Ramjas College B.Com Review By Taposh Das

It was in 2012 when I secured the admission at this college and going back home with not so good feeling. The pure reason for that being the infrastructure as it didn’t impress me. Here I am reviewing the college that I left in 2015. I am a proud Ramjasian while some call Ramkasjite. Both the suffix are cool but choose Ramjasian as it gives some Delhi vibe. The entire DU North Campus will make one snobbish and I am grateful that I had my foothold there. My life at the college was exactly the way I wanted that to be. The college offered me everything I wanted. Ramjas was never just about academics as the sutta lane was always full and so was the canteen. The canteen is open and was a good spot to soak sun during the winters. The Enactus which was a theatre group was one of the most popular societies at the college. During the final year after realizing that this is my final year, I so really wished that I had a year extra as there’s so much to do.

Nor the teachers neither the students were serious. The B. Com (Hons) is not a cakewalk and realized that only during the semester exams that wish had attended a few more lectures. I would say that only half the fault is of students as the college should have been a little strict. There are so many things to do at the college that academics take a back seat. I was a bright kid and took things lightly during the 1st year but from 2nd year onwards was on it and realized that college management may not be strict but has the best facilities in terms of environment, classrooms, and the set of faculty that we had. The opportunities provided at the college were expansive.

When it comes to political science and economics the faculty was one of the best. They even used to go to other colleges for guest lectures and this speaks the volumes about the faculty that was there at the Ramjas. The experience they had was incredible and never forced anything on us. They did take some pounding if we were underprepared for the exams or submissions were not done on time.

North Campus colleges had a common as well a personal placement cell. Placement, therefore, was never an issue but the kind of role offered was. Most of the B. Com (Hons) students were happy with the placement that they got while most of us had planned for higher studies. Many private and PSU companies came for the campus interview. The Ramjas College students are smart and cracking the interview was not tough for us.

There is one boys and girls hostel inside the college campus. The girl's hostel is relatively small than the boy's hostel. Many outsiders have been constantly approaching Ramjas and therefore hostel is always fully occupied. The hostels are allotted purely on a merit basis and a complete medical check-up is done before they get admission in the hostel. The hostel also has common rooms in them. One is a TV room and one is a games room. Non hostelites are not allowed to enter. The boy's hostel building is right next to the cricket ground of the college. The hostel also has a student union and a magazine called SARJANA is published in which hostelities testimonials and events are explained.

The building is quite old but is one of the biggest campuses in North Delhi. The college library is huge and has a Braille section for blind students. Apart from the asset of a large collection of books, the library also has a huge reading hall. The college has some sporting facilities that are one of the best. The stadium of Ramjas was the one that was used by athletes for practicing sports like football, power lifting, archery, and judo, etc. For students meeting a dedicated floor known as students activity center has been made. Students' meetings, general practicing, and gossiping are done at the venue. The canteen is an open canteen and though don’t have much of an option in terms of food, the canteen is still the hottest posts of the college. In addition to this, there is an air-conditioned auditorium and an amphitheater on the college campus. The hostel facilities for both genders are also available at the college campus. The building is old and needs some serious restoration otherwise the facilities are in abundance.

Some part of the crowd is not that cool while some are dudes. In short, the college is awesome and as I have said that college has so many societies to work with. The sports committee has made sure that no matter what, Ramjasians win most of the sporting competitions. Outside the college gate, there was a tea stall and more than half the students do stop there to grab a cup of tea. Many street food stalls are also located outside the college gate. I still miss those corridors and because I have attended one more college, I can say that finding another college like Ramjas is next to impossible.