Top 5 Colleges of DU for Arts: Admission Process, Total Seats & Average Salary

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The third merit list of Delhi University UG courses has been released at the official website of Delhi University i.e., admission.uod.ac.in. Aspirants can check the merit list by logging in to the official website of the exam. Shortlisted candidates were required to accept their seats between August 22 to 24, 2023. DU will verify and approve the admission by August 25. Delhi University Admissions 2023-24 is undergoing after the CUET-UG result declaration. Know the Top 5 DU Arts colleges, their seat matrix and other details here.

As the CUET UG 2023 Result has been declared, candidates seeking admission in Delhi University can get detailed information about the best colleges under Delhi University as per their NIRF rankings 2023, courses offered and many other criteria. It is to be noted that now admission to Delhi University UG and PG courses are done on the basis of Common University Entrance Test (CUET). The third merit list of Delhi University UG courses has been released at the official website of Delhi University i.e., admission.uod.ac.in. Aspirants can check the merit list by logging in to the official website of the exam. Shortlisted candidates were required to accept their seats between August 22 to 24, 2023. DU will verify and approve the admission by August 25. Delhi University Admissions 2023-24 is undergoing after the CUET-UG result declaration. The arts stream offers a wide variety of courses and opens up gates to a plethora of career options. The arts stream has been broadly categorized into humanities, fine arts, visual arts, and performing arts. The stream focuses on providing in-depth knowledge of subjects like Literature, Sociology, Economics, Acting, Music, Dancing, Political Science, Geography, History, Philosophy, Ancient and Modern Languages and others. Arts is that one of those streams, that helps a creative mind to go offbeat and do wonders. Delhi University that was established in 1922 has successfully maintained its reputation as one of the most sought-after colleges in India. DU is considered to be the best institution for pursuing Arts programmes.

With all the admission madness going around at this time and so to help you make a more informed decision while selecting the perfect college for yourself, Shiksha.com brings for you the top five colleges in the Arts stream, Commerce stream and Science stream. We will provide you with information about how the college was established, why you should join the college, a number of seats on offer for admissions and some famous alumni from these top five DU colleges.

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Miranda House

Miranda College has been recently declared as the best college in India in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) India Rankings 2023 for the seventh year in a row. The college is known not only for its great faculty but also for bringing out some of the best academicians, politicians and other world leaders. Founded in 1948 by the then Vice-Chancellor Sir Maurice Gwyer; its foundation stone was laid by Lady Edwina Mountbatten on March 7 in the same year. Located on the University campus, Miranda House is built in warm red brick with cool and spacious verandahs. Its original design was by the renowned architect Walter George. For Miranda House admission 2023 , Delhi University will consider DU CUET score, as declared by DU's VC. Miranda House , a residential college for women offers liberal education in humanities and science to more than 2,500 students. 

Miranda House: Courses

The College offers one-year certificate courses in French, German, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese in collaboration with the Department of Germanic and Romance Studies and Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi. The college also offers a wide array of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Students can check them below:

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Programme Offered in
BA Bengali, economics, English, geography, Hindi, history, music, philosophy, political science, sun script, sociology
MA English, Hindi, economics, philosophy, history, sun script, Bengali, music

Miranda House: Seats for Admission

Miranda house offers a total of 583 seats to students who want to pursue an arts course from the college. Candidates can check the Miranda House courses and fees here.

Average Package of Miranda House

The course-wise average package offered during Miranda House placements 2022 is presented below:

Q:   How will I get admission through CUET UG?

A:

Aspirants who will be appearing in CUET UG 2024 exam will be required to participate in the counselling / admission process of any University / Institution / organisation even though they have not applied for that University / Institution / organisation in the Online Application Form of CUET UG - 2024. Notably, aspirants must fulfil the eligibility criteria of that course of University / Institution / organisation where they are aspiring to take admission. In order to know more about the CUET UG admission process, candidates can check the space above or the official website of the exam.

Q:   How are B.A Hons. placements at SRCC?

