St. Stephen’s College is affiliated to Delhi University. It is recognized by the UGC and is accredited by the NAAC with an ‘A’ grade. St. Stephen’s College has also been ranked 14th in the college category according to the NIRF Ranking 2023. Similarly, the college has been ranked 2nd for Arts and 3rd for Science by India Today. 

St Stephen's College is well known for its UG and PG courses along with Language courses with different specializations. Admission for the UG courses is based on the CUET entrance examination score or an aptitude test followed by a personal interview conducted by the university. For the PG courses, eligible candidates are interviewed by the college.

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St. Stephen’s college also offers scholarships for students who show merit as well as those who come from poor economic backgrounds and who are physically disabled. Along with that, the college also has a good record when it comes to placement programmes. Top companies such as Hindustan Times, CITI Bank, JSW Steel, etc participate in St. Stephen’s college placement drive. The median package offered to the UG students was INR 7 LPA and the median package offered to the PG students was INR 5.50 LPA in 2022 placements. 

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St. Stephen’s College, Delhi Quick Facts

  • St. Stephen’s College is the oldest college in Delhi and is a religious institution inspired by the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
  • Initially, the college was affiliated with Calcutta University, Later it was Punjab University and now it is Delhi University.
  • St. Stephen’s College has students and teachers coming in from India as well as abroad.
  • It is well known for its Bachelor of Arts degree programme.
  • The college has an outstanding library with more than 90,000books.
  • 50% of the total seats are reserved for Christian applicants, which includes Christian applicants under ST, Christian PWD students, Church of North India candidates (Delhi Diocese which manages the college + non CNI churches).
  • The college awards yearly prize to students for outstanding academic achievements and for excellent extra curricular activities.

St. Stephen’s College Important Dates

Event Dates
UG
CUET UG 2023 Exam Date May 21 – June 23, 2023
CUET UG 2023 Result July 15, 2023
CSAS (UG) 2023 Phase 1 and Phase 2
CSAS(UG) 2023 Registrations June 14 - July 26, 2023
CSAS(UG) 2023 Application Form Correction Window July 17 - July 26, 2023
Filling of Colleges/Programs Preferences in CSAS July 17 - July 26, 2023
Auto Locking of Preferences July 27, 2023
Declaration of CSAS Simulated List July 29, 2023
CSAS Preference Change Window July 29 - July 30, 2023
CSAS Round 01
Declaration of CSAS First Allocation List August 01, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat August 01 - August 04, 2023
College to Verify and Approve the Application August 01 - August 05, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees August 06, 2023
CSAS Round 02
Display of Vacant Seats August 07, 2023
Window to Re-Order Higher Preferences August 07 - August 08, 2023
Declaration of CSAS Second Allocation List August 10, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat August 10 - August 13, 2023
College to Verify and Approve the Application August 10 - August 14, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees August 15, 2023
Commencement of Classes August 16, 2023
CSAS Round 03
Display of Vacant Seats August 17, 2023
Mid Entry, Window to Re-Order Higher Preferences August 17 - August 19, 2023
Declaration of CSAS Third Allocation List August 22, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat August 22 - August 24, 2023
College to Verify and Approve the Application August 22 - August 25, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees August 26, 2023
Spot Round
Declaration of Vacant Seats for Spot Round 01 August 29, 2023
Application Window for Spot Round 01 August 29 – August 30, 2023
Declaration of Spot Round 01 Allocation Result September 01, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat September 01 – September 03, 2023
College to Verify and Approve the Application September 02 – September 04, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees September 05, 2023
Spot Round 2
Declaration of Vacant Seats for Spot Round 02 September 07, 2023
Candidates to Apply for Spot Round 2 September 07 – September 09, 2023
Declaration of Spot Round 02 Allocation Result September 11, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat September 11 – September 13, 2023
College to Verify and Approve the Application September 11 – September 14, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees September 15, 2023
Special Spot Round
Declaration of Vacant Seats for Special Spot Round September 18, 2023
Candidates to Apply for the Special Spot Admission Round September 18 - September 20, 2023
Declaration of Special Spot Round Allocation Result September 21, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat September 21 - September 22, 2023
College to Verify and Approve the Application September 21 - September 23, 2023
Final Special Spot Round
Declaration of Vacant Seats for Special Spot Round September 25, 2023
Candidates to Apply for the Special Spot Admission Round September 25 – September 26, 2023
Declaration of Special Spot Round Allocation Result September 27, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat September 27 – September 28, 2023
PG
CUET PG 2023 Exam Date June 5 - June 30, 2023
CUET PG 2023 Result July 20, 2023
DU CSAS(PG) Registrations Start Date July 27, 2023
DU CSAS(PG) Registrations Last Date August 10, 2023
CSAS(PG) Round 1
Declarations of CSAS(PG) 2023 First Allocation List August 17, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat August 17 – August 20, 2023
Department/ College/ Centre to Verify and Approve the Online Applications August 17 – August 21, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees August 22, 2023
CSAS(PG) Round 2
Supernumerary Quota Allocations  August 31, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat August 31 – September 03, 2023
Department/ College/ Centre to Verify and Approve the Online Applications August 31 – September 04, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees September 05, 2023
Mid-Entry Registrations September 07 – September 09, 2023
CSAS(PG) Round 3
Declarations of CSAS(PG) 2023 Third Allocation List September 11, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat September 11 – September 13, 2023
Department/ College/ Centre to Verify and Approve the Online Applications September 11 – September 14, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees September 15, 2023
Spot Round 01
Declaration of Vacant Seats for Spot Round September 19, 2023
Candidates to Apply for Spot Round September 19 – September 21, 2023
Declaration of DU PG Spot Allocation  September 23, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat September 23 – September 24, 2023
College to Verify and Approve the Application September 23 – September 25, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees September 26, 2023
Spot Round 02
Declaration of Vacant Seats for Spot Round 02 September 29, 2023
Correction/Upgrade Window October 01, 2023
Declaration of DU PG Spot Round 02 Allocation Result October 03, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat October 03 – October 05, 2023
Departments/Colleges to Verify and Approve the Application October 03 – October 06, 2023
Last date of online payment of admission fee October 07, 2023

