated to Delhi University". Retrieved 3 January 2012.
^ "A newspaper article about the new campus". Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
^ "The official college website enumerating the courses offered by the college". Retrieved 3 January 2012.
^ http://www.du.ac.in/du/uploads/Rules_Policies.../Acts/20613_Amendment_Ordinance.pdf ^{[dead link]}

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[1] "List of colleges affiliated to Delhi University". Retrieved 3 January 2012.

[2] "A newspaper article about the new campus". Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2012.

[:0-3] "The official college website enumerating the courses offered by the college". Retrieved 3 January 2012.

[4] ttp://www.du.ac.in/du/uploads/Rules_Policies.../Acts/20613_Amendment_Ordinance.pdf ^{[dead link]}

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