A:

B.A. Hons. placements at Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) are quite successful, with a 90% placement rate. The highest package offered during the 2023 placements was INR 35 LPA, and the average package was INR 10.15 LPA. Some of the top recruiters at SRCC placements in 2023 included Google, Accenture, and Deloitte. The college has a strong placement cell that organizes training sessions, provides students with necessary materials, and keeps them updated with current global affairs to prepare for placements. SRCC offers various opportunities like placements, internships, and articleships to its students across different sectors such as consulting, finance, marketing, and HR.

Q:   Will I get weightage for my Class 12 Board marks in admissions through CUET UG?

A:

No, candidates will get admission through CUET UG 2024 mainly based on CUET UG 2024 score in different Subjects/languages/ General Test as mentioned in the in the score card. However, it is worthy to be mentioned here that the minimum eligibility conditions of various Universities take into account the percentage of combinations of subjects as per the course. For detailed information about DU CUET UG, candidates need to check the above page or can also visit the official website CUET UG to know about the eligibility for undergraduate courses through CUET 2024.

Course

Average Package (2022)

UG (BABSc)

INR 6.48 LPA

PG (MAMSc)

INR 7.05 LPA

BElEd

INR 5.20 LPA

Famous Alumni

  • Aditi Phadnis – Political journalist
  • Anita Desai – Author
  • Arti Mehra – Mayor of Delhi
  • Brinda Karat – Political leader
  • Minissha Lamba – Actress
  • Nandita Das – Actress
  • Meira Kumar – First woman Speaker of Lok Sabha & Member of Parliament, India
  • Sujata Madhok – Activist and journalist
  • Mira Nair – Film maker
  • Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee – Vice Chairperson, Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti

Also Read: Top 10 Government Arts Colleges in India

Lady Shri Ram College

Lady Shri Ram College or LSR is considered to have one of the best Arts faculty and is spread across a 15 acre campus. The college has around 2000 students, over 150 faculty members as well as administrative and support staff. Students are offered 16 courses of study at LSR. Established in 1956 in New Delhi by the late Sir Shri Ram in memory of his wife, the college had its modest beginnings in a school building in Daryaganj, Central Delhi, with 243 students, 9 faculty, 4 support staff and 3 distinct courses of study. The aim of the institution was to provide access to higher education of quality to women.

Lady Shri Ram has been ranked ninth among colleges in India by the NIRF for the year 2023.

LSR: Courses

The college offers a list of UG courses and a Postgraduate Diploma in Conflict Transformation and Peace-building (CTPB). Lady Shri Ram college Admission is based on the Delhi university selection process. 

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Programme Offered in
BA English, Hindi, history, journalism, mathematics, philosophy, physical education, political science, psychology, Sanskrit, sociology

Seats for admissions

A total of 510 seats are available for admissions under different arts courses at LSR. Candidates can get more details on LSR courses and fees here.

Lady Shri Ram College Package 2023

The table below showcases the highest package offered during placements 2022 of previous year.

Particulars

Statistics (2022)

Highest package

INR 40 LPA

Famous Alumni

  • Aung San Suu Kyi – Pro-democracy activist and leader of the National League for Democracy in Burma, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
  • Sujatha Singh – Indian Foreign Secretary
  • Maneka Sanjay Gandhi – Politician
  • Konkana Sen Sharma – Actress
  • Shweta Rajpal Kohli – Economic Affairs Editor, NDTV 24x7
  • Kiran Walia – Ex-MLA, Ex-Minister of Health and Family welfare Department, Women & Child Development and languages, Delhi Govt.
  • Niharika Acharya – Voice of America reporter, anchor
  • Sakshi Tanwar – Actress
  • Nidhi Razdan – NDTV Anchor
  • Gauri Khan – Film Producer, Interior Designer

Hindu College, Delhi University

Hindu College is one of the most esteemed colleges in the country and it is affiliated with the University of Delhi. The college is known for its Science, Arts and Commerce faculties. Over the past 122 years, the Hindu College has been showing exemplary academic excellence. The college has been ranked second in NIRF All India Ranking 2023.

