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COVER STORY: TOP COLLEGES
E Elphinstone
College (Est: 1856) 156 M.G. Road, Fort, Mumbai-32 Tel: 2843797 Website:education.vsnl.com/elphinstone
Seats: Arts and Science 120 each and Commerce 240 Cut-off per cent: 70
*A college which doesn't cost the earth. Special provision for children
of government servants and defence personnel.
F Faculty of
Law, Allahabad University (Est: 1887) Allahabad University, Allahabad-2
Tel: 545020 Fax: 545021, E-mail: gkm@allduniv.edu Seats: 687 Cut-off:
Entrance test
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Faculty of Law (Est: 1921) Banaras Hindu University,
Varanasi-5 Tel: 307631, Fax: 307630 E-mail: deenlaw@satyam.net.in Seats:
250 in LlB. Cut-off: Entrance test.
*First to start a full-time three-year LlB, now it also offers diploma
on environment law, intellectual property.
Faculty of Law, Delhi University (Est: 1924)
Chhatra Marg, DU, Delhi-7. Tel: 7667483 Seats: 1,500 Cut-off: Entrance
test
*Recognised for quality in India and abroad, it courts many prestigious
law firms for campus recruitments.
Faculty of Law, AMU (Est: 1920) AMU, Aligarh.
Tel: 700994 Fax: 401815 E-mail: rabrar@vsnl.com Website:amu.up.nic.in
Seats: 100 for LlB Cut-off: Entrance test
*It started as a small-time madarsa in 1871 and its students have become
chief justices of India, Pakistan, Tanzania and Bangladesh.
Fergusson College (Est: 1985) Deccan Gymkhana,
Pune-4 Tel: 5654435 Seats: Arts 360, Science 600 Cut-off per cent: Science
85, Arts plus two pass *One of the oldest in the city of colleges, it
offers specialisation in 15 subjects, including Sanskrit, German and French.
G Goenka College
of Commerce (Est: 1904) 210 BB Ganguly St, Kolkata-12 Tel: 2412216 E-mail:
gccba@cal2.vsnl.net.in Seats: 60 Cut-off per cent: 65
*For those with a commerce-bent of mind, this is among the two best options
in the city. But watch out, it is strict about attendance.
Government Law College (Est: 1855) A-Road, Churchgate,
Mumbai-20 Tel: 2041707 Website: glc.edu Seats: 320 (3-year course) and
160 (5-year) Cut-off per cent: 45 minimum.
*Proximity to the Bombay High Court ensures a stream of distinguished
lawyers hopping in as lecturers. Also, students can play a part in a court
room drama by arguing legal issues in the form of a case- adaptations
of real matters.
H Hans Raj College
(Est: 1948) University of Delhi, Delhi -7 Tel: 7667458, E-mail: hansrajcollege@
cranes.org Website: hansrajcollege.com Seats: Science 360, Commerce 135,
Arts 250 Cut-off per cent: BCom (Hons) 88, BSc Gen (with computer science)
87
*Shah Rukh Khan studied here. But in the du lore it is known for giving
its traditional rival Shri Ram College of Commerce a run for its money.
The "brahmachari" turned co-ed in 1976, and today has more girl
students.
Hindu College (Est: 1899) University of Delhi, Delhi-7 Tel: 7667184 E-mail:
hinducol@del3.vsnl.net.in Website: hinducollege.edu Seats: Science 240,
Commerce 40, Arts 210 Cut-off per cent: BCom(Hons) 88, Economics 85
*Traditional rival of St Stephen's, it is one of the oldest and best respected.
Academic excellence apart, of note is its students' parliament, complete
with an elected student prime minister and a cabinet.
I ILS Law College
(Est: 1924) Law College Road, Pune-4 Tel:5656775 E-mail: ilslaw@giaspn01.
vsnl.eth.in Website: ilslaw.edu Seats: 240 Cut-off per cent: 55
*One of the few law colleges which believes in starting young. It offers
an LlB course to undergraduates.
Indian Institute of Management and Commerce
(Est: 1973) 6-1-91, Khairata-bad, Hyderabad-4 Tel: 3237902 E-mail: iimc_hyd
@123india.com Seats: BCom 80, BCom (Computers)40 Cut-off per cent: 60
*The first private college to offer the B.Com (Hons), its benefits include
another private initiative: its alumni sponsor scholarships.
IIT, Chennai (Est: 1958) Sardar Patel Road,
Chennai-36 Tel: 4458000 Seats: 1,660 Cut-off: Entrance test
IIT, Delhi (Est: 1961; named IIT in 1963) Hauz
Khas, Delhi-16 Tel: 6863473 E-mail: malhotraas@hotmail.com Website: iitd.ac.in
Seats: 534 for BTech Cut-off: Entrance test
*The reasons for its success are no secret: selection of exceptionally
bright students and first priority to teaching. International quality
research adds the qualitative edge. But IIT students are no geeks. The
extensive campus has several tennis courts, football fields and swimming
pools.
IIT, Kanpur (Est: 1960) Kalyanpur, Kanpur E-mail:
director@iitk.ac.in. Seats: 450 Cut-off: Entrance test
*IIT-K's forte is computer science and it was IIT-K which housed the first
super computer brought to India.
IIT, Kharagpur (Est: 1950)
IIT, Kharagpur-2 Tel: 77390 Fax: 55303 E-mail: jee@hijli.iitkgp.ernet.in
Cut-off: Entrance test (see story)
IIT, Powai (Est: 1958), Powai, Mumbai-76 Tel:
5782545 E-mail: bosemsc@me.iitb.ernet.in Website: iitb.ernet.in Seats:
519 Cut-off: Entrance test
*It is known for stress on personalised attention, but the Continuous
Evaluation System can be very tough.
Indraprastha College (Est: 1924) 31 Shamnath
Marg, Delhi-54 Tel: 3954085 E-mail: indraprastha_college@hotmail.com Website:
ipcollege.com Seats: Commerce 80, Arts 610 Cut-off per cent: BCom (Hons)
86, Economics 83
*Delhi's first women's college's alumni includes the late Sucheta Kripalani,
writer Qurratulain Hyder and Magsaysay Award winner Aruna Roy. Its doctrine:
Feminism-with conservatism.
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