Swami Shraddhanand College

Swami Shraddhanand College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi, established in 1967 under the trusteeship of the Delhi government. It is named after the Arya Samaj educationist Swami Shraddhanand and is situated in Alipur, North Delhi. The college has been awarded a 'B++' grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council in its first cycle, and its History and Chemistry departments are counted among the top 15 in Delhi University. The institution has new laboratories, qualified teaching staff, specialized laboratories, updated infrastructure, adequate library facilities, and placement support. Notable alumni include a first-class cricket player who has represented the Indian national cricket team, played in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup and the Indian Premier League, as well as Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) President Ronak Khatri, and Soyam Singh, a BSc Physical Science graduate pursuing an MSc in Chemistry at Delhi Technological University, who was mentioned as a notable participant at the Jashn-e-Rekhta Urdu festival. In 2006, the college gained attention for appointing four teachers with disabilities. It originally started at Gandhi Ashram, Narela, in 1967, and later received 93 bighas of land at Singhu Border, donated free of cost by Pradhan Sunderlal Khatri of Bankner, Delhi, on account of Gram Sabha land in Mamurpur, Narela, Delhi 110040. The college operates as an off-campus institution under the University of Delhi.