Background
Maharaja Agrasen College was established in 1994 with the objective of catering to the educational requirements of the densely populated East Delhi area. The college is fully funded by the Govt. of NCT of Delhi. The college has now shifted to its modern and spacious building complex in 10 acres (40,000 m2) in Vasundhara Enclave, Delhi.
It has valuable infrastructural assets like a state of the art auditorium, a computer centre, fully computerized Library, well equipped laboratories, state - of - the - art conference hall etc. The new building complex has acquired several new facilities like an Information and Communication Technology Center, a Language Laboratory, Media Laboratory, Indira Gandhi Open University Center, University Grants Commission Research Center, and a Community Radio Station.
The college has a teaching faculty of 82 members, and administrative staff of 42 members. The college is managed by a Governing Body of 15 distinguished academicians under the Chairmanship of Sh. A.R. Verma.The college functions under the administrative and academic control of the University of Delhi as one of its constituent colleges.
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