Jesus and Mary College


Jesus and Mary College is a women-only college of the University of Delhi located in New Delhi, India. The college offers bachelor's degrees in Commerce, Arts, and Mathematics. The college offers honours degrees in Elementary Education, History, Sociology, Political Science, Vocational Studies, Hindi, English, Economics, Psychology, Mathematics, and Commerce. The college is located in the Chanakyapuri diplomatic enclave in New Delhi, adjacent to Maitreyi College.
Due to the construction of Pink Line, Jesus and Mary College is quite accessible via Delhi Metro. The nearest metro station is Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus metro station which is around 1 km from the college.
WWW jmc.ac.in

History

The college was founded by Religious of Jesus and Mary, a Roman Catholic congregation founded by St. Claudine Thevenet or known as Mary of St. Ignatius in Lyon, France, in 1818. The Convent of Jesus and Mary, Delhi was established in 1919, and thereafter a college for women in Delhi and the college was founded in July 1968. At the time of opening, the college offered only two degrees: English and BA, but quickly expanded to offer degrees in other subjects.
Jesus and Mary College is one of the few colleges in the University of Delhi whose student body is not affiliated with Delhi University Students Union.

Academics

Rankings

The college is ranked 38th among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2024.
College Dunia ranks it at 6th among the Best Arts Colleges in Delhi and at 13th among the Best Arts Colleges in India.
India Today ranked it at 11th among the Best Arts Colleges in India in 2024.

Admission

The admission to the college is based on CUET score. The college does not reserve any seats for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates. As a minority institution, the college also has a 50% reservation for [Roman Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church|Catholic] or other Christian students.
While reservation for minorities may be seen as a positive discrimination, it also affects the overall academic result of an institution as the cut-offs are significantly lowered for the minorities.

Courses

Undergraduate courses:
Postgraduate courses:
  • Master of Arts—English
  • Master of Arts—Hindi

Projects

Student involvement in projects as part of curriculum is given below:
  • Departments like B.El.Ed. and Psychology have 100% student involvement in in-house projects over the past four years.
  • The Department of Economics has 83% of its students work as interns in institutions and companies like DMRC, Ernst and Young, German National Tourists Services, HUDCO, King's College London, Lucid Solutions, the Planning Commission, Reliance Securities, Smilyo, Toxics Link, United Nations Projects. The department has also worked with NGOs like Kalpavriksha and Samavesh.
  • The Department of English has 100% student involvement in in-house projects related to academic topics of English.

Student life

Societies

Sources:
  • 180 Degree Consulting
  • All India Catholic University Federation
  • Cauldron, the English Magazine Society
  • Curiosus, the English Quiz Society
  • Dastaan - the art and architecture society
  • E-Cell, The Entrepreneurship Cell
  • Echo, the western music society
  • Enactus
  • English Debating Society
  • Estrategia: The Case Study Cell
  • Internal Complaints Committee
  • The Equal Opportunity Cell
  • Ethnic Eight, the Northeast society
  • Finance and Investment Cell
  • Global Youth JMC Chapter
  • Green Society
  • Iris, the Fine Arts Society
  • Jesus and Mary College Education Programme
  • JMC-MUN Society
  • Kahkasha, Hindi Dramatics society
  • Karwaan, the mental health awareness society
  • Management Interaction Cell
  • Manthan- Hindi debating society
  • Mercatus, the Marketing SocietyThe Mercurian Times
  • Mudra, the Western Dance society
  • National Cadet Corp
  • National Service Scheme
  • National Sports Organisation
  • Neev, Training and Development Centre
  • Panorama, the film-making and film appreciation society
  • Peace Society
  • The Photography Society
  • Puzzle society
  • Sunny Mugs, the Poetry Society
  • Tarannum - Indian culture society
  • Troubadours, the English theatre society
  • Women's Study Centre

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Jesus and Mary college include: