Financial assistance Students belonging to economically weaker sections are eligible for fee concession. Merit cum means based scholarships are also awarded by the college to deserving students. There is a book bank facility in the library from where needy students can borrow textbooks for the whole academic year. Some special scholarships are also provided by the Delhi University for students belonging to SC/ST/BPL/PWD categories. Student life Indraprastha College is the only college of Delhi University to offer the Bachelor in Mass Media and Mass Communication (BMMMC) degree. In 2005, the college added The cyber cafe wing with offices of National Service Scheme (NSS) and National Cadet Corps (NCC). In 2014, IP College became one of the first colleges in the University of Delhi to set up a formal Department of Environmental Studies, which is its youngest department. Every spring, the college celebrates its annual festival, Shruti. Other popular events include the annual debating tournament Vivaad organised by the English debating society and the annual theatre fest Kirdaar organised by the Dramatics society. Clubs and societies La Cadenza: Western Music Society Abhivyakti: Dramatics Society Alaap: Indian Music Society Vidath: Hindi Editorial society Croydon: Fine Arts Society Mridang: Indian Dance Society Oghma: English Editorial Society Ananta : The Science Society The English Debating Society Hindi Debating Society Gandhi Study Circle Laashya: Contemporary Dance Society Northeast Society Eco Club Enactus IPCW NSS & NCC Quiz Club Simulacra: Film and Photography Society Women's Development Cell (WDC) Arthagya: The Economics Association. Jeet-The career and guidance cell Baithak Society- Music Archiving and Listening Room Afroza: Western Dance Society Past principals Leonara G. Miner, first principal, 1924 Aruna Sitesh (1997–2007) Notable alumni Abhilasha Kumari, first woman Chief Justice of Manipur High Court Ajit Iqbal Singh, mathematician Ambika Soni, former Minister of Information and Broadcasting Aruna Roy, social activist and recipient of Ramon Magsaysay Award Arundhati Virmani, historian Asha Pande, first Indian woman to receive the Légion d'honneur Binalakshmi Nepram, activist from Manipur Chitra Narayanan, former IFS officer Deepika Singh, television actor Deepa Sahi, actress and producer Dipannita Sharma, model and Bollywood actress Jaspinder Narula, playback singer Kamala Laxman, cartoonist Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya, first woman Director General of Police Kavita Kaushik, television actor Kunzang Choden, first Bhutanese woman to write a novel Kusha Kapila , Fashion Editor and Internet Celebrity Madhumita Raut, Odissi dancer Meira Kumar, the first woman to become the Speaker of the Lok Sabha Neetu