, motto_lang = Sa , mottoeng = From darkness lead me to light , type = Government College , established = , founder = Shyam Lal Gupta , parent =

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, students = 4508 , principal = Rabi Narayan Kar , dean = Haneet Gandhi , director = Yogesh singh , academic_staff = 150 , administrative_staff = 100 , undergrad = 3,262 , postgrad = 26 , address = GT Road, Near Metro Station, Dwarkapuri, Shahdara , city =

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, state = , country = India , postcode = 110032 , coordinates = , pushpin_map = India Delhi#India , campus = Off campus

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, website = Shyam Lal College is an north campus college of

, It was established in 1964 by

Shyam Lal Gupta Shyamlal Gupta, popularly known by his pen name Parshad, (9 September 1896 – 10 August 1977) was an Indian poet and lyricist. A song written by him which featured in the 1948 Hindi film, ''Azadi Ki Raah Par'', (sung by Sarojini Naidu), has be ...

the then Chairman of Shyam lal Charitable Trust.

History

Shyam Lal is co-educational. The foundation stone of college was laid by

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, the then

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and Chancellor of the

. The college is housed in its own building at G.T. Road, Shahadra, near

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. In 2023 it is ranked 68th across India by

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