DU Admission to UG and PG courses offered at Hindu College is done on the basis of CUET 2023 score. Until now, the Hindu College admission use to be on the basis of cutoff which was generally between 94 per cent to 97 per cent.

Q:   How good are the BA course placements at Lady Shri Ram College?

A:

Lady Shri Ram College offers good placement for its BA course annually. As per the latest report, the highest and average package offered during Lady Shri Ram College placement 2023 stood at INR 48.90 LPA and INR 10.55 LPA. The key highlights of Lady Shri Ram College placements for the Class of 2023 and 2024 are tabulated below:

Particulars

Placement Statistics (2023)

Placement Statistics (2024)

Highest package

INR 44.80 LPA

INR 48.90 LPA

Average package

INR 11.80 LPA

INR 10.55 LPA

Median package

INR 9.50 LPA

NA

Total recruiters

140

NA

New recruiters

24

NA

Total offers

236

205

Also Read: Hindu College Courses and Fee 2023

The college provides different scholarship programmes and financial assistance for meritorious and financially needy students. Currently covering an area of 25 acres in North Campus, Hindu College has around 120 faculty members and has more than 2,500 students pursuing its various courses.

Hindu College: Courses

Hindu College offers courses in the following subjects to students – Economics, English, Hindi, History, Sanskrit, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology and Statistics.

Courses Subjects
BA English, Hindi, Political Science, History, Economics, Sanskrit, Sociology, Philosophy and Music
MA English, Hindi, Political Science, Philosophy, History and Sanskrit

Also Read: Hindu College Courses

Seats for Admission

A total of 402 seats are available for admissions under different arts courses at Hindu College.

Hindu College Average Salary Package

The table below showcases the average package offered in the last two years:

Particulars Statistics (2022) Statistics (2023)
Average package INR 8.75 LPA INR 10.40 LPA

Famous Alumni

  • Mira Aggarwal – Politician (Mayor of Delhi, India)
  • Meenakshi Lekhi – National spokesperson of Bhartiya Janta Party
  • Arnab Goswami – Editor-in-Chief of Times Now
  • Imtiaz Ali – Director
  • Vishal Bhardwaj – Director
  • Tisca Chopra – Actress
  • Arjun Rampal – Actor
  • Gautam Gambhir – Cricketer
  • Aakash Chopra – Cricketer
  • Murli Kartik – Cricketer

Ramjas College

The Ramjas College was one of the three colleges which came together to form Delhi University in 1922. Ramjas College offers 18 undergraduate and 18 postgraduate courses in Arts, Commerce and Science streams. Apart from this, the college offers 26 add-on courses and six foreign language courses. The college is famous for its BA (honours) programmes in disciplines such as Economics, History and English, primarily because of the college’s well-equipped faculty. The college has been ranked 67th as per the NIRF Rankings 2023.

Ramjas College: Courses 

Candidates can check the below table to know about courses offered at Ramjas College.

Programme Offered in
BA English, Hindi, Sanskrit, economics, history, political science, music
MA Bengali, English, Hindi, philosophy, economics, history, political science, music, operational research

Also Read: List of Courses at Ramjas Colleges

Seats for Admission

Ramjas College offers a total of 412 seats to students who want to pursue an arts course from the college.

Ramjas College Average Salary Package

Candidates can check the comparison of the past two years’ placements data (collected from the official website) is given in the table below: 

Particulars 

Statistics (2020) 

Statistics (2021) 

Highest package 

INR 19.50 LPA 

INR 19.25 LPA 

Average package 

INR 5.21 LPA 

INR 5.6 LPA 

Famous Alumni

  • Prakash Jha – Film director
  • Manoj Bajpai – Actor
  • Shekhar Suman – Actor & TV personality
  • Chaudhary Brahm Prakash – Delhi's first Chief Minister
  • Sarup Singh academic – Governor of Gujarat and Kerala
  • Rajat Sharma – News Editor & Co-founder of India TV
  • Kulbhushan Kharbanda – Actor
  • Manish Jha – Film director
  • Rahul Roy – Actor and documentary filmmaker
  • Praveen Kumar – Documentary filmmaker
  • Somnath Bharti – Delhi Law Minister
  • Nivedita Tiwari – Actress
  • Kahlil Joseph – American TV Actress
  • Raj Kumar Gupta – Film Director

