Bhim Rao Ambedkar College
| Motto | अत्तो दीपो भव (eng. Atto Deepo Bhava) |
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Motto in English
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Shine in your own Glory |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1991 |
| Chairman | Prof. Ashok K. Prasad |
| Principal | Dr. G.K. Arora |
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Academic staff
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88 |
| Undergraduates | 1650 |
| Postgraduates | None |
| Location |
Wazirabad Road, Delhi 51°45′17″N 1°15′28″W / 51.7547°N 1.2578°W |
| Campus | 9 acres (36,000 m2) green area, Northeast District |
| Named After | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar |
| Website | [1] |
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Coordinates: 28°42′01″N 77°17′13″E / 28.70028°N 77.28694°E
Bhim Rao Ambedkar College came into existence in 1991 during the birth centenary year of Bharat Ratna Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar. It is a constituent college of the University of Delhi and is sponsored by Delhi Government to cater to the needs of higher education in trans-Yamuna area. It is a co-educational institution. The college launched four professional courses in the university, namely, BA(Hons) Business Economics, BA(Hons) Social Work, BA(Hons) Hindi Journalism and Mass Communication and BA(Hons) Applied Psychology.
The college acts in accordance to the Delhi University Centralized Admission procedure. Admission to a course of study is based on the cut-off percentage announced through the University in June every year. Prospective students should have completed 12 years of study and must have scored the given cut-off percentage in previous qualifying examination. Foreign students are admitted as per the prescribed University guidelines.[2].Apart from aforementioned criteria, for admission to few professional courses, students have to undergo an additional All India Written Entrance Test and/or interview conducted by their respective parent departments.[3] At present four degree programs demand this requirement.
The college also holds reservations for candidates belonging to non-general category. At present 22.5% seats are reserved for SC/ST category, 27% for OBCs as per the guidelines and modalities communicated by the University vide University Letter Aca I/OBC/2007/80, 3% for Physically Challenged candidates and 5% each for children/widow/wives of officers and men of Armed Forces killed or disabled in action, 5% for foreign students and 5% for admission on basis of sports and co-curricular distinctions, where eligible.
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