Lady Shri Ram College

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Lady Shri Ram College
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MottoSā vidyā yā vimuktaye
"That alone is knowledge which leads to liberation"
TypePublic women's college
Established1956 (1956)
Founder Lala Shri Ram
Parent institution
 University of Delhi
Principal Suman Sharma
Academic staff
150
StudentsApproximately 5000
Address
Lala Lajpat Rai Rd, Lajpat Nagar IV
,
New Delhi
,
Delhi
,
110024
,
India

28°33′33″N77°14′15″E / 28.5592995°N 77.2374735°E / 28.5592995; 77.2374735
Campus15 acres
Website www.lsr.edu.in
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Location in Delhi
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Lady Shri Ram College (India)

Lady Shri Ram College (LSR) is a constituent women's college, affiliated with the University of Delhi. [1]

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History

Established in 1956 in New Delhi by the late Lala Shri Ram in memory of his wife Phoolan Devi (Lady Shri Ram), the college began in a school building in Daryaganj, Central Delhi with 299 students, nine faculty, and four support staff. The college is now located in a 15-acre (61,000 m2) campus in Lajpat Nagar in South Delhi. [2]

LSR's infrastructure includes a library with internet access, 1200 books, 50 online journals and 12798 in-house journals and periodicals. [3] Its Board of Governors is chaired by industrialist and philanthropist Bharat Ram. The new principal of the college is Ms. Suman Sharma.

Academics

Academic programmes

Rankings

College rankings
General – India
NIRF (Colleges) (2023) [4] 9
NIRF (Colleges) (2024) [5] 10

LSR College was ranked 10th among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024. [6]

Admissions

Admissions to all Undergraduate (UG) Programs in Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR) are based on the scores obtained in CUET (Common University Entrance Test) - UG. [7]

Student life

Cultural festivals

Tarang is the annual cultural festival of Lady Shri Ram College in fields of music, dance, dramatics, debating, fine arts, quiz, and film.

Student clubs

LSR also has 20 other clubs for extra-curricular activities such as Hive for art enthusiasts, a Debating Society for debates, and Dramatics Society for drama. Other clubs include the LSR's choreography group, the Western Music Society and the classical music society. In addition to this, there is also compulsory enrollment in National Service Scheme, National Sports Organisation or National Cadet Corps.

Notable alumnae

Politics and civil service

Entertainment

Other

See also

References

  1. ↑ "'PPU to raise music band'". The Times of India. 17 February 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Lady Shri Ram College for Women | Delhi Live". Archived from the original on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2010. Article on Lady Shri Ram College for Women, delhilive.com on Sat, 02/06/2007-06:03
  3. ↑ Lady Shri Ram College Library
  4. ↑ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Colleges)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Colleges)". National Institutional Ranking Framework . Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "NIRF Ranking 2024" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "LSR".
  8. ↑ Chishti, Seema (1 July 2016). "Between the lines of Tina Dabi's IAS success story: Individual excellence and social change" . The Indian Express . Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "Education: भारत की सबसे खूबसूरत रानी, DU से की पढ़ाई, IAS बनने के लिए पिता ने भी छोड़ा..." News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 19 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Distinguished Alumnae". Lady Shri Ram College. 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  11. ↑ Maddox, Georgina (15 February 2019). "The catalyst named Feroze Gujral". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 10 February 2025.
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