History & Evolution
SRCC was established by educationist and industrialist, Sir Lala Shriram. Apart from SRCC, he also established the Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi and owned the erstwhile famous company, DCM Shriram. The institute was established first in Daryaganj and shifted to its present location in the North Campus, Delhi University only in 1957. The present location is 17 acres (69,000 m2) campus with large educational and recreational areas.
The institute typically admits about 600 students annually to its graduate program - 500 in B.Com(Hons) and 100 in B.A.(Hons) Economics. It also admits about 62 students each year to its management course 'Post Graduate Diploma in Global Business Operations'. These students are served by infrastructure which includes the college library in Delhi University, an educational area with over 25 class rooms, over 150 faculty and support staff, sporting facilities, computing facilities and a boys and girls hostel housing over 200 students.
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