Hansraj College

Hansraj College was established in the year 1948 and was inspired by the renowned nationalist, Mahatma Hans Raj. While Hansraj college is known for the several courses it offers, it is also very well known for the legendary Shah Rukh Khan as one of its alumni. Like all the Delhi university constituent colleges admission in this college is also based on Delhi university selection criteria. The criteria include admission based on merit or based on entrance exam. Hansraj College is ranked 12th best college in the country in NIRF Rankings 2023.

Hansraj College: Courses

Candidates can check the courses offered at Hansraj College in the table below.

Programme Offered in
BA Economics, English, Hindi, history philosophy, physical education, Sanskrit

Seats for Admission

Hansraj College offers a total of 588 seats to students who want to pursue an arts course from the college. Check Hansraj College Courses and Fees details here.

Hansraj College Average Salary

The highest, average and median package offered was INR 36.50 LPA, INR 7.90 LPA and INR 6.50 LPA during Hansraj College placement 2023, respectively. The key highlights of Hansraj College placements for the last two years are mentioned in the table below:

Parameter

Placement Statistics (2022)

Placement Statistics (2023)

Highest package

INR 36.50 LPA

INR 36.50 LPA

Average package

INR 7.30 LPA

INR 7.90 LPA

Median package

NA

INR 6.50 LPA

Offers package

245+

540+

Gross package value

More than INR 25 crore

More than INR 40 crore

Famous Alumni

  • Shah Rukh Khan - Actor
  • Anurag Kashyap – Filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, actor
  • Abhinandan Sekhri – entrepreneur, journalist
  • Abhinav Kashyap – filmmaker
  • Aditya Jha – entrepreneur
  • Ajay Maken – former MP, former Sports Minister
  • Anil Aggrawal – forensic pathologist
  • Aarti Bajaj – film editor
  • Palash Sen – actor, musician
  • Gunjan Saxena – flight lieutenant Gunjan Saxena is the first woman Indian Air Force (IAF) officer to enter a war zone.

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FAQs Related to DU Arts College

Q. What is the admission process of Miranda House?

A. Admission to all the courses offered by Miranda House is entrance-based. While this DU-affiliated college accepts CUET UG exam for admission to its undergraduate courses, such as BA, BSc and BCom, admission to all the PG courses will be subject to the CUET- PG exam starting admission 2023. 

Q. Can I get admission in Lady Shri Ram College for Women without CUET?

A. Admission to Lady Shri Ram College for Women to all the courses, i.e., undergraduate and postgraduate programmes is entrance-based. While this DU-affiliated college accepts CUET UG exam for admission to its undergraduate courses, such as, BA, BSc, BCom. In addition, admission to all the postgraduate courses is subject to the CUET- PG exam starting admission 2023. 

Q. What is Hindu College fees?

A. Candidates can check the Hindu College fees in the table given below.

Popular Courses

Total Fee Range

BA (Hons)/ BA (Prog.) 

INR 52,680 - INR 52,770

BSc (Hons)/ BSc (Prog.)

INR 55.,680 - INR 61,380

BCom (Hons)

INR 54,780

MA

INR 36.,020 - INR 36,620

MSc

INR 36,220 - INR 39,420

MCom

INR 36,620

Q. What is the fees of Ramjas College?

A. Candidates can check the table below to know about the fees of Ramjas college.

Courses Total tuition Fees
BSc
INR 42,470 - INR 51,810 
BA
INR 42,470 - INR 51,810
BCom
INR 45,470
MSc
INR 28,570 - INR 28,810
MA
INR 28,570
Certificate
INR 17,000 - INR 18,500
UG Diploma
INR 17,000 - INR 18,500
MCom
INR 28,570
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