Shyam Lal College: Ranking, Courses, Fees, Admission, Placements

Harinitha Panneerselvam
Harinitha Panneerselvam

Updated on - Sep 7, 2023

Shyam Lal College (SLC) is a co-educational constituent college of the University of Delhi. THe college was established in the year 1964 by the great visionary and entrepreneur Padmashree (late) Shri Shyam Lal Gupta. The foundation stone of the college was laid down by Dr. Zakir Hussain, the then Hon'ble Vice President of India and Chancellor of the University of Delhi. The aim of the college is to make quality education accessible to the students, especially girls, from the economically and educationally disadvantaged community of East Delhi. Since its establishment in 1964, SLC has come a long way and has become a centre of academic excellence in University of Delhi.

Spread over on a sprawling campus of 29,501 square meters and a built up area of 7,505,40 square meters, SLC offers 09 undergraduate courses in various streams of science, commerce and humanities and one postgraduate course (in Hindi). Two new courses have been approved by the University: Mathematics (Hons) and Chemistry (Hons). Shyam Lal College admission is done on the basis of merit only.

In order to keep up with the rising pedagogical demands, SLC college recently upgraded its infrastructure and other academic facilities. The college is now a Wi-Fi zone with internet access to every student and the staff. Last year, the college added an entire new building - the Porta Block - to its existing infrastructure including a 100 seater state-of-the art seminar room equipped with the latest ICT facility. Most of the rooms in the main building have been upgraded with LCD projector and other facilities. There are 07 well-equipped undergraduate labs in the college – Physics Lab, Chemistry Lab, Biology Lab, Electronics Lab and three Computer Labs. The computer labs of the college offer the very best in terms of hardware and software to the students and the faculty. staff room, library, office and canteen have been recently renovated into fine air-conditioned spaces. The entire campus is under CCTV surveillance.

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Shyam Lal College Highlights:

Year of Establishment 1964 
Affiliations University of Delhi 
Accredititations NAAC B+
Founder Shyamlal Gupta 
Address
GT Road, Near Metro Sation, Dwarkapuri, Shahdara, New Delhi, Delhi- 110032
 
Contact Number 011 2232 4086 
Total enrollment 1,309 
Courses BA, B.Com., BA[Hons.], B.Sc. and MA Shyam Lal College Fees

Shyam Lal College Departments:

Shyam Lal College offers various undergraduate and postgraduate programs through it's departments.

  1. Department of Commerce
  2. Department of Chemistry
  3. Department of English
  4. Department of Economics
  5. Department of Hindi
  6. Department of History
  7. Department of Physics
  8. Department of Mathematics
  9. Department of Political Science
  10. Department of Physical Education

Shyam Lal College Courses:

Shyam Lal College, Delhi offers Courses like BA, BA[Hons.], B.Com., B.Com.[Hons.] and MA through it's avrious departments.

Discipline Courses Specialisation
Arts and Humanities       BA -
BA[Hons.]     English
Economics
Political Science
Hindi
History
MA Hindi
Commerce  B.Com. -
B.Com.[Hons.] -

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Shyam Lal College Scholarships and Rewards:

Shyam Lal college Scholarship includes schloraship for poor and meritorious students.The students can apply for Scholarships such as:

  1. Special Scholarship Scheme for Jammu & Kashmir (since 2011) under the MHRD, Govt. of India.
  2. “YuvaNirman Scheme” under the aegis of Delhi Higher Education Aid Trust with Delhi University Scholarship Cell promoting it.

    Other Scholarships and awards:

    Name of the Scholarship/Award Criteria Amount (Rs.)
    Dr. Ram Kumar Memorial Award Toppers of Mathematics/ B.Sc. IIIrd Year Student 500
    Dr. O.P. Singh Merit Scholarships Toppers of History/ Ist, IInd, IIIrd Years 250 each
    Kanchan Nagpal Memorial Trophies & Scholarships Toppers of B.A. English/ Ist Years 250 each and 2 Trophies
    Shri. Sunder Lal Rohatgi& Smt. Roopwati Rohatgi Memorial Awards Toppers of B.A., B.Com, B.Com and B.Sc/ Final Years 250 each
    Rathore Tax Excellence Awards Toppers of B.Com (Hons.) Part II and III/ Tax Papers in the syllabus 500 each
    Shri Jagdish Prasad Jain Memorial Award Topper of B.Com (Hons.) Final Year 250
    Shri. R. K. Sharma Memorial Awards Topper of History/ Final Year and the Best Cricketer of SLC 500 each
    Smt. Gaura Devi Goswami Memorial Award: (since 2014) Topper of B.Sc IIIrd Year 5,100
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     Shyamlal College Activities:

