Maharaja Agrasen College

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

Maharaja Agrasen College
Maharaja Agrasen College logo
Established1994
Academic affiliation
University of Delhi
PrincipalSanjeev Tiwari(acting)
Undergraduates1,800
Location
East Delhi
,
Delhi
,
India
CampusVasundhara Enclave 110096
10-acre (4.0 ha)
Websitemac.du.ac.in

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 modern and spacious 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
Maharaja Agrasen College

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

MACNOVA PROJECTS
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.

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

Recent achievements

Macinterns, the Internship Cell of College was set up in 2016 and since then it has been able to provide students with excellent internships through its internship drives both online and on campus, the last internship fair in April 2017 saw 15 companies coming up and offering numerous positions to the students.

Inquizitive, the Quiz Society of the college, was set up in 2017 and hosted 11 quizzes that year which was the most for any quiz society in the Delhi Quiz Circuit. It hosts the Annual Quiz Competition, the Maharaja Quiz in October.

In 2013, Maharaja Agrasen College was awarded with the Best College Award by the University of Delhi for its good practices towards creating the best academic environment amongst all the colleges of the University. The Award was given by the Secretary, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, on 24 February 2013, in the presence of Vice-Chancellor, University of Delhi, Dinesh Singh. In the same event i.e. 'Antardhvani'. In 2014, it again won second position in ANTARDHVANI.

Notable alumni

References
  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.
  3. "The official college website enumerating the courses offered by the college". Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  4. http://www.du.ac.in/du/uploads/Rules_Policies.../Acts/20613_Amendment_Ordinance.pdf
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