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Lady Shri Ram College
Excellence in women’s education


 

Excellence in women’s education

91-11-26434459
principal@lsr.du.ac.in

Lajpat Nagar-IV
New Delhi – 110024

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History of LSR

Lady Shri Ram College for Women, has long been recognized as a premier institution of higher learning for women in India. Established by the late Sir Shri Ram in the memory of his wife in 1956, LSR has always been, restless and tireless in fulfilling his vision of ‘More education. More education for Women. And more education for more women.’ A centre for academic excellence and achievement, LSR today is one of the finest institutions in the country offering sixteen courses in Social Sciences, Humanities and Commerce, while also offering a B.Sc. Programme in Statistics, and professional courses like Elementary Education and Journalism. Be it academics, extracurricular or co-curricular activities, LSR has proven itself time and again. We have been ranked among the top in nation-wide surveys and have received an A++ grade in the second cycle of the NAAC accreditation process.
At LSR the belief is in a holistic vision that never discounts the past, but at the same time embraces the future with unwavering confidence in the ability to shape it and harness its potentialities.
The college is located on a 15-acre campus in South Delhi with ICT-enabled classrooms, large seminar halls, and laboratories. The campus of LSR is considered to be one of the most beautiful campus in Delhi University, winning us the prestigious Delhi University Green Cup for the cleanest, greenest and most well-maintained campus 29 years in a row. In line with the sustainable development goals, we strive to adopt the practices of Reduce, Re-use, and Recycle to minimize our carbon footprint. A critical learning resource in LSR is the digitized library with 1,50,000 books and subscriptions to several e-resources and print journals.

Our alumna and students continue to make their mark on global and domestic platforms, making us proud every day. Some prominent alumni of the college are Nobel laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Olympian Manu Bhaker, International Booker Prize winner Geetanjali Shree, industry leaders Vinita Bali, Naina Lal Kidwai, Usha Thorat, Geeta Chandran, Justice Gita Mittal, Pinky Anand, to name a few.

In line with the National Education Policy 2020, we follow a student-centric, innovative, inter-disciplinary and inclusive pedagogy. LSR fosters a research-based culture with various departments having research clubs and academic publications.

The College has excellent results in University examinations. Our faculty members are valued for their academic expertise and professional competence. Located at the cutting edge of knowledge, LSR has not just kept pace with the changing world, but has been the pioneering spirit behind many innovations in the field of education. We strive to imbue the teaching/learning process with a unique blend of intellectual rigour and aesthetic and ethical engagement.

Outside the classroom, LSR offers students opportunities for holistic development through platforms like the Office of International Programs that has collaborations with international institutes of higher education such as Science Po, Paris, La Trobe, Macquarie University (Australia), and the National University of Singapore, and over 30 active student societies, along with NSO, NCC and NSS. The placements offered at LSR are exemplary, witnessing the participation of industry stalwarts like McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, Bain Capability Network, Bank of America, Keplar Consulting, Hindustan Unilever, D.E. Shaw, etc.

Students encounter several outreach programmes that give them access to opportunities for creating positive social change. Equity is a primary value for the institution and LSR has a robust Freeship-Scholarship programme to ensure that lack of finances does not become a barrier to education for young women. REACH-LSR, the Equal Opportunity Cell of College, addresses the requirements of students coming from marginalized backgrounds and those with disability.