    Shyam Lal College has various Societies and clubs for the overall developmem=nt of the students. Thes societies include:

    1. Jharokha: The dramatics club of SLC.
    2. Insignia: Music Band of the College
    3. Aakrosh:SLC Street Play Society.
    4. Cinephoria: SLC Film Club
    5. Fine arts, Photography and Culyutal Society
    6. Shreershasth: SLC Debating Society
    7. Quibble: SLC Quiz Society.
    8. Aarodhya: SLC Dance Society
    9. Swaraagam: SLC Music Society

    Shyam Lal College Facilities:

    Shyam Lal College Facilities have been mentioned below.

    Bank:

    The college’s banker M/S Central Bank of India is located within the college campus. The bank offers all banking facilities to the teaching and non-teaching staff as well as the students. Account holders may also avail the facility of internet banking. The college also has the ATM facility, from the same bank, installed at the main entrance of the college.

    Cafeteria:

    The Cafeteria provides the students with space and a relaxed atmosphere in which they interact with one another.

    Keeping in view the importance of the canteen in the day-to-day life of the college, the college canteen has been recently renovated and is fully air-conditioned.  To monitor hygiene, quality and prices, the staff council, annually, constitutes a canteen committee. The canteen committee also addresses the canteen related grievances of the students. The students have the option of approaching the canteen committee directly or through their duly elected students’ union representatives for speedy resolution of their grievances.

    Sports:

    The Sports Committee remains active throughout the academic session. The students have participated both at National and Inter University levels in different categories. 

    Library:

    SLC has a rich and well stocked ICT enabled library. It has more than 76000 books and subscribed journals on diverse subjects. The library of the college has vast collection of texts, reference books, journals, magazines, newspapers and e-resources that are regularly updated by the library staff with recommendations from the concerned departments.

    The library staff annually organizes an orientation session for the first year students so as to familiarize them with the use of OPAC, e-resources and subject related books/material.The library also has OPAC facility to make the task of locating books easier for the students and the faculty. SLC library is automated and RFID technology will be introduced in the library in the near future.

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    Shyam Lal College FAQ:

    1. Is Shyam Lal College, New Delhi affiliated?
      - Shyam Lal College, New Delhi is affiliated to University of Delhi.
    2. What are the courses offered at Shyam Lal College, New Delhi?
      - The courses offered at Shyam Lal College Delhi are BA, BA[Hons.], MA, B.Com.[Hons.] and B.Com.
    3. Where is Shyam Lal College, University of Delhi located?
      - Shyam Lal College is located in GT Road, Near Metro Sation, Dwarkapuri, Shahdara, New Delhi, Delhi- 110032.

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Shyamlal College Eligibility Criteria:

For each course, Shyamlal College has certain Eligibility Criteria. Students are advised to go through SLC College Eligibility Criteria before application.

Course Eligibility
B.Com. (Hons.)
  • An aggregate of 45% marks in the qualifying examination.
  • The applicant must have studied and passed Mathematics/Business Mathematics at the qualifying examination for admission to B. Com. (Hons.).
  • Selection shall be made on the basis of marks obtained in qualifying examination including one language and three best subjects as per the following:
    An aggregate of 45% or more in English/Hindi and combination of best three among the following subjects: Mathematics, Accountancy, Economics and Business Studies/ Commerce.
B.Com.
  • An aggregate of 40% marks in the qualifying examination.
  • Selection shall be made on the basis of marks obtained in qualifying examination including one language and three best subjects as per the following:
    An aggregate of 40% or more in English/Hindi and combination of best three among the following subjects: Mathematics, Accountancy, Economics and Business Studies/ Commerce.
B.Sc. (Hons.)
  • Mathematics, one language and two other subjects listed as academic subjects.
  • The student should have secured a) 60% or more marks in Mathematics b) 60% or more marks in aggregate of four subjects including Mathematics, one language and two other subjects listed as Academic Subjects.
  • The admission would be based on the aggregate of marks scored in class XII in best four academic subjects inclusive of one language, Mathematics and two out of Physics, Chemistry and Computer Science/ Informatics Practices. 
B.Sc.
  •  The overall percentage in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics should be 55% .
  • The student should have secured a) 60% or more marks in Mathematics b) 60% or more marks in aggregate of four subjects including Mathematics, one language and two other subjects listed as Academic Subjects.
MA
  • The candidate should have a bachelors degree from any recognised institution.
  • Selection shall be made on the basis of marks obtained in qualifying examination. 