St. Stephen’s College, Delhi Rankings & Approvals

  • Ranked 14 by NIRF Ranking 2023 for the College Categor
  • Ranked 11 by NIRF Ranking 2022 for the College Category 
  • Ranked 2 by India Today Ranking 2021 for the Arts Stream 
  • Ranked 3 by India Today Ranking 2021 for the Science Stream
  • Ranked 1 by The Week Ranking 2021 for Science and Arts Stream
  • Ranked 4 by Outlook Ranking 2021 for theScience and Arts Stream 
  • UGC recognized University

St. Stephen’s College, Delhi Courses and Fees

St Stephen's College offers ten undergraduate courses and nine postgraduate courses in Science and Arts. It is more popular for the Bachelor of Arts degree. The college offers a total of six undergraduate courses within the category of the Bachelor of Arts degree. The courses offered are B.A. (Program) and B.A. {Hons} in English, Sanskrit, History, Philosophy, and Economics. St Stephen's College also offers low maintenance declaration courses in multiple languages. These courses are affiliated with the concerned departments of the University of Delhi. 4 courses are offered under the Bachelor of Science category such as B.Sc. (Programme) and B.Sc. (Hons.) in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

Under the postgraduate category, SSC offers MA and M.Sc programmes with different specializations. The table below will provide detailed information on the courses offered in St. Stephen's College, New Delhi:

Course Name Course Details Selection Criteria
BA Duration - 3 Years
Eligibility - Candidate should have passed Higher Secondary Examination or its equivalent from any recognized Board and secured at least 45% marks
Fees - INR 1.21 Lakhs		 CUET
B.Sc. Duration - 3 Years
Eligibility - Candidate should have passed Higher Secondary Examination or its equivalent from any recognized Board and secured at least 45% marks
Fees - INR 1.29 Lakhs		 CUET
MA Duration - 2 Years
Eligibility - Candidate should have completed graduation in a relevant field from any recognized university and secured a minimum of 50% marks
Fees - INR		 Merit Based
M.Sc. Duration - 2 Years
Eligibility - Candidate should have completed graduation in a relevant field from any recognized university and secured a minimum of 50% marks
Fees - INR		 Merit Based
Certificate/Diploma Duration - 8 Months
Eligibility - 10+2 qualified from a recognized board of education Fees INR		 Merit Based

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St. Stephen’s College offers UG and PG courses in BA, B.Sc, MA, and M.Sc with different specializations. Candidates who wish to apply for any of these courses must register online through the official university website. The criteria for admission is based on the CUET and DUET examinations conducted by the university or an aptitude test followed by a personal interview. Further details regarding the admission are mentioned below: 

  • Candidates who wish to apply for the Diploma and Certificate courses are also required to appear for the CUET examinations. 
  • In UG courses, honors programmes are offered as well with different specializations. The criteria for admission to this programme requires the candidate to have 85 percent marks in their class 12 exams, 5 percent score in their aptitude test, and 10 percent score in their interview. 
  • Candidates who fall under the Person with Disability (PwD) category need not take the aptitude test. In order to determine their merit, 85 percent of marks will depend on their class 12 examinations and 15 percent will depend on the interview. 
  • Candidates who apply through the sports quota will need to appear for a sports trial. 
  • In PG courses the selection criteria is based on the marks scored in graduation. Those candidates who are eligible and shortlisted will be called by the college for an interview. 

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How to Apply?

For UG courses:

  • Candidates need to visit the official website of Delhi University and register on the UG admission portal. 
  • The institute will release a Cut-Off list based on 10+2 exam marks.
  • Candidates qualifying the Cut-Off percentage/ marks can apply for online admission on the official SSC website.
  • The application fee for the undergraduate course is INR 100 whereas the diploma course is INR 500 which needs to be paid online while the submission of the application form.
  • Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of Entrance Test or merit obtained in the qualifying exam followed by a Personal Interview round (wherever applicable).

