About
LSR or Lady Shri Ram College for Women is a women’s college situated in the heart of South Delhi with a lush green five-acre campus. Established in 1956 by Mr Lala Shri Ram(founder of SRCC), the college is considered one of the finest liberal arts colleges in India and has a NIRF-2 Ranking. The college offers a marvellous range of academic, non-academic and cultural activities.
Thousands of students apply to secure admission to this college every year, but only close to 800 get in. The college hosts the most meritorious and high-ranking students from across the country.
This blog presents almost everything about the famous college and the awaited LSR cutoffs for this year.
Interesting Facts about LSR
Now, some damn, these are interesting facts for you:
1. The former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund(IMF), Ms Gita Gopinath is an alumna of LSR with a bachelor’s degree in economics. She is now the First Deputy Managing Director of the management team of the IMF.
2. LSR has a lush-green campus with beautiful gardens. The love and care for the plants are evident. When the new academic block was built the bamboo grove was kept intact. No tree had been cut in this process.
3. A matrimonial advertisement in the late 90s read: “Girls from JNU, LSR or Miranda House need not apply”. This is even today, counted as proof of how the women of this college are opinionated and challenge the patriarchal norms of the male-dominated society.
4. The Burmese Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi is an alumna of LSR who graduated with a degree in politics in 1964. In her honour, a Learning, Research and Resource Centre called The Aung San Suu Kyi Centre for Peace was established in the college in 2014. The building was inaugurated by His Holiness The Dalai Lama in 2013.
5. The College is very animal friendly and has a dedicated on-campus committee which takes care of the dogs on the campus. Sunshine is one of the famous dogs on the campus. Recently another such dog, Chess, passed away due to an accident. The college had a proper burial for him and conducted a plantation ceremony in his memory.
The Courses Offered
The college offers twelve-degree programs in social sciences, humanities and commerce. There is Bsc. Programmes in Mathematics and Statistics.
The professional courses in journalism and elementary education are highly sought-after by students. There is also a special B.A. Programme course which offers two specializations instead of one in an Honours degree.
The specializations are offered under the following subjects:
Commerce
Journalism
History
Economics
English
Hindi
Sanskrit
Statistics (B.Sc. Hons)
Mathematics (B.Sc. Hons)
Philosophy
Sociology
Political Science
Psychology
There are post-graduation programs and several short-term certificate courses too. College also offers a one-year integrated post-graduation diploma program in conflict transformation and peacebuilding, commemorated under the ‘Aung San Suu Kyi Centre for Peace.’
Eligibility and Seats
Earlier the admissions were merit-based and had different eligibility criteria. From 2022, under the new National Educational Policy, the guidelines for admission have been updated. The eligibility criteria for the courses have been given below:
| Courses | Eligibility Criteria |
| B.A. Hons | Passed 10+2 with a minimum of 45% marks |
| B.A. | Passed 10+2 |
| B.Com. Hons | Passed 10+2 |
| B.Sc. Hons | Passed 10+2 with a minimum of 45% marks |
| B.El.Ed. | Passed 10+2 |
| M.A. | Minimum of 40-50% marks in graduation, depending on the subject of specialisation |
For the detailed seat matrix, refer to this document.
Fees
The college is affiliated with Delhi University. Hence, the fee structure is quite affordable on the pocket.
| Course | Fees( First Year) |
| B.A. Honours | 15,000-20,000 Rupees |
| B.Sc. Honours | 19,000-20,000 Rupees |
| B.A. Programme | 15,370-19,870 Rupees |
| B.El.Ed. | 17,720 Rupees |
| B.Com. Honours | 19,870 Rupees |
| M.A./M.Com. | 13,851-16,456 Rupees |
Cut-offs
LSR cutoffs are the talk of the talk during the admission season with everyone talking about their skyrocketing ways. Many factors contribute to these cutoffs. Some of them are:
- Number of Applicants: Each year students apply for a limited number of seats in the college. They vary for each course, but every course demands that the students meet the high cutoffs.
- The demand for the subject: The way courses like Eco Hons and BCom Hons have been of great ask in DU, the cutoffs for these courses have been getting higher each year. Some even reached a perfect 100 last year.
- Number of Seats: No matter the number of applicants, in the end, the college has a limited number of seats to offer. This fixed number increases the competition.
- Best of Four Criteria: Until the last year, when admissions were merit-based, the final marks of the best four subjects decided the cutoffs for the students. This year with the CUET exam, it will change.
LSR Campus Life
LSR lies in the heart of South Delhi on the South Campus of Delhi University. The 5-Acre lush green campus boasts beautiful back lawns and beautiful trees. The college is well-connected by metro. The famous Moolchand Parathe are just right below the Moolchand metro station, 10 minutes walking from the college. The Lajpat Nagar market hosts the famous Dolma Aunty Momos, GK-I/II, M-Block market, and Sarojini Nagar are places that the students often visit in their free time between lectures.
As a college, LSR has a strict attendance policy of a minimum of 75%. It often becomes the point of struggle for students. The faculty is well-renowned and experienced. However, it has constantly come under notice that for the B.A. programme, the classes are several times cancelled and not taken much seriously compared to other courses.
The campus life is great to chill with friends: eat delicious food from the Cafe at affordable prices, followed by Cold Coffee and Chilli Cheese Maggie from the Nescafe just outside it.
Be assured of lively campus life at LSR with places to hang out and chill with friends. Occasionally, you can also see flashmobs and nukkad nataks by the drama soc happening on the college premises.
LSR Infrastructure
You must have seen multiple campus images on the internet via Instagram, Google or Twitter. The campus infrastructure is comfy.
Some of the infrastructural facilities available at the college are:
- Residential accommodation aka the hostel facility with delicious mess food, but only for the first-years
- An air-conditioned library with thousands of books, journals, newspapers and more.
- A separate reference library with its own set of books and journals that allows the students to read, study, work or even just rest
- A multi-cuisine cafe with delicacies ranging from the north to the south and especially Chinese, all at a pocket-friendly amount.
- A Nescafe and a Mother Dairy Kiosk on the campus
- Computer Library, Statistics Library, Psychology Lab
- Health Centre
- Cyber Connectivity
- An in-campus PNB Bank Branch with ATM Facility
- Water dispensers
- Wifi-Campus
- Seminar Halls
- Auditorium sans air conditioners 🙁
- Gym, Gardens, Lawns
- Wide range of sports facilities for tennis, volleyball, athletics, martial arts, yoga, table tennis, badminton, chess, basketball, etc.
The one significant problem people face on the campus is the extreme heat in the boiling summers and the chilled atmosphere in the freezing winters of Delhi. The campus is not air-conditioned. The classes get a little unbearable when packed with students in the heat of 45 degrees celsius.
LSR Societies
The college has a spectacular range of 22 cultural societies that help the students expand their co-curricular and extra-curricular horizons. The societies win several accolades and distinguished achievements each year and truly represent the students of LSR, called Elsas.
You can find the film and photography society- Projekt, the Fine Arts Society- Hive, the performing arts societies like the music society, dance society, dramatics society, and a unique society called Spicmacy that promotes the Indian culture.
Some others are the Public Speaking Society, English and Hindi Debating Societies, Quiz Society, Elocution Society, the MUN society, Magazine & creative writing society, environment-focused society called Prakriti and many more.
Access all societies and learn more about them here.
The college also has an active Student Union body consisting of the President, the Treasurer and the Cultural Secretary in the lead roles. The college conducts elections for the same.
College Fest
Each year in February, the annual college fest Tarang takes place. It acts as a centre for entertainment, music, dance, sharing and learning- all put in one place together. It allows the students to participate in competitions for Dance, Drama, Music, Photography and Debating at a national level.
The festival sees events by the various societies and the Student Union of LSR.
Renowned artists like Fakira Khan Bhadresh, Miss Tara, Kunal Kamra, When Chai Met Toast and The Revisit Project have performed at the festival.
LSR Alumni
The high brand value is often contributed to by its alumni. LSR has a spectacular list of alumni who have achieved great heights in their careers. To name a few:
- Gita Gopinath
- Aditi Rao Hydari
- Tina Dabi and Ria Dabi
- Chitra Subramaniam
- Aung San Suu Kyi
- Gauri Khan
- Maneka Gandhi
- Nidhi Razdan
LSR Placements
The college has an active and dedicated Placement Cell which brings out several internships for the students throughout the year. It places many students in renowned business companies like Google, GE, McKinsey, Ernst and Young, HLL, Watson Wyatt, Capital IQ, Jaypee Capital, Indian Express, Zee News and Star Magna. Commerce Department and Elementary education secured 250% and 200% placement.
The highest package offered was 30 LPA. The average pay package was 9.4 LPA.
However, no matter how lucrative it is, everybody does not get placed. According to a report published by the college for 2019-20, over 100 companies visited the campus. They offered full-time positions to 110 of the 485 students who registered for the placement season of 2019-20.
Perks of Being in LSR
There are a lot of perks that come with being a student at LSR. Some of them are:
- A dedicated Alumna Cell and LinkedIn Groups: To foster an accessible relationship between the alumna and the current students, the college has a 1956 established dedicated alumna cell. Elsas, as the alumna are called, have all achieved great heights in their career and are generous enough to be present in this relationship. The same is facilitated by LinkedIn groups where students can connect with the alumna professionally.
- Office of International Programmes and Exchange Programmes: The established Office of International Programmes keeps the students updated about various institutions for post-graduate studies and even conducts webinars and counselling sessions. It provides information about online international courses and summer schools and mentors students who come on an exchange programme from foreign partner universities. It facilitates exchange opportunities for students from LSR as well.
- Security and no-nonsense environment: Away from the hustle-bustle of the North Campus in the heart of the Urban South Delhi, this all-women college is a safe space for the students here.
- LQBTQIA+ Safe: It is also safe in the sense of individuality and your ideologies and promotes active debates and discussions. It is an LGBTQIA+ safe space with a queer community and a society dedicated to helping those in need. There is also a dedicated northeast cell and an SC/ST cell.
- Amazing Crowd: When people from all over India and even abroad settle in one place, The Magic of LSR is ought to happen. Different opinions clashing or the same thoughts celebrated, the crowd is diverse and teaches a lot. The best part is- they will be your friends.
FAQs
Is there any interview process at LSR?
No, there is no interview held for admission into LSR. It will be done on the final cut-off list after CUET.
Is LSR tough to get into?
LSR has a history of insanely high cut-offs. So securing an admission here is tough but not impossible.
Does LSR have a hostel facility?
Yes, LSR has an in-campus hostel residential facility, but since 2019 it is only given to the first-year students.
Are placements good at LSR?
Yes, the college offers placement opportunities with great companies on board and an average package of 9.4 lacs per annum.
Is LSR part of North Campus?
No, LSR is on the South Campus of Delhi University, situated in Lajpat Nagar.