Ram Lal Anand College (RLA) is located in

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, India. It was established in 1964, and has been one of the

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maintained colleges since 1973. It awards degrees under the purview of the University and offers courses at the undergraduate level. The college is situated in the South Campus of

. It is a co-educational college that admits students and selects teachers from all communities irrespective of gender, caste, religion and physical challenges.

History

Ram Lal Anand College was founded in the year 1964 by Late Shri Ram Lal Anand, a senior advocate in the

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, in response to the growing social demand in the sixties for providing educational opportunities at the university level. The college was initially managed by the Ram Lal Anand College Trust. It was later taken over by the University of Delhi. Since 1973, it has been run by the University of Delhi as a University Maintained Institution. In 2014, Ram lal Anand College (Evening) became a new college named Aryabhatta College. So, the area of the college was divided amongst the two colleges. The new building of Aryabhatta college is being built. Currently, both colleges share the same sports ground. After, the building of Aryabhatta college is complete, the area will be taken over by Ram lal Anand College.

Facilities

The college features a ground where sports and cultural events are held. It has a canteen which serves hygienic food to the students. The college offers a Programme of Mentorship conducted by the teachers of all the departments. It has a seminar hall and a beautiful auditorium -Amphi Theatre with capacity of 200+ seats. College facilities include wi-fi, sports room, activity room and an in-development computer centre. There are ramps and toilets for disabled people (PWD, physically challenged people).

Library

The college library contains over 1,00,000 books and a reading room with e-books.

Courses offered

Undergraduate and postgraduate courses were offered in morning and evening shifts under the aegis of

, but changed after the creation of Aryabhatta College. It now offers courses only in morning shift.

Postgraduate courses

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(M.A.) in Hindi

Undergraduate courses

*B.A. (Hons) English * B.A. (Hons)

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* B.A. (Hons)

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and ...

* B.A. (Hons)

History History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...

* B.A. (Hons) Hindi Patrakarita &

Mass Communication Mass communication is the process of imparting and exchanging information through mass media to large segments of the population. It is usually understood for relating to various forms of media, as its technologies are used for the dissemination o ...

* B.A. Programme * B.Com. (Hons) * B.Com. Programme * B.Sc. (Hons)

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines (includin ...

* B.Sc. (Hons)

Geology Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with the Earth and other astronomical objects, the rock (geology), rocks of which they are composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps ...

* B.Sc. (Hons)

Microbiology Microbiology () is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, bacteriology, ...

* Bachelor of

Management studies Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities ...

(B.M.S) * B.Sc. (Hons) Statistics * B.Sc. (Hons) Mathematics *

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Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analy ...

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* Bachelor of Technology Hons in Computer Science (approved by AICTE) discontinued after 2014, there is only one batch known as FYUP 2013 Batch.Events @ RLA College. (n.d.). Retrieved 22 February 2017, from http://rlacollege.edu.in/

Student life

The college offers students the opportunity to actively participate in sports and various cultural activities. Students may also engage in debates, dialogue sessions and seminars conducted at the college. The college also has NCC, under 7 Delhi Battalion Unit. The Ramlal Lal Anand College NCC Cadets participate in international, national, regional camps of NCC.

References

External links

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