B.A. in History + Political Science 

at Shyam Lal College, Shahdara

Shyam Lal College BA curriculum is divided into semester-pattern. Hence, the curriculum includes subjects semester-wise. During the course of the BA Hons programme, students are required to study following courses:

• Core Courses
• Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses
• Skill Enhancement Courses
• Generic Elective Courses
• Discipline Specific Elective Courses

NAAC has accredited the institute with an 'A+' grade. According to the NIRF 2022 rankings, Shyam Lal College ranks 77th.

The average salary package offered for B.A in 2022 was 3.50 LPA. Many commerce and art students got placements.

The college provides good infrastructure. All labs are clean. Faculty members are very good. They are very helpful and caring. They are well-qualified and highly educated.

Shyam Lal College offers three-year BA and BA (Hons) programmes in five different specialisations. These specialisations include:

• BA (Hons) in English
• BA (Hons) Economics
• BA (Hons) in Political Science
• BA (Hons) in History
• BA (Hons) Hindi

Shyam Lal College BA admission 2024 is based on scores obtained by candidates in the CUET. Candidates who qualify for the entrance exam must register on DU’s CSAS.

Shyam Lal College (Evening) (like all DU affiliated colleges) adopted CUET UG exam for admission to its undergraduate courses. Shyam Lal College (Evening) admission for UG courses (as per DU) will be through Common Seat Allocation System of the University of Delhi. But, at first, it is necessary that aspirants opt for DU during CUET form filling and later apply on the CSAS portal to be eligible for admission. The admission process after CUET result declaration is explained below:

Step 1: After the declaration of the CUET UG exam, register on the DU CSAS portal in multiple phases.

Step 2: Submit Shyam Lal College (Evening) + Course combination preferences in the order of priority on the CSAS dashboard. Here, student must select their preferred course and college as the option. 

Step 3: The University will release the dates for three DU CSAS Seat Allocation Lists in August for all categories. 

Step 4: Once candidates "Accept" provisionally allocated seat, the Shyam Lal College (Evening) will verify the eligibility and documents uploaded by the candidate online. The college has an option to 'Accept' or 'Reject' the admission of the student basis the verification. 

Step 5: Once Shyam Lal College (Evening) accords the approval, candidates will have to pay the 'Admission Fee' to confirm their seat. 

The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) programme at Shyam Lal College is a three-year undergraduate program. Admission to the course is available to 193 students. The entire cost of tuition for the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) programme at Shyam Lal College is INR 540. Students must pay an additional 500 INR as a one-time admission fee in addition to the tuition.Shyam Lal cutoff differ according to:

*Day or Night: DUET in the evening, CUET during the day.

*Specific Program: Cutoffs for English, Economics, and other subjects vary.

*Reservation categories: SC, ST, and OBC cutoffs are lower.

Courses and their 2023 Cutoff,

BA (Hons.) Hindi - 662.2

BA (Hons.) History - 693 

BA (Hons.) Political Science - 720.4

B.Com  - 723.8  as their last year cut-offs

The Shyam Lal College the highest package is yet to be released officially. However, the course-wise median package is out in the NIRF report 2024. The highest median package for 2023 stood at INR 4 LPA and was offered to UG (3-year) students. Take a look at the below table depicting the SLC DU placement packages 2023:

The table below compares Shyam Lal College, University of Delhi placement details 2023 with Motilal Nehru College and Shivaji College:

*The placement data is collated from the NIRF report 2024 and the salary mentioned is the median package.

NOTE: The placement data mentioned against Motilal Nehru College and Shivaji College are for 2022, in the absence of 2023 statistics.

The college has released the median package details. Over the past three years of placements, an improving trend was observed in the median package of UG (3-year) and MA courses. The following table depicts the Shyam Lal College, DU placement package trends for better clarity:

NOTE: The above salary data is gathered from the NIRF report 2024.

SLC is one of the top DU colleges with a decent placement record. During 2023 placements, 452 out of 1,078 UG (3-year) students were placed. Further, 3 out of 8 MA students were placed. Check the complete insights of Shyam Lal College placements 2023 from the table below:

NOTE: The above placement statistics are fetched from the NIRF report 2024.