Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi is one of the most selective colleges in the country. In the recently concluded admissions session, of 10,000 student applicants for undergrad courses, a mere 624 were admitted Ranked India’s no.1 commerce college for the 14th year in a row in the India Today-AC Nielsen Survey of Indias Top Colleges 2010, the Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC, estb. 1932) is unarguably the country’s premier college for undergrad economics and commerce education. Founded in 1932 by businessman-philanthropist Sir Shri Ram, founder of the formerly blue-chip DCM group of companies, who also promoted the Lady Shri Ram College in the national capital, SRCCs exclusive focus on offering commerce and economics education has paid off handsomely. For the past two decades and more, its students have routinely topped the Delhi University undergraduate examinations with several of them securing high ranks in the all-India civil services and chartered accountancy exams. Currently 1,850 students are pursuing bachelors degree studies with an additional 100 enroled in SRCCs Masters (commerce and economics) programmes, tutored by 150 faculty. Like every year, this year too, our students have secured the first three ranks in the B.Com degree exam of Delhi University. Given that SRCC is one of the countrys most prestigious colleges, we attract high-quality students from across the country. It is our constant endeavour to flower their potential by providing excellent academic, cultural and intellectual resources, says P.C. Jain, principal of SRCC. An alumnus of Rajasthan and Delhi universities, Jain began his teaching career in 1971 as a lecturer in SRCC where he taught for 40 years before taking charge as principal in 2005. Affiliated with Delhi University, which has more than 80 constituent colleges in the national capital region, SRCC is one of the most selective (in terms of admission) higher education institutions in the country. In its recently concluded admissions session, of 10,000-plus student applicants for undergrad courses, only 624 were admitted into this highly-prized institution. SRCC traces its roots to the Comm-ercial School, which was established in 1920 and offered the citys first post-matriculation commerce diploma progra-mme. In 1926 it transformed into the Commercial College after it was conferred affiliation by Delhi University and began to offer fully-fledged bache-lors degree programmes in commerce and economics. In 1951, on the occasion of its silver jubilee, the college management took a unilateral decision to rename Commercial College as the Shri Ram College of Commerce in recognition of the handsome endowment of Rs.5 lakh made by Lala Shri Ram. Six years later in 1957 the newly christened SRCC moved its campus from Daryaganj to a sprawling 17-acre site within the North Campus of Delhi University. Today, SRCCs immaculately landscaped campus is dominated by its red-brick circular main building which incorporates lecture rooms on two floors and a central Clock Tower. In 2006-07 the Delhi state government awarded heritage status to the main block. Additional classrooms, library blocks, students hostel, cafetaria, common room, and staff residences flank the main building. Investment in…
