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University of Delhi



The University of Delhi (Hindi: दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय; informally known as Delhi Universityor DU) is a public central university located in Delhi, India. It is wholly funded byGovernment of India. Established in 1922, it offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels. Vice-President