Shri Ram College of Commerce

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Shri Ram College of Commerce
The Official Logo of Shri Ram College of Commerce(SRCC).png
Former name
Commercial College
Motto
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय
Motto in English
Tamso Maa Jyotirgamaya (Lead us from darkness into light)
TypeCo-ed College specializing in Commerce, Economics and Management
Established1926;98 years ago (1926)
Founder Sir Shri Ram
Accreditation NAAC: A++
Affiliation University of Delhi
Chairman Ajay S. Shriram
Principal Prof. Simrit Kaur
Academic staff
130
Students>3000
Address
Maurice Nagar, New Delhi, 110007
,
Delhi
,
110 007
,
India
CampusUrban, 16.5 Acres
LanguageBilingual; English, Hindi
Nickname SRCC, SRites
Website www.srcc.edu

Shri Ram College of Commerce or SRCC is an Indian higher education institution in the fields of commerce, economics and business management. [1] A constituent college of the University of Delhi, [2] it was founded in 1926 by philanthropist and industrialist Sir Shri Ram. [3]

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History

The origin of the college is traced to 1920 when on the day of Basant Panchmi, seven leading businessmen headed by Sir Shri Ram established the Commercial Education Trust in Delhi. The Trust set up its first school in the same year under the name 'The Commercial School' at Charkhewalan in Delhi where it introduced a Post-Matriculation Diploma Programme in Commerce under the supervision of Mr. R. K. Kumar, who later became the first Principal of the Commercial College. The inauguration of the Commercial College paved the entry of commerce education in the University system of Delhi. [3]

The first batch of students of the Commercial College was enrolled on the first floor of a 'Hall' opposite the St. James' Church at Kashmere Gate. The classes began with twelve students and four faculty members from a hired bungalow at 8, Darya Ganj, New Delhi. [4]

In 1926, the Commercial College got affiliated to the University of Delhi. Six years later, it was upgraded to the status of a Degree College and started awarding its graduates the B. A. (Pass) (Commerce Group) Degree of the University.

The College launched its annual magazine "Yamuna" in January 1928.

The B. A. (Honours) (Commerce Group) Degree was introduced in 1943. M. A. (Economics) course followed by the introduction of Master's degree in Commerce were introduced in 1948. In 1949, when B.Com. (Honours) was instituted in the University of Delhi, the College also started offering the same.

In 1951, on the occasion of its Silver Jubilee, the Commercial College decided to specialize in the field of commerce and economics and hence rechristened itself as Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) in recognition of the contribution made by its founder Sir Shri Ram. Three years later, in 1954, the College shifted completely to its present day campus in the North Campus, University of Delhi.

In 1957 when the College converted to a coeducational institution.

Finally, the B. A. (Honours) Economics course was introduced later in 1958. The inclusion of B. A. (Hons.) Economics rounded the academic number of the courses offered by Shri Ram College of Commerce at undergraduate level.

The 1960s was a period of infrastructural expansion for Shri Ram College of Commerce. In 1963-64, the Students’ Centre (now renamed as Shridhar Shriram Auditorium [5] ), Tutorial Blocks and the Girls’ Hostel Blocks were constructed. In the same year, the Swimming pool and the gymnasium were built under a Shramdaan Movement by the students. This made Shri Ram College of Commerce the first college in the University of Delhi to have a swimming pool. In 1967, the iconic bust of Sir Shri Ram was installed in the front lawns facing the College.

In the year 1968, SRCC launched "Business Analyst", its research journal dedicated to active dissemination and promotion of original and contemporary research in the area of business, management, economics, finance and governance.

The Girls Hostel was constructed in 1985, making Shri Ram College of Commerce the first amongst all co-educational colleges of the University of Delhi to have its own residential unit for its female students.

The Placement Cell, Shri Ram College of Commerce was established in 1996. In 1999, SRCC introduced its Post Graduate Diploma in Global Business Operations (PGDGBO), a unique[ citation needed ] self-financed PG Diploma course. The launch of PGDGBO rounded the total number of academic courses offered at Shri Ram College of Commerce since its inception.

Governance

Shri Ram College of Commerce is governed by a Governing Body duly constituted under Ordinance XVIII of the DU Act, 1922. [6] At present, the SRCC Governing Body is constituted as: [7]

NameDesignation
Mr. Ajay S. Shriram Chairperson, SRCC Governing Body
Prof. Madhu VijTreasurer, SRCC Governing Body
Prof. Simrit KaurMember Secretary

(Principal, Shri Ram College of Commerce)

Mr. Vikram S. ShriramTrust Representative
Justice A. K. Sikri Trust Representative
Mr. Rajat Sharma Trust Representative
Mr. Sunil Kant Munjal Trust Representative
Ms. Abha AdamsTrust Representative
Mr. Sandeep DinodiaTrust Representative
Mr. Navtej Singh Sarna Trust Representative
Mr. Raian N, KaranjawalaTrust Representative
Prof. A. K. SinghUniversity Representative
Prof. Supriya KarUniversity Representative
Ms. Renu AgarwalCollege Teachers’ Representative
Ms. Nidhi GuptaCollege Teachers’ Representative

Academics [8]

Shri Ram College of Commerce specializes in the disciplines of Commerce, Management and Economics. It offers:

1. Two programmes at the Undergraduate Level:

2. Three programmes at the Postgraduate Level:

Admissions

Admissions to all Undergraduate (UG) Programs in Shri Ram College of Commerce are based on the scores obtained in CUET (Common University Entrance Test) - UG. [9]

Departments [8]

Shri Ram College of Commerce has the following nine departments:

  1. Department of Commerce
  2. Department of Computer Science
  3. Department of Economics
  4. Department of Environmental Science
  5. Department of English
  6. Department of Hindi
  7. Department of Mathematics
  8. Department of Physical Science and Sports
  9. Department of Political Science

Accreditation and ranking

Shri Ram College of Commerce was accredited "A+" by National Assessment and Accreditation Council(NAAC) in 2016 with a CGPA of 3.65 [10] in its first cycle of Assessment and Accreditation. This was then the highest score received by any college of the University of Delhi in 2016 [11] with SRCC emerging the best college. [12] It was graded "A++" with a score of 3.75 by NAAC in the second cycle of assessment and accreditation in 2023. [1]

Shri Ram College of Commerce was ranked the Number One Commerce College in India by India Today in 2023. [13] It was also ranked as the Best College in Commerce in 2023 by Open Magazine. [14] Outlook ICARE also ranked SRCC as the Best Commerce College in India at Rank 1 in the Outlook ICare Rankings 2023. [15]

It is ranked 11th in the India Rankings 2023 by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in the category of Colleges. [16]

Student societies at SRCC

SRCC has over fifty (50) functional student societies, [14] [17] [18] a few of which are: [19]

  1. The Students' Union, SRCC
  2. The Economics Society, SRCC
  3. The Finance and Investment Cell, SRCC
  4. The Commerce Society, SRCC
  5. D-Street, SRCC
  6. The Fine Arts Society, SRCC
  7. The English Literary Society, SRCC
  8. The Hindi Sahitya Sabha, SRCC
  9. The History and Political Society, SRCC
  10. Shri Ram Consulting and Research Centre
  11. The Debating Society, SRCC
  12. The Dramatic Society, SRCC
  13. The Computers and Mathematics Society, SRCC

Notable alumni

A few notable alumni of SRCC include: [20] [21]

Politics

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Bureaucracy

Fashion

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