Rajdhani College
Rajdhani College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi. It was established in 1964 by the Delhi Administration under the name of Government College. The college acquired its new name when the Delhi Administration vested its governance in an autonomous governing body. Rajdhani College is a south campus college.
The college is situated on Mahatma Gandhi Marg, near Rajouri Garden and Raja Garden in west Delhi. Its new building was constructed around 1976–77. The college complex has all facilities such as seminar room, auditorium, library, laboratories, playgrounds for cricket, football, hockey, and volleyball etc. It is a co-educational institution.
Departments
- Chemistry
- Commerce
- Computer Science
- Economics
- English
- Environmental Science
- Hindi
- History
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Electronics
- Political Science
- Sanskrit
Courses Offered
Under Graduation Level
- B.Com.
- B.A. English
- B.A. Hindi
- B.A. Sanskrit
- B.A. History
- B.A. Political Science
- B.A. Economics
- BSc Chemistry
- BSc Industrial Chemistry
- BSc Physics
- BSc Mathematics
- BSc Electronics
- B.A. Program
- BSc Program in Physical Sciences with major in computer science
- BSc Program in Physical Sciences with major in electronics
- BSc Program in Physical Sciences with major in chemistry
- BSc Program in Applied Physical Sciences
Post Graduation Level
At Post Graduate level, Rajdhani College offers courses in- English
- Hindi
- History
- Commerce
Notable people
Notable alumni
- Aakash Chopra, cricketer – Duleep Trophy, Ranji Trophy, Indian National Cricket Team, YouTuber, color analyst and cricket commentator
- Ashish Nehra, cricketer, India National Cricket Team
- Balbir Punj, Member of Parliament
- Devendra Sharma, cricket umpire
- Dibang, anchor at NDTV, STAR News, ABP News
- Mala Ram Gangwal, Member of Legislative Assembly, Delhi
- Sanjay Thapar, first Indian to hoist an Indian flag on North Pole, sky diving coach, national champion
Notable faculty
- Ram Babu Gupta,
- Rama Kant Shukla, Sanskrit poet
- Dilip Basu, Prominent theatre artist and activist, Co-founder of natyakal, a bengali theatre group
Accessibility
Metro Stations
- ESI - Basaidarapur metro station on Pink Line (Delhi Metro)
- Rajouri Garden metro station and Ramesh Nagar metro station on Blue Line (Delhi Metro)
Bus Stops
- Rajdhani College
- Raja Garden
- Raja garden
- ESI hospital Basaidarapur
- Rajouri Garden market
Railways
- Delhi Cantonment railway station
- Shakur Basti railway station
- New Delhi railway station
- Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station
- Delhi Junction railway station
- Anand Vihar Terminal railway station