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{{Short description|Constituent college of Delhi University}}
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'''Lady Irwin College''' is a constituent college of the [[University of Delhi]] located on the North Campus. Established in 1932, it is a [[Women's colleges|women's college]] located in [[New Delhi|New Delhi, India]], and offers graduate courses in Home Science and Food Technology as well as graduate and post-graduate courses in Home Science. The college offers specialisation in Food and Nutrition, Human Development and Childhood Studies, Resource Management and Design Application, Development Communication and Extension and Fabric and Apparel Sciences. The college also offers studies in the paramedical disciplines of Food Science and Nutrition. The college is among the top 5, and best in Asia, for Home Science; the college is also recognised by world standards. According to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021, Lady Irwin College was ranked in the range of 251-300 for the subject of "Education"<ref name=ho>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/edu/2005/05/30/stories/2005053000370500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060301223109/http://www.hindu.com/edu/2005/05/30/stories/2005053000370500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 March 2006|title=Home Science from Lady Irwin College|date=30 May 2005|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article6897.ece|title=There's more to Lady Irwin College than good food|date=21 August 2009|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Campus Hangout: A benign spectator|date=2008-11-29|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>

==History==
In 1928, the [[All India Women's Conference]] began to raise funds for the college.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=68xTBT1-H4IC&q=%22all+india+women%27s+conference%22&pg=PA68|title=The History of Doing: An Illustrated Account of Movements for Women's Rights and Feminism in India 1800-1990|last=Kumar|first=Radha|publisher=Zubaan|year=1997|isbn=9788185107769|location=New Delhi|pages=68–69|language=en}}</ref> The college was established in 1932 under the patronage of [[Dorothy Wood, Countess of Halifax|Lady Dorothy Irwin]], wife of [[Lord Irwin]], [[Viceroy of India]] and the Maharanis of Baroda and Bhopal, Sarojini Naidu, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, Annie Besant, Kamala Devi Chattopadhyay, [[Margaret Cousins]] and Sir Ganga Ram Kaula.

Hannah Sen (1894–1957) was a Baghdadi Jewish woman. She was the founder of the Lady Irwin College in Delhi in 1932. Sen served as the director of the college until her retirement in 1947. An existing building on the grounds of Lady Irwin College is named after her.

The buildings of the college campus have been classified and protected as heritage sites.

The college shifted to its current campus at Sikandra Road in 1938. Until 1950, it was managed by the All India Women's Education Fund Association, after which it became affiliated with the [[University of Delhi]], and honours degree courses were introduced in the college.<ref name=makht>{{cite news |title=Making history with brick and mortar |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Making-history-with-brick-and-mortar/Article1-745801.aspx |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=15 September 2011 |access-date=15 September 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205200651/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Making-history-with-brick-and-mortar/Article1-745801.aspx |archive-date=5 December 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

===Motto===
The aphorism '''"Vidya Hi Seva"''' ({{literally|Education is Service}}) is read beneath the crest of the College emblem.
During the pre-independence period, along with Lady Dorothy Irwin, [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and [[Rajkumari Amrit Kaur]] were amongst the other revolutionists who participated in the struggle by the way of emancipation of women. The college came up in 1931, but during the course of developments, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur and M.K. Gandhi exchanged letters<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gandhiserve.org/e/cwmg/VOL069.PDF |title=Archived copy |access-date=20 October 2013 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020845/http://www.gandhiserve.org/e/cwmg/VOL069.PDF |url-status=dead }}</ref> over the finalisation of the motto for the emblem. Discussing how "knowledge itself is service" against "service itself is knowledge", Gandhi gave a green signal for the previous one. The teaching learning transactions true to the motto, endeavour to inculcate a sense of knowledge to serve through carefully designed outreach experiences.{{dubious|Looks like a text taken from elsewhere and not very elegantly edited down until much of the sense was lost or must be guessed.|post-text=Language? Meaning?|date=August 2020}}

==Courses==
* B.Sc. (Pass) Home Science - 3-year degree course.<ref name=ho/>
* B.Sc. (Honors) Home Science - 3-year degree course.
* B.Ed (Home Science) -2 year degree course
* B.Ed. Special Education (MR) - 1-year degree course.
* B.Sc. Food technology
* Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics & Public Health Nutrition - 1-year diploma course
* M.Sc. Home Science - 2-year degree course in:
** Food & Nutrition
** Human Development & Childhood Studies
**Fabric and Apparel Science
**Development Communication & Extension
**Resource Management & Design Application
* Ph.D. - In all five specialisations of Home Science

==Rankings==
It is ranked 23rd among colleges in India by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 NIRF Ranking |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2024/pdf/Report/IR2024_Report.pdf}}</ref>

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==Alumni==
* [[Manpreet Brar]], model and [[Femina Miss India|Miss India 1995]]
* [[Shyamala Gopalan]], Indian-American cancer researcher (mother of [[Kamala Harris]])
* [[Ritu Kumar]], fashion designer<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Life/Fashion/Designers/I-met-my-hubby-coz-of-my-college/articleshow/6101560.cms|title=I met my hubby 'coz of my college|date=24 July 2010|work=The Times of India|first1=Diksha|last1=Kamra}}</ref>
* [[Suniya S. Luthar]], Professor Emerita at [[Teachers College Columbia University]]
* [[Thangam Philip]], [[Padma Shri]] civilian award winner for her contributions to the field of nutrition and her pioneering role in hospitality education in India<ref name="Padmashree Thangam E. Philip">{{cite web | url=https://www.keralatourism.org/leadinglights/padmashree-thangam-e-philip/22 | title=Padmashree Thangam E. Philip | publisher=Kerala Tourism, Government of Kerala | date=2015 | accessdate=22 June 2015 | archive-date=22 June 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622174353/https://www.keralatourism.org/leadinglights/padmashree-thangam-e-philip/22 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Thangam Elizabeth Philip: A Tribute to the Doyen of Hospitality Education - ET HospitalityWorld |url=https://hospitality.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/speaking-heads/thangam-elizabeth-philip-a-tribute-to-the-doyen-of-hospitality-education/82824462 |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=ETHospitalityWorld.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Sushma Seth]], actor and founder ''Yatrik'' Theatre Group<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sushmaseth.com/profile.php|title=Educational Qualifications}}</ref>
* [[Chitrangada Singh]], actor

==See also==
*[[Education in India]]
*[[Literacy in India]]
*[[List of institutions of higher education in Delhi]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official|https://www.ladyirwin.edu.in}}

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