Hans Raj College established in 1948, is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Delhi. This co- educational Institute offers quality education in all the three streams- arts, science and commerce, and is located on the Mahatma Hans Raj College Road,Kamla Nagar, in the Delhi University’s North campus, and has ranked amongst the 'Top-10 Arts & Commerce Colleges of India'.
In its sixty years of existence the college has definitely gained the status of a premier institution of the country. As a premier institution of the North Campus of Delhi University, the college is a centre of great attraction. Only nine colleges out of a total of seventy seven colleges is located in the North Campus.
During the last six decades the college has built infrastructure facilities that can compare with the best in the university. Besides large number of classrooms and extensive playfields, there is a sports complex, a badminton hall, an air conditioned electronic shooting range, well-equipped laboratories, a tutorial block, a spacious library, a big administrative block, a hostel for nearly 200 students, a canteen, a well-furnished air conditioned seminar room with audiovisual facilities and residential flats for teaching and non-teaching staff.
The college has had the privilege of the most enlightened Governing Body with illustrious people like Shri Bakshi Tek Chand, Chief Justice Shri Mehar Chand Mahajan, Justice Jeewan Lal Kapur, Dr G L Datta, Lala Suraj Bhan, Prof. Ved Vyas and Shri G P Chopra as its Chairmen.
The teaching community of this college is the greatest asset of this college. At present there are 85 teachers who are either Readers or in Reader’s Grade. The faculty members have made significant contribution not only to the corporate life of the college but also shaped the academic, social and cultural life of the nation. There is a great sense of belongingness to this institution among the teachers.
The college is really proud of its alumni who have excelled in every walk of life, be it public life, civil services, armed forces, judiciary, private and public sectors, media and television and films. They have done our college proud.
The students who come to this college are among the top achievers at the school and add further achievements to their credit. Our examination results are among the best in the university.
Today the college continues to live up to the motto given to it by its founding fathers: Tamso ma jyotir gamaya.