Kirori Mal College



Kirori Mal College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi. Established in 1954, it is located in the heart of North Campus of the university in New Delhi, and offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the sciences, humanities and commerce. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council accredited it with a CGPA of 3.54 in 2023, which is the third highest among all Delhi University colleges.
According to NIRF records, it had spent more than 300 Crores in 2021 for infrastructure development and salaries of teaching and non-teaching staff.
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History

The college began as Nirmala College and was located on Delhi Road. Faced with problems relating to the staff in the period following the partition, the management of the college changed hands and the trust founded by Seth Kirori Mal took over. It shifted to its present campus on 1 February 1954. The foundation stones of the college were laid down by the first President of India, Rajendra Prasad in the summer of 1955. The campus infrastructure was designed by the famous architect duo Anand Apte and CSH Jhabvala.
The first principal of the college was Ch. Hardwari Lal. Kirori Mal College began its first full-fledged functioning from the academic session 1956–57. He was followed by Sarup Singh who later became the Professor-and-Head, Department of English, University of Delhi and then the Vice-Chancellor, DU, followed by becoming the Lt. Governor, Delhi and then the Governor of Gujarat.
Kirori Mal College was one of the few institutions of the University of Delhi selected for sports training during the Commonwealth Games in 2010 which led to new facilities being created in the form of a new building and a gymnasium to facilitate sports and other activities.

Rankings

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council accredited it with a CGPA of 3.54 in 2016, which is the third highest among all Delhi University colleges. The college was ranked 18th among colleges in India by the NIRF, Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2019 and 19th in 2020. Kirori Mal College was ranked 4th among colleges in India according to the latest NIRF rankings by Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2025.

Notable alumni

Kirori Mal College has a large alumni base. Notable members include:

Actors, directors and singers

Politicians

Others

Notable faculty