Shyam Lal College Admission Procedure:

Shyam Lal College offers admission as per the guidelines directed by University of Delhi for all the UG courses.

  1. Admission into UG merit-based courses such as BA, BSc and BCom commence in the month of May every year.
  2. After the filling of application form and the release of cut-offs, eligible students would be required to fill in the college admission form available at the college office during the time of admission
  3. All the students would be required to submit several documents including class 10th examination certificate, class 10thand 12th mark sheets, character certificate, class 12th provisional certificate, ST/SC certificate, OBC certificate, transfer certificate from school along with the migration certificate (in case the student has done his/her schooling from outside Delhi) and three passport size photographs self-attested by the student.
  4. After the verification of the submitted documents, student is requested to pay the fee for the desired course at the Admission Office to confirm his/her admission.

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Shyam Lal College Highlights

Affiliate University Delhi University (DU)
Institution Type Private
Total Area (In Acre) 7
Year of Establishment 1964
Website shyamlal.du.ac.in

Shyam Lal College Student Diversity

Category PWD General Other Minority General Muslim Minority General ST SC OBC General
Male 22 53 165 65 408 684 893
Female 7 43 94 6 257 240 856
Total 29 96 259 71 665 924 1749

Shyam Lal College PTR Table

Particulars Count
Student Enrolment(Male) 2463
Student Enrolment(Female) 1052
Student Enrolment Total 3515
Teaching Staff(Male) 35
Teaching Staff(Female) 49
Teaching Staff Total 84

Shyam Lal College Reviews

Overall Rating

3.3

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Distribution of Rating

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3

>3-4 star

15

>2-3 star

9

1-2 star

2

Academics & Faculty

3.5

Fees & Scholarships

3.7

Placements & Internships

2.8

College Infrastructure & Hostel Facilities

3.2

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3.5

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digongona27 Batch 2020 BA [Bachelor of Arts]
4.2
Reviewed on Nov 08, 2022
3.5 Placements
3.5 Fees
4.5 Academics
4.5 Infrastructure
5 Campus

Placements & Internships : Shyam Lal College too extends the aforesaid vital service of placement in companies of repute to its students through its Placement Cell. The main endeavor of our college Placement Cell is to get students placed in reputed multinationals, g

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Saurabh Singh Batch 2021 BSc Chemistry
3.6
Reviewed on Sep 13, 2019
2.5 Placements
2 Fees
5 Academics
3.5 Infrastructure
5 Campus

Placements & Internships : Marketing and sales companies are coming to my college and 25000/month avg. salary.

Entrance Exams & Admissions : Admission is done on the basis of 12 class marks. No entrance exam held for my course and Cut off was 92%.

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Pankaj Singh Batch 2020 B.Com [Bachelor of Commerce]
4.1
Reviewed on Jun 25, 2019
3.5 Placements
4.5 Fees
4.5 Campus

Placements & Internships : I haven't completed my graduation yet so i can't tell about placement but there is placement cell for all the courses to give placement to all the student ..

Entrance Exams & Admissions : Admission was on the basis of merit. Cutoff for BCom wa

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Neelam Singhania Batch 2019 BA [Bachelor of Arts]
3.8
Reviewed on May 16, 2019
3.5 Fees
4 Infrastructure
4 Campus

Entrance Exams & Admissions : B. A (H) political science is the most attractive course nowadays. At the present time, most students choose this course because they want to participate in our nation-building and other frames of politics. Our college cutoff of this course

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Aaron Watson Batch 2019 BSc [Bachelor of Science]
3.5
Reviewed on May 20, 2018
2.5 Placements
4.5 Fees

Placements & Internships : College has a actively working placement cell And many reputed firms shows interests every year in providing jobs to the students of shyam Lal College.

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