Ruparel College

D.G. Ruparel College of Arts, Science and Commerce
Logo of the D. G. Ruparel College of Arts, Science and Commerce For the spread of light[1]
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Information
Type	Junior and Degree College
Established	1952[2]
Principal	Dr. Tushar M. Desai[3]
Vice Principal	Prof. Dilip S. Maske; Prof. (Mrs.) Neeta S. Tatke[3]
Campus	urban
Affiliations	University of Mumbai Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education

The D.G. Ruparel College of Arts, Science and Commerce is a college in Matunga, Mumbai, India. It is run by Modern Education Society, Pune and is affiliated with the University of Mumbai, and has been referred to as "prestigious" by the Times of India.^[4]

Ruparel College was founded in 1952. Its campus occupies 10 acres (40,000 m²) of land in Matunga, an inner suburb of Mumbai. The campus features green landscaping with trees and a botany garden, and is known for its attractiveness.^[5] It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including Ph.D. programs in chemistry, physics, and zoology, and has an enrollment of around 1,500 students.^[6] Ruparel College has been visited by Indira Gandhi, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (former President of India), P.C. Alexander (former governor of Maharashtra) and Ram Kapse (former Lt. Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands).

Ruparel College is certified as an A grade college, the third highest rating, indicating an institutional score of 85-90 on a 100 point scale, by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council of India, in its most recent assessment by the NAAC in 2010^[2]. Ruparel College has 64 permanent teachers and 23 ad hoc teachers. Of its permanent teachers, 22 hold Ph.D. degrees. Several faculty members are engaged in original research in Economics, English, Philosophy, Psychology, Chemistry, Botany, Physics, Mathematics, and Zoology.^[6]

Ruparel attracted attention when it began producing a string of merit list winners, beginning in the early 1980s. In 2005, three of the top ten student merit list winners, and three of the top ten faculty merit list winners, for the Maharashtra State Mumbai division were from Ruparel.^[7] Ruparel has been recommended by education consultants as the best college in Mumbai for science.^[8]

The school has a strong sports program and has produced several winners of the Arjuna award and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Award, and several cricket stars. It also has strong extracurricular programs in chess and yoga, and its junior Kho Kho team has won the state trophy seventeen times.^[5]

The D. G. Ruparel NCC Unit has an equally prestigious history. The unit is attached to the 3 Mah Bn NCC and has produced over 40 NCC cadets who went on to join the Indian Armed Forces. The list of over 30 cadets who have participated in the Republic Day Parade at New Delhi over the years is also a matter of great pride.

The college was one of the first in India to provide a Women’s Development Cell to focus on providing support specifically for female students and faculty.^[6]

Notable alumni

• Anil Kakodkar
• Ajit Agarkar (Cricketer)
• Ramesh Powar (Cricketer)
• Siddarth Jadhav (Actor)
• Shridhar Phadke
• Ashok Hande
• Ramakant Desai (Cricketer)
• Antara Mali
• Urmila Matondkar (Actress)
• Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (Second year onwards)
• Arvind S. Nadkarni
• Mugdha Chaphekar (Actress)
• Dr. Nandan Thakur
• Dr. Hemant Naidu
• Disha Vakani (Actress)
• Gauri Vaidya (Actress)

External links

• Ruparel College official website

References

1. ^ "Mission". http://www.ruparel.edu/mission.php. Retrieved 28 September 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Homepage". http://www.ruparel.edu/index.php. Retrieved 28 September 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Introduction". http://www.ruparel.edu/intro.php. Retrieved 28 September 2011. 
4. ^ "Students hail order on pvt. classes-prof. Nexus". The Times of India. June 26, 1998. http://www.educationtimes.com/filest10a.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-07. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ ^{a b} "D G Ruparel College". The Times of India. http://educationtimes.indiatimes.com/campus/ruparel.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-07. 
6. ^ ^{a b c} Upadhyaya, K.C.; Sundararajan, N. and Miglani, K.L. (August 23, 2003). "DRAFT REPORT ON THE INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION OF THE D.G. RUPAREL COLLEGE OF ARTS, COMMERCE AND SCIENCE, MUMBAI" (DOC). Peer Team Report. National Assessment And Accreditation Council. pp. 15. http://www.naac-india.com/Reports/D.G.%20RUPAREL%20COLLEGE%20OF%20ARTS,%20COMMERCE%20AND%20SCIENCE,%20MUMBAI-48.doc. Retrieved May 7, 2006. 
7. ^ "2005 HSC Results". http://mahresult.nic.in/hsc2005/Mumbai.htm. Retrieved September 2011. 
8. ^ "Colleges in Mumbai or Bombay". SaviodSilva.com. http://www.saviodsilva.com/colleges.htm. Retrieved May 7, 2006.