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.
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]
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 does not reserve any 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:
Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Economics, English, Hindi, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology
B.A. Programme: Discipline Subject Combination
Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.)
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Science (Hons.) Mathematics
Bachelor of Elementary Education (4 Years Course)
Bachelor of Vocational Studies (B.Voc:-Health care Management & B.Voc:-Retail Management & IT)
(Note: All undergraduate degree courses except B.El.Ed shall be taught in three years, semester mode)
Postgraduate courses:
Master of Arts—English
Master of Arts—Hindi
Projects
Student involvement in projects as part of curriculum is given below:[8]
Departments like B.El.Ed. (IIIrd year) and Psychology have 100% student involvement in in-house projects over the past four years.
The Department of Economics has 83% of its students work as interns in institutions and companies like DMRC, Ernst and Young, German National Tourists Services, HUDCO, King's College London, Lucid Solutions, the Planning Commission, Reliance Securities, Smilyo, Toxics Link, United Nations Projects. The department has also worked with NGOs like Kalpavriksha and Samavesh.
The Department of English has 100% student involvement in in-house projects related to academic topics of English.
Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo (1979–81): Member of the National Executive, BJP, Member of Parliament from Bolangir, Odisha in the 12th Lok Sabha 1998–99, 13th Lok Sabha 1999–04, 14th Lok Sabha 2004–09.
↑ Self Study Report 2014(PDF). Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi. p.93. Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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