Top 9 BA Economics Colleges in Delhi

Delhi has always been the most popular choice for BA Economics, and mainly due to Delhi University affiliated colleges. This article will highlight the top 10 BA Eco colleges in Delhi. The top 10 are not based on any ranking framework but are based on the quality of education, placement opportunities, supportive ambiance, etc.

1) Lady Shri Ram College for Women, LSR Delhi

Lady Shri Ram College for Women is one of the best colleges in the country for Arts and Commerce. LSR serves as a public college, which was set up in the year 1956. It is now affiliated with the Delhi University. LSR is also recognized by the UGC and is accredited with a grade “A+” by NAAC. The college is extremely competitive with soaring cut-offs and the cut-offs for BA Economics (Honours) is usually 100% for the general category, in the top 4 subjects in class 12.

2) St. Stephen’s College, Delhi

St. Stephen’s College is one of the oldest colleges of Delhi, which was established in the year 1881. It is an open institute, affiliated with the Delhi University. The college is well known for its BA degree programs, which are offered across 5 subjects, i.e., Economics, English, History, Philosophy, and Sanskrit. Unlike other DU colleges, St. Stephen grants admission for these BA programs on the basis of an entrance test. The college also offers scholarships to the students as per their merit and their needs.

3) Miranda House, Delhi

Miranda House Delhi is an all-women government-aided college in Delhi. It came into existence in the year 1948 and is now affiliated with the Delhi University. Miranda House has consistently been on the list of top 3 Arts colleges in India, as per several surveys, in the last few years. The college offers a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in 11 subjects, and Economics is one of the top priority subjects. Admissions for BA programs are done on the basis of merit achieved in class 12. Miranda House is among the top 5 colleges of the Delhi University and hence faces stiff competition, with extremely high cut-offs.

4) Hansraj College, HRC Delhi

Hansraj College is a public college specialized in all the streams i.e., Arts, Science, and Commerce, and an integral part of the Delhi University. It was set up in the year 1948 and is accredited with Grade “A+” by NAAC for its top-class education. The college offers a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in 6 disciplines in total that includes English, Economics, Sanskrit, History, Hindi, and Philosophy. Admissions into these BA programs are based as per guidelines of the Delhi University, i.e., merit scored in class 12.

5) Hindu College, Delhi

Hindu College was set up in the year 1899, by Late Shri Krishan Dassji Gurwale, a Nationalist struggler. It is ranked as the best college (1^st position) for Arts in 2020, by Indian Today. Hindu College is recognized by the UGC and is affiliated with the Delhi University. The college provides BA (Honours) in 5 disciplines and they are English, Hindi, Economics, Political Science, and History. Admissions for UG programs are merit-based and usually BA Eco (Honours) has the highest cut-offs among all the UG degrees.

6) Jamia Millia Islamia University, JMI Delhi

Jamia Millia Islamia JMI is a central University, which was established primarily at Aligarh, in the year 1920 and later shifted to Delhi in 1925. The university provides higher education at all UG, PG, and Doctorate levels across all streams. The university provides BA Honours in 16 streams, and economics is a popular choice among them. The admissions for BA programs are entrance based and JMI also follows a very decent fee structure.

7) Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, ARSD Delhi

Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College is an “A” graded public college by NAAC, situated in Delhi. The college was established in the year 1959 and is affiliated with the Delhi University. ARSD Delhi offers BA (Honours) programs in Economics, Political Science, English, Journalism, and History. Admissions into the BA programs are based on merit gained in class 12.

8) Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, Delhi

Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College is a public college, affiliated with the Delhi University. Being established in the year 1951, it is now accredited with Grade “A” by NAAC. The Khalsa College has 2 BA Honours programs, i.e., BA Honours Economics and BA Honours English. Being a part of the Delhi University, the college accepts admissions based on the merit scored in class 12.

9) Ramjas College, Delhi

Ramjas College is an esteemed public college and is affiliated with the Delhi University. It was established in the year 1917 and is accredited by NAAC. The college offers 6 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) programs in Economics, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Political Science, and History. Admissions for these BA programs are merit-based on class 12 exams.

By: Subham Har