Indraprastha College for Women, also known as Indraprastha College or IP College, is the oldest

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, India. Established in 1924, it is a constituent college of

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. The institution offers graduate and post-graduate courses in

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, Multimedia Media and

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. In 2020, it was ranked 11th among arts colleges in India by ''

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History

The origins of IP College lie in the Indraprastha Girls School. It was founded in 1904, at the call of noted freedom fighter, educationist and theosophist

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by a group of Delhi theosophists, led by Lala Jugal Kishore, in Chhipiwara,

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was added in 1924 and the Indraprastha College for Women, came into being, with Leonora Gmeiner (from Kapunda,

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) as its first principal. Soon the

, which itself was founded in 1922, recognised it as a constituent college. Degree courses were introduced in 1930s and in 1938, the university listed I.P. College as a degree college. After its existence in Chhipiwara during its early years, the college moved to Chandrawali Bhawan, Civil Lines. It moved again to Alipur House at Alipur Road (now Sham Nath Road), the former office of the commander-in-chief in 1938, near Kashmiri Gate, where it is today. The building has become a heritage property. In 1952, the Kalavati Gupta Hostel named after the second principal of the college was inaugurated. On 3 July 1984, Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the college were held. In 2009, a hostel to accommodate 200 students was added on the college premises.

Campus

Facilities

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(ICT) centre * Two

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s * Audio visual production centre * Medical room *

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* Two

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Sports facility

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nasium *

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court *

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court *

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court * Squash court *

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range *

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floor *

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The college offers facilities for other sports as well, such as

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, and kho-kho.

Other amenities

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campus *

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branch

Organisation and administration

Centres

* Centre for Earth Studies * Museum and Archives Learning Resource Centre * Translation and Translation Studies Centre * Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies

Academics

Academic programmes

Undergraduate courses

* Economics * English * Geography * Hindi * History * Mathematics * Music * Philosophy * Political Science * Psychology * Sanskrit * Sociology * B.A. Prog. * Commerce * Computer Science * Multimedia and Mass Communication (BMMMC)

Graduate courses

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History History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

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Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...

Mathematics Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...

Philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

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* English *

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Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

Financial assistance

Students belonging to economically weaker sections are eligible for fee concession. Merit cum means based scholarships are also awarded by the college to deserving students. There is a book bank facility in the library from where needy students can borrow textbooks for the whole academic year. Some special scholarships are also provided by the

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for students belonging to SC/ST/BPL/PWD categories.

Student life

Indraprastha College is the only college of

to offer the Bachelor in Mass Media and Mass Communication (BMMMC) degree. In 2005, the college added the cyber cafe wing with offices of

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( NSS) and National Cadet Corps ( NCC). In 2014, IP College became one of the first colleges in the University of Delhi to set up a formal Department of Environmental Studies, which is its youngest department. Every spring, the college celebrates its annual festival, Shruti. Other popular events include the annual debating tournament Vivaad, organised by the English debating society and the annual theatre fest Kirdaar, organised by the Dramatics society.

Clubs and societies

* La Cadenza: Western music society * Abhivyakti: Dramatics society * Alaap: Indian music society * Vidath: Hindi editorial society * Croydon: Fine arts society * Mridang: Indian dance society * Oghma: English editorial society * Ananta: Science society * English debating society * Hindi debating society * Gandhi Study Circle * Laashya: Contemporary dance society * Northeast society * Eco Club * Enactus IPCW * NSS & NCC * Quiz Club * Simulacra: Film and photography society * Women's Development Cell (WDC) * Arthagya: Economics association * Jeet: Career and guidance cell * Baithak Society: Music archiving and listening room * Afroza: Western dance society * Erudite: quiz society

Past principals

* Leonara G. Miner, first principal, 1924 * Aruna Sitesh (1997–2007)

Notable alumni

* Abhilasha Kumari, first woman Chief Justice of Manipur High Court * Ajit Iqbal Singh, mathematician * Ambika Soni, former Minister of Information and Broadcasting *

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, social activist and recipient of

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* Arundhati Virmani, historian * Asha Pande, first Indian woman to receive the

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* Binalakshmi Nepram, activist from

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* Chitra Narayanan, former IFS officer * Deepika Singh, television actor *

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, actress and producer *

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, model and

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actress *

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, playback singer * Kamala Laxman, cartoonist * Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya, first woman Director General of Police * Kavita Kaushik, television actor * Kunzang Choden, first Bhutanese woman to write a novel * Kusha Kapila, fashion editor and Internet celebrity * Madhumita Raut,

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dancer *

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, the first woman to become the

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, film actress and model * Pratima Puri, Doordarshan's first newsreader * Qurratulain Hyder, Urdu writer * Rajni Bakshi, freelance journalist *

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, actress * Salma Sultan, news anchor of

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* Sharan Rani Backliwal, acclaimed

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player, recipient of

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and

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* Shyama Singh, former member of Parliament * Sucheta Kriplani, former

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, professor of economics,

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* Varsha Dixit, author * Veena Das, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology,

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Notable faculty

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, former First Lady of

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* Tanika Sarkar, professor of history at

References

External links

IP College official website

IP College location
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