My Journey from Labs to Gardens at Hansraj College
Choosing Botany Honours: A Perfect Match
I am a second-year student at Hansraj College, pursuing Botany Honours and a minor in economics. I am someone who would know new book releases more than movie releases, know more dance hook steps than famous song lines and not be labelled as biased towards my course but I absolutely love Gardening. At my college, you would find me in labs, or anywhere else with a book!
Hansraj is a premier college, at least that's what I had heard all my life and what all NIRF rankings say. And as my experience would testify, it indeed is a premium college with premium courses and a crowd! I had heard that Hansraj is best if you want to pursue any science degree or something in Arts and Humanities.
And luckily I got my course, BSc Botany Honours in the first round of allocation only. As happy as I was when I first saw the name “Hansraj” popping on my PC screen, I was compelled by everyone around me to look at the freeze or upgrade option too. But I listened to my heart and went ahead to freeze the allocated seat because I had gotten the perfect college for the perfect course.
Since the very start of my school life, I have wanted to build a life around science, as far as my memory goes, so it was a cherry on the cake when I got Science stream in class 11th because I had good marks in my CBSE boards in 10th. I had taken coaching for the competitive exam NEET in classes 11th and 12th, which I believe was necessary for covering the vast spectra of subjects and courses in the science stream in the Indian curriculum. This helped me score well in all the exams I went for, be it class 12th CBSE board exams or CUET.
While I could not clear the NEET cutoff for my region, now in hindsight I would not have wanted it in any other way due to many reasons. Same year I also appeared for CUET and due to the fact that I had prepared well for NEET, CUET was a cakewalk for me I got my first preference in the course, as I wanted a course which supported my biology background, and also my preferred college, I chose and went ahead with it.
Commonly asked questions
Hansraj College Delhi offers several facilities to undergraduate, postgraduate, and various other course students. Hansraj College has a very big campus and has various auditoriums, a cafeteria, a boys hostel, gym, hospital/ medical facilities, library, hostel, labs, sports complex, a wi-fi campus, and others. Hansraj College Delhi has a big campus and accommodates a large number of students. The candidates must visit the campus themselves and see what all facilities are being offered by the college.
Societies, Friends, and Growth: Navigating College Life
“College life equips you not just for academic success, but for life as a whole. “I couldn't agree more with this saying. I feel college life enables you to open up to new people, circumstances and a new life. There are no well-defined rules like school, but you must bound yourself to some rules, for your own good. College life is like a trailer that flashes before your eyes, of the life you are going to have after graduating, so making the most out of it would be my only advice.
To participate in every event, you think it is good enough for you to attend, to give a chance to that bad piece of poetry you wrote in grade 9th, because who knows, you might be a poet! Exploring each and every interest of yours that you left, due to any reason, working with the kind of people you resonate with, and most importantly making friends, of all sorts, of all courses and kinds and years. I personally registered in every society I was interested in. Yes, there is a proper registration process and a good amount of interviews and auditions you would have to surpass to get into one, but in the end, if you are good enough, meaning if you actually are passionate about it, there is no stopping you.
I registered and also got selected for my departmental society, enactus, internship cell, HRD cell, creative writing and folk dance. There were many fun auditions and interviews that I too went through and now they are one of my core memories of college
So take the plunge, follow your interest and just let yourself go. Everything falls on you, and in the end, what you make out of it is completely on you, use your time and make innumerable memories!
About the Author: Prachi Khola is a second-year student at Hansraj College, pursuing Botany Honours and a minor in economics.
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Faculty at Hansraj College support students through mentorship programs, academic guidance & skill enhancement workshops. They provide specialised support for differently abled students assist with financial aid & boost critical thinking through interactive methods.
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The below-mentioned table reflects on the Hansraj College Delhi collaborations:
| Hansraj College Collaborations | ||
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| Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi | YAI, India Central University Bathinda | Department of mathematics, Manav Rachna University, Faridabad, Haryana |
| English Department, Ramlal Anand College, University of Delhi | - | |
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Some of the Hansraj College faculty are listed below:
| Faculty Members | Designation |
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| Vijay Rani Rajpal | Professor |
| Anand Sonkar | Professor |
| Bharat Bhushan | Associate Professor |
| Neera Chopra | Associate Professor |
| Alka Kacker | Associate Professor |
| Shailu Singh | Associate Professor |
| Sanjay Kumar | Associate Professor |
| Meenakshi Malhotra | Professor |
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Naveen Jindal is well known Indian industrialist, politician & philanthropist who graduated with Bachelor of Commerce degree from Hansraj College University in 1990. As a distinguished alumnus he is Chairman of Jindal Steel and Power Limited & former Member of Parliament known for his legal battle f
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Abhinav Singh Kashyap is a prominent Indian film director and screenwriter known for directing the 2010 blockbuster Dabangg. He is an alumnus of Hansraj College University of Delhi where he graduated with an English Honours degree in 1995. He is younger brother of director Anurag Kashyap.
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In 2025, Hansraj College fell 1 rank to #6 rank in the 'Arts' category by The Week ranking.
In the 'Commerce' category, the rankings of the institute have demonstrated a stable trend when compared to last year's rankings. In 2025, Hansraj College's rank is #5, the same as last year's rank in the 'Co
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It can be seen that the Hansraj College's rankings in 'Colleges' category have displayed a fluctuating trend as per the ranks of the previous years. In 2025, Hansraj College climbed 9 ranks to #3 rank in the 'Colleges' category by the NIRF ranking.
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Hansraj College offers financial aid to students who are in undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The college provides awards to its students such as Inspire scholarships by the Department of Science and Technology, and others. The College Alumni Association provides two awards of INR 5K and INR 3
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