Shri Ram College of Commerce
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History
CITY: New Delhi
SRCC started awarding undergraduate degrees in 1932 and graduate degrees in 1948. It received its present name and form in 1951. The institute started an International Business MBA equivalent course in 1999, called the Post Graduate Diploma in Global Business Operations.
1926 and the early years
Sugandha.Jha, January 3, 2026: The Times of India
From: Sugandha.Jha, January 3, 2026: The Times of India
From: Sugandha.Jha, January 3, 2026: The Times of India
From: Sugandha.Jha, January 3, 2026: The Times of India
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From: Sugandha.Jha, January 3, 2026: The Times of India
From: Sugandha.Jha, January 3, 2026: The Times of India
From: Sugandha.Jha, January 3, 2026: The Times of India
New Delhi : Built at a time when higher education, especially commerce, was largely the preserve of a privileged few and access to professional education was limited and tightly controlled, Shri Ram College of Commerce began its journey in 1926 with an ambition that went beyond producing clerks for the colonial economy.
The college was among the earliest institutions in Delhi to open up commerce education to a wider section of society, including women, long before it became the norm.
From its early years in Daryaganj to its eventual relocation to University of Delhi’s North Campus, the college grew alongside a country in transition. Its walls — now marked with archival photographs and milestones — trace a century that spans the colonial rule, Independence, Emergency, economic liberalisation and beyond, reflecting how the idea of commerce education itself evolved with India’s political and economic shifts.
On Friday, these layers of history and memory came alive as alumni from different generations returned to the campus for a curtain-raiser marking the beginning of the college’s centenary year. Old friends lingered in corridors, laughed over shared stories and recalled teachers, classmates and debates that shaped their formative years.
The progamme formally marked 100 years of Shri Ram College of Commerce, setting the tone for year-long centenary celebrations planned through 2026.
Recounting how commerce education itself was once limited, an alumnus from the 1962 batch said that during his time, “only two or three institutions in the city used to offer BA (commerce), which today is taught by almost every other college.”
Another alumnus reflected on how few women were on the campus during his years, contrasting it with the present day when women form a significant chunk of students. The college’s current principal professor Simrit Kaur is also a woman — the first of the institute’s 15 principals. Another alumna recalled being the only woman in her class. “I remember walking into the classroom and everyone stood up to offer me a seat,” she said, prompting laughter among her former classmates as they revisited moments that marked a vintage campus experience.
The roots of SRCC predate its formal establishment. In 1920, seven leading businessmen in Delhi, led by industrialist and philanthropist Sir Shri Ram, set up Commercial Education Trust with the aim of promoting vocational and business education at a time when structured commerce studies were almost absent from Indian universities.
The Trust’s first initiative, The Commercial School, offered diploma programmes before evolving into Commercial College in 1926, which was later affiliated with DU. The institute was renamed Shri Ram College of Commerce in 1951, on its silver jubilee, in recognition of the founder’s contribution and to underline its specialised focus on commerce and economics.
Ajay S Shriram, chairperson of SRCC governing body, told TOI that while the world was changing rapidly, the college also never taught students in isolation. “Teaching was never limited to books alone,” he said.
He acknowledged that one of the college’s key challenges had been managing rising student intake following policy changes —its student strength increased from about 1,700 in 2019 to nearly 4,000 after NEPand CUET-driven reforms — while maintaining diversity and reservation norms. The principal announced plans to construct a seven-storey academic block and expand the girls’ hostel by two additional floors, as the college enters its centenary year.
The event was presided over by DU vice-chancellor, Yogesh Singh. He described SRCC as a “globally recognised academic brand” and said its contribution went beyond rankings or reputation.
A coffee table book, Timeless Frames, chronicling the college’s journey from Daryaganj to its current address, was released.
Campus placements
2018: 2 students get ₹31-lakh jobs
2 SRCC students bag ₹31-lakh job deals, November 27, 2018: The Times of India
Two students managed to bag Rs 31 lakh/annum jobs during the first session of the placement season at Delhi University’s SRCC, which saw over 20 recruiters offering 120 jobs to the college students.
The college authority said that the number of offers witnessed a jump of nearly 40% from the previous year. The highest package of Rs 31 lakh was offered by consulting giant EY-Parthenon. Other firms which selected several candidates were the Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey & Co, AT Kearney and LEK Consulting.
College officials also said that their placement cell is the first in DU to launch one of its kind website this year, to streamline communications with both companies and students through a digital portal.
College societies, initiatives
`Vittshala' -a financial literacy cell
SRCC starts a financial literacy cell, Oct 18 2016 : The Times of India
[In 2016] Shri Ram College of Commerce launched `Vittshala' -its financial literacy cell. The cell was launched by Union finance minister Arun Jaitley to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the college.
Vittshala is a Centre for Community Engagement (CCE) initiative, aimed at making communities equipped enough to manage financial resources effectively through community engagement, workshops, seminars and discussions.
The regions that the students come from
2016: Tamil Nadu accounts for 75%+
The Times of India, Jul 02 2016
Manash Gohain
Tamil Nadu students grab up to 80% of seats in SRCC so far
An unprecedented 75% to 80% of students who have so far got admission into the prestigious Shri Ram College of Commerce of Delhi University are from Tamil Nadu.
College sources said, after the first two days of admissions, a large number of stu dents from Kerala too had enrolled in the college. SRCC, one of the most sought after colleges in India for commerce education, offers two undergraduate programmes -BCom (H) and Economics -which recorded cutoffs of 98% and 98.25%, respectively. “Between 75% and 80% of candidates we have approved for admissions are from Tamil Nadu. There are others from Kerala Board as well,“ said Anil Kumar, admission in-charge, SRCC. Delhi University does not have a system of ratio nalisation of marks for students coming from state boards.
Till Friday evening, SRCC had approved the admissions of 339 candidates post verification of documents and certificates, and forwarded these to the university to facilitate fee payment.
According to college officials, a large number of candidates from Tamil Nadu have been coming for admissions, mostly for BCom (H).The college has never had to face such a situation where candidates from a single state have dominated admissions to such an extent, said an Shri Ram College of Commerce official.
“The highest scorer to have secured a seat this year is from Kerala board. She is Elizabeth Thomas, with a best of four aggregate of 100%. We have one more day to go for the first cutoff admissions and in case of seats remaining unfilled, we will have a subsequent list or two, which could bring in students from other states,“ Kumar said. Explaining why such a large number of students from Tamil Nadu got admission this year, an SRCC facul ty member said, “This year, students from Tamil Nadu board have scored very high marks. The number of students with an aggregate of 99% and above is also the highest in that board. It is, therefore, natural for them to be ahead in the competition.“
“The good news in all this is that now students from Tamil Nadu too think Delhi is the right place for higher studies,“ the faculty member said.
It is not SRCC alone that's seeing a rush of students from the south. Quite a few have also sought admission in Miranda House. Pratibha Jolly, principal of the college, said, “A departure this year so far has been the high number of students were getting from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.“