For PG courses:

  • Candidates can only fill the application form offline and obtain it from the college office. Online form filling facility is not available for PG courses.
  • The application fee for the PG courses is INR 100/-.

St. Stephen’s College New Delhi Placements

The institute has an extraordinary placement record throughout the years. Numerous students have sacked significant salary packages from notable companies. St. Stephen’s College placement 2023 has not been released and as per NIRF 2022 report, a total of 110 UG students and 5 PG students were placed during the placement drive. The median package offered to the UG students was INR 7 LPA and the median package offered to the PG students was INR 5.50 LPA.

The 2022 placement highlights are as follows:

Particulars UG Placement Statistics 2022 PG Placement Statistics 2022
No. of Students Graduating

412

 36
No. of Students Placed

101

 5
No. of Students Opted Out

170

 6
Median CTC  INR 7 LPA INR 5.50 LPA

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St. Stephen’s College New Delhi Scholarship

The institute offers various scholarships to students including handicapped people. It has an aggregate of 13 scholarships. Some of them include:

  • National Merit scholarship
  • Government of India Hindi Scholarship
  • National Merit grant for offspring of teachers
  • State Merit scholarship
  • State scholarship
  • University merit scholarship
  • Scholarship for proficiency in sports
  • State scholarship for Arts
  • Labor Welfare Fund grant
  • Scholarship for handicapped students

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St. Stephen’s College New Delhi Facilities

  • Library: The library consists of thousands of books, magazines, journals, daily newspapers, and a separate archival section which holds all the records related to the history of the college. It is well-maintained, fully automated and air-conditioned. The digital section of the library provides the students with a plethora of e-learning resources.
  • Sports: The college has a separate infrastructure for each of the sports provided by the college and also has a designated office for the Physical Education Department. Under the sports section, the college offers facilities like a cardio studio, badminton hall, basketball court, cricket grounds spread across 8.2 acres of land, two tennis courts, a shooting range, a football field, weight training gym, two squash courts, a table tennis area and a swimming pool.
  • Residential Facilities: The residential facilities provided by the college are divided into six blocks. Out of these six blocks, three are ladies’ blocks and three are men’s blocks. That is to say that there are well-maintained and well-equipped hostels (also referred to as residences) in equal amounts for women and men.
  • Chapel: A chapel is provided by the college for worship and meditation and is available for anyone without any restrictions.
  • Dining Hall: The college has also provided its students with a dining hall (usually referred to as “mess”). It has a seating capacity of 400 and provides the students with a well-balanced diet which is of top-notch quality.
  • IRC: The Internet Resource Center was provided to serve the needs of both the students and the faculty. The college offers two top-of-the-line well-equipped computer labs for the students’ and faculty’s computational needs.
  • Cafe: There is also a cafe provisioned within the college campus that caters to the needs of the students and faculty by serving a variety of good food at a reasonable cost.
  • Banking: The college has a proficient branch of the State Bank of India within the campus itself. This branch handles all the transactions of the college’s accounts ranging from fee payments to the management of society accounts.
  • Medical Facilities: Students are provided with a 24x7 medical facility at the college. There is a nurse present within the college premises on all the weekdays at certain time intervals in the day.
  • Equal Opportunity Cell: For students with special needs or students from deprived backgrounds, the college has provided a smart enabling environment. The Equal Opportunity Cell is instructed to take steps for the same.

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St. Stephen’s College New Delhi FAQs

Ques. How are the internship opportunities at St. Stephen’s College?

Ans. The campus Placement Cell of St. Stephen’s College updates the students regarding internships and jobs in various fields. Students are hired for internships with a respectable stipend and perks such as a certificate and a letter of recommendation by companies such as Calvin Klein, Google, Deloitte, Microsoft, etc. You have to, however, have a good resume and clear the interview or a group discussion as mandated by the company.

Ques. How many merit lists are usually declared by St. Stephen’s College?

Ans. St. Stephen’s College declares three merit lists on the basis of marks secured in the Higher Secondary Examination and students are given admission into the college based on that.

Ques. What is the fee structure of courses at St. Stephen’s College? Is it expensive?

Ans. The fee structure is fairly feasible and is not expensive at all. The quality of education provided to the students is completely worth the money paid. Students can, however, also apply for scholarships as well if they meet the required criteria.

Ques. How is the course curriculum designated at St. Stephen’s College?

Ans. The course curriculum is similar to that followed by different colleges of Delhi University. Studies over the 3 years span out on focusing on every topic of the subject done in class eleventh and twelfth with tutorials or practicals. Albeit one might want for the course to focus on viable applications rather than repetitive retention of theory, DU follows strict coursework.

Ques. In which sector does the highest number of students are placed during the placement drive of 2022 at St. Stephen’s College?

Ans. During the 2022 placement drive, the maximum percentage of students are placed in the Consulting Sector.