STEPHENS

COLLEGE INFO.

St. Stephen’s College, Delhi was promoted on February 1, 1881, with five students and three teachers in a small house near Chandni Chowk in Delhi. It is the oldest college in Delhi and one of the three original constituent colleges of Delhi University. The college was first affiliated with Calcutta University, later with Punjab University and finally Delhi University in 1922. It initially admitted only men and became a co-ed institution in 1975.

The College was established by a Christian mission from Westcott House, Cambridge. The Rev. Samuel Scott Allnutt was its founder and first principal.

Excellent academic education apart, St. Stephen’s offers rich and diverse range of extra-curricular activities. In particular student clubs and societies play an important role in students’ all-round; development. These include the “subject societies” (the English Literary Society, Physics Society, History Society, etc.); Debating Society, the Social Service League, the Shakespeare Society and Shakespeare Sabha (for English and Hindi dramatics), the Photographic Society, the Hiking Club, the Music Society, and so on. All Clubs and Societies function under the over-all direction of the College Registrar-of-Societies; in addition, each Club or Society has a Staff Adviser to guide and assist junior members. These Clubs and Societies form the hub of College activity, giving the students community a very packed annual calendar with the holding of co- curricular activities, including talks and discussions, and a wide range of cultural activities, including debates, dramatics, hiking and trekking, music, photography, fine arts, films, etc.

 

INFRASTRUCTURE

The 69-acre college campus is located in the North Campus of the University of Delhi and designed by the distinguished Welsh architect Walter Sykes George. The construction work was completed in 1941. The college had previously functioned from a campus in Kashmiri Gate, Delhi, housed in distinctive Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture. This building now houses the Election Commission of Delhi. 

St. Stephens houses an air-conditioned and automated library catering to the academic needs of senior and junior members of the college. The library is well-equipped with over a thousand books, magazines, daily newspapers and a separate archival section storing records pertaining to the history of the college.

Facilities for a number of sports including basketball, cricket, football, badminton, tennis, table tennis and squash are provided for on the college campus. The Francis Monk Gymnasium, the Ladies Common Room, and the Junior Common Room provide facilities for indoor sports and recreation. A chapel is open to all members for worship and meditation.

 

COURSES OFFERED

Undergraduate Courses

B.A. (Hons.): Economics/English/History/Philosophy/Sanskrit/BA.. Programme

B.Sc. (Hons.): Mathematics/Chemistry/Physics/Physical Science/B.Sc. Programme

Postgraduate Courses

M.A.: Economics/English/History/Philosphy/Sanskrit/Mathematics/Operations Research

M.Sc.: Mathematics/Physics/Chemistry/Operations Research

 

PLACEMENTS

The placement cell of St. Stephen’s is student-run and organizes several activities and workshops to ensure students are industry-ready and get placed in reputed organisations.

Recent placement highlights – 2019-2020: The 2019-20 placement drive was a huge success, the highest CTC being as high as INR 26 LPA and the highest stipend being INR 60,000. The median CTC stood at INR 10.25 LPA. 150 companies participated in the 2019-20 campus recruitment drive, among which top recruiters included Morgan Stanley, Bain & Company, McKinsey and Company and A.T. Kearney, among others. St. Stephen’s also became the first institution to have had offers from recruiting firms such as The Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch, London. Companies recruiting interns included Deustche Bank, Standard Chartered, Citibank and Ernst & Young among several others.

 

ADMISSION POLICY 2024-2025 NOTE

The Admission Policy indicated below is as per and in accordance with the judgement of the Division Bench of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court dt. 12.09.2022 in WP(C) No. 8814/2022 St Stephens College vs Delhi University and others. The admission policy as outlined below will govern the admission of all undergraduate junior members to the College for the academic year 2024-2025. The Prospectus and admission process shall adhere to this approved Admission Policy. In respect of matters not dealt with in this section and/or other requirements, please see the relevant sections in the Prospectus for their due compliance. All candidates desirous of taking admission in St. Stephen’s College, must register on the National Testing Agency website, select University of Delhi as one of their choices and must take the Common University Entrance Test (CUET). The minimum eligibility requirement for all candidates to take the CUET is a ‘pass’ in the 12th Board examination. For Christian minority candidates shortlisted for interviews, St Stephen’s College will grant 85% weightage for the marks secured in the CUET and 15% weightage for the interview conducted in College. This is as per and in accordance with the judgement of the Division Bench of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court dt.12.09.2022 in WP(C) No. 8814/2022. The Christian minority applicant must register both on the Delhi University’s UG Page 8 of 84 Admission/CSAS portal (https://ugadmission.uod.ac.in/) and fill up the application form for Christian Minority candidates on the St. Stephen’s College’s UG Admissions portal (https://ugadm.ststephens.edu/). For unreserved candidates St Stephen’s College will adopt the marks secured in the CUET alone as the eligibility criteria. Their admission will be through the University of Delhi. The admission policy for 2024-2025 is as follows. Admission of Christian students

  • 50% of the total number of seats on an overall basis [except only those supernumerary seats in categories under ‘Children of Martyr’, ‘Sports’, ‘GoI PMSSS’, ’MEA’ and ‘Children of current St. Stephen’s College Employees’, ‘Children of contractual employees’ and ‘Children of permanent employees deceased within two years’] shall be set apart exclusively for Christian candidates.
  • (ii) Eligibility for admission would be decided on the basis of 85% weightage for CUET marks and 15% weightage for interview. The Board to interview Christian candidates shall include one Christian member of the Governing Body, nominated by the Supreme Council.
  • (iii) Out of the earmarked seats to be filled up by the Christian candidates, reservation in favour of Christian candidates belonging to the Church of North India would be 50% (i.e 25% of total seats), out of which, half the seats (i.e 12.5% of total seats) shall be filled by Christian candidates belonging to the Diocese of Delhi, Church of North India which manages the College.
  • (iv) 33% (16.5% of the total seats), shall be filled from among candidates belonging to all other Christian denominations, referred to as non-CNI Churches (NCNIC). Page 9 of 84
  • (v) To the extent possible 17% seats (8.5% of the total seats) shall be earmarked for Christian candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes.
  • (vi) All Christian candidates will be required to submit a copy of the Baptism Certificate (valid from at least two years prior to the last date fixed for receipt of applications) and a letter of recommendation from the parish priest. Candidates who have not undergone baptism (being members of churches that practice adult or believer’s baptism) may submit the Baptism Certificate of either of their parents and a certificate from the priest concerned that the candidate is a practicing Christian.
  • (vii) Candidates from CNI and CNI-D are required to produce, in addition, a letter from the parish priest duly certified by the Bishop.
  • (viii)The Committee nominated by the Supreme Council, which shall include the Chaplain of the college, will scrutinise the applications of all Christian candidates prior to shortlisting, to verify whether all the pastoral requirements have been fulfilled by the candidates.
  • (ix) In the event of there being insufficient number of candidates in category (iii) after interviews, the vacant seats shall be filled up from Christian candidates from category (iv).
  • (x) In the event of insufficient Christian Scheduled tribe candidates after interviews, the vacant seats may be filled up from category (iii) and thereafter from (iv).
  • (xi) The seats available for minority candidates shall be filled to the fullest extent possible unless the Principal feels that a candidate/s will not be able to cope with the studies in College. The decision on this will be taken by the Principal in consultation with the TFAs, and the Head of the concerned department.
  • (xii) The ratio in which Christian candidates are shortlisted for the interview would ordinarily be in the ratio of 1:8 for Humanities and 1:10 for Science subjects. This ratio, if need be, may be relaxed in any discipline having regard to the past experience in order to ensure that sufficient number of candidates are available to attend the interview process. The discretion in this regard shall rest with the Principal, to be exercised in consultation with the Head of the Department concerned and the TFAs. Page 10 of 84
  • (xiii)The interview of Christian candidates in each discipline shall be held in the following order Christian Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (CPwBD), CNID, CNI, CST and NCNIC (non-CNI Churches).

 

Supernumerary seats

(i) Persons with Benchmark Disabilities: 5% of the sanctioned seats (21 seats) shall be reserved horizontally, across all categories, for the PwBD candidates.

(ii) Urdu category A maximum of six seats will be allotted to candidates who opt for Urdu as their optional language in BA Multi-disciplinary programme. In the above categories (i) and (ii) Christian candidates, if available, may be considered. (iii) Children of Martyrs: A total of three candidates who are children of defence personnel who have lost their lives in the line of duty will be allotted seats across all disciplines. Merit will be determined as in the Open Merit Category.

(iv) Sports category: Admissions from sports category shall be 5% (21 seats) of the sanctioned number of seats. Wherever applicable, an interview may be conducted.

(v) Candidates nominated by the Government of India (PMSSS and/or MEA) will fall under the supernumerary quota and will be limited to 4 and 5 candidates respectively. Page 11 of 84

(vi) Children of current working (permanent) and retired employees of the College: Some seats will be allotted for staff wards. However, they will not have the right to choose courses - this decision will rest solely on the Principal after having ascertained if the applicant will be in a position to cope with the programme.

(vii) Children of contractual employees of the College with at least three years of continuous service in College may be considered for admission. However, they will not have the right to choose courses - this decision will rest solely on the Principal after having ascertained if the applicant will be in a position to cope with the programme.

(viii)Children of permanent employees of the College deceased within two years from the last date of receipt of applications for the current admissions with the College: However, they will not have the right to choose courses - this decision will rest solely on the Principal after having ascertained if the applicant will be in a position to cope with the programme.

 

FACULTY

Dr. Sanjeev K Grewal

HOD

Associate Professor & Head

Archana Chopra

Department Of Mathematics

Professor & Head

Dr. Sunita Prasher

Department Of Computer Science

Professor

Dr. Sangeeta Sethi

Department Of Computer Science

Professo& HOD

Dr. P. Jacob Cherian

Department Of Physics

Professor & Head

Dr. M.S. Frank

Department Of Chemistry

Dr. Vibha Sharma

Professor & Head Department Of Chemistry

Professor & Head

Dr. Malay Neerav

Department Of History.

Professor

Dr. Aditya Pratap

Department Of History

Professor

Dr. Naina Dayal

Department Of History

 

FEE STRUCTURE