ARSD Milestones

Dramatics Society ‘Rangayan’ was founded in 2003-04 on the occasion of Founder’s Day.

• Inauguration of Golden Jubilee celebrations.
• First annual Alumni Meet celebrated.

• Addition of a separate Commerce Department block.
• The College has a very active Placement Cell providing employment opportunities, guidance, and mentorship.

Chem-crown (Chemical Society of ARSD) organized the conference ‘Chemistry: Our life, Our future’ in collaboration with UNESCO and IUPAC during the International Year for Chemistry.

Angad Agnihotri awarded the Prof. A. B. Ghosh Prize at the 90th annual Convocation for obtaining the highest percentage of marks in B.Com.

• Awarded Star College status (DBT, GOI). DU sanctions Rs. 1.95 crore under Star Innovation Project Scheme.
• ‘Rangayan’ organized “Rangshirsh Jaidev Natya Samaroh”, a three-day theatre festival.
• Alumnus Rajkummar Rao awarded the National Film Award for Best Actor for Shahid.
• Established a local chapter of the Delhi University Skill Development Centre (NSDC).
• Established Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Leadership (CIEL), becoming the first DU college with a Technology Business Incubator.

Sanctioned a paper recycling machine by Dept. of Environment (NCT). College maintains a garbage dumping unit for bio-degradable waste conversion.

• Mega Infrastructural Expansion Plan fast-tracked; New teaching block inaugurated.
• NAAC accreditation, first cycle with 3.11 CGPA out of 4.00.

• Ranked 5th in India and 3rd in DU under NIRF (MHRD).
• Awarded "World Best Managed College" by WOW International Association.
• Received "Girl Child Education and Empowerment Award 2017" and "Green Campus Award".
• Karnik Raj Sharma (B.Com Hons) won multiple gold medals in Trap shooting events.

• Ranked 14th in India and 8th in DU under NIRF.
• India Today Ranking: 12th in Science, 11th in Commerce among colleges in India.
• Avinash Banerjee (B.A Hons) declared University Topper.
• Inauguration of new Physics and Chemistry laboratories.
• MoU with Society for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies signed.

• First Job and Internship Fair organized on 12 March 2019.
• Awarded Green Audit Award and declared an Environmental Friendly Institution.
• Ranked 14th in India and 8th in DU in NIRF Rankings.
• Awarded Best Website Award in the college category by University of Delhi.
• Infrastructure updates: parking modernization, canteen renovation, and entrance gate construction.

• Ranked 13th in NIRF Rankings under MHRD.
• Ranked 6th in Govt. Colleges with lowest course fee in Commerce stream (India Today).
• New computers installed in labs; 60+ webinars organized during pandemic.
• Recognized as a Swachhta Action Plan Institution by MGNCRE, Ministry of Education.

• Ranked 12th in NIRF Rankings.
• Recognized as Exemplary Performers in "One District One Green Champion" initiative.
• Signed MoU with NSUT and National Productivity Council (NPC).
• Selected as network institute of IIRS-ISRO Outreach Programme.
• Placement Cell organized INTERN-O-FEIRA 3.0 (virtual mode).
• Aditya won "Best Author-FICTION" at Cherry Book Award 2021.

• Ranked 7th in NIRF Rankings. Highest Research Publication Score among all DU Colleges.
• Ranked All India 5th in placement category (India Today).
• Skill Hub initiative PMKVY 3.0 undertaken.
• Audio-visual studio formed for ICT-enabled teaching.
• Department of Physics organized "Recent Advances in Functional Materials (RAFM-2022)".
• Dr. Manish Kumar listed in top 2% scientists world-wide by Stanford University.