Kirori Mal College

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Kirori Mal College began as Nirmala College, which was started by American Jesuits following the partition of India. It was originally located on Qutab Road. After the partition of India, due to staffing problems, the management of the college changed hands and a trust founded by Seth Kirori Mal took over the college.

The college moved to its present location at the North Campus of the University of Delhi on February 1, 1954. The college has academic, sporting and cultural facilities. It also has a fully computerised library, a state of art computer centre, a well equipped seminar room, gymnasium and sprawling lawns.

Kirori Mal College is known for its dynamic and progressive cultural environment. Theatre, Debating and Music are the mainstays. Besides, its history boasts of famous academicians and scholars who have taught as well as studied in the college. These include Prof. Arun Bose , Prof. KM Ashraf, Prof. Harbans Mukhia, Prof. Sarup Singh (ex-VC, Delhi University), Frank Thakurdass, Dr. P.V. Narsimhan and Dr. Badri Raina.

Some of the famous Alumni of the college include Amitabh Bachchan, G.P. Koirala, M.S. Kohli, Satish Kaushik Sunil Kapoor, Sayeed Naqvi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Naveen Patnaik, Madanlal Khurana, P.R. Kumaramangalam, Ulta Pulta Nitin, Kay Kay, Siddharth. The college offers graduate and post graduate courses in Science, Arts and Commerce.The most popular courses are Maths, English, Economics,Zoology, Geography, Botany, Urdu, Bcom(Pass), Sanskrit and Physics.