Jesus and Mary College

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Jesus and Mary College
Jesus and Mary College logo.svg
Motto"Thou art light, fill me with thy light"
Type Public
Established1968 (1968)
Principal Dr. Sandra Joseph
Location
Delhi
,
India
Campus Urban
Affiliations University of Delhi
Website www.jmc.ac.in

Jesus and Mary College (JMC) is a prestigious women-only college of the University of Delhi located in New Delhi, India. The college offers bachelor's degrees in Commerce, Arts, and Mathematics. The college offers honors degrees in Elementary Education, History, Sociology, Political Science, Vocational Studies, Hindi, English, Economics, Psychology, Mathematics, and Commerce. The college is located in the Chanakyapuri diplomatic enclave in New Delhi, adjacent to Maitreyi College.

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Due to the construction of Pink Line, Jesus and Mary College is quite accessible via Delhi Metro. The nearest metro station is Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus metro station which is around 1 km from the college. [1]

History

The college was founded by Religious of Jesus and Mary, a Roman Catholic congregation founded by St. Claudine Thevenet or known as Mary of St. Ignatius (1774–1837) in Lyon, France, in 1818. The Convent of Jesus and Mary, Delhi was established in 1919, and thereafter a college for women in Delhi and the college was founded in July 1968. At the time of opening, the college offered only two degrees: English (Hons.) and BA (Pass), but quickly expanded to offer degrees in other subjects. [2]

Jesus and Mary College is one of the few colleges in the University of Delhi whose student body is not affiliated with Delhi University Students Union (DUSU). [3]

Academics

Rankings

College rankings
General – India
NIRF (Colleges) (2023) [4] 38

The college is ranked 38th among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024. [5]

College Dunia ranks it at 6th among the Best Arts Colleges in Delhi and at 13th among the Best Arts Colleges in India.

India Today ranked it at 11th among the Best Arts Colleges in India in 2024.

Admission

The admission to the college is based on CUET score . [6] The college also reserves a certain number of seats for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) candidates. As a minority institution, the college also has a 50% reservation for Catholic or other Christian students. [7]

While reservation for minorities may be seen as a positive discrimination, it also affects the overall academic result of an institution as the cut-offs are significantly lowered for the minorities.

Courses

Undergraduate courses:

(Note: All undergraduate degree courses except B.El.Ed shall be taught in three years, semester mode)

Postgraduate courses:

Projects

Student involvement in projects as part of curriculum is given below: [8]

Student life

Societies

Sources: [9] [10]

  • 180 Degree Consulting
  • All India Catholic University Federation
  • Cauldron, the English Magazine Society
  • Curiosus, the English Quiz Society
  • Dastaan - the art and architecture society
  • E-Cell, The Entrepreneurship Cell
  • Echo, the western music society
  • Enactus
  • English Debating Society
  • Estrategia: The Case Study Cell
  • Internal Complaints Committee
  • The Equal Opportunity Cell
  • Ethnic Eight, the Northeast society
  • Finance and Investment Cell
  • Global Youth JMC Chapter
  • Green Society
  • Iris, the Fine Arts Society
  • Jesus and Mary College Education Programme
  • JMC-MUN Society
  • Kahkasha, Hindi Dramatics society
  • Karwaan, the mental health awareness society
  • Management Interaction Cell
  • Manthan- Hindi debating society
  • Mercatus, the Marketing Society
  • The Mercurian Times [11]
  • Mudra, the Western Dance society
  • National Cadet Corp
  • National Service Scheme [12]
  • National Sports Organisation
  • Neev, Training and Development Centre
  • Panorama, the film-making and film appreciation society
  • Peace Society
  • The Photography Society
  • Puzzle society
  • Sunny Mugs, the Poetry Society
  • Tarannum - Indian culture society
  • Troubadours, the English theatre society
  • Women's Study Centre

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Jesus and Mary college include: [13]

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  2. ↑ "History". Official website.
  3. ↑ "Non-affiliated colleges: need less chaos, more work in union". Indian Express. 2 September 2009.
  4. ↑ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Colleges)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
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  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  11. ↑ "Home". The Mercurian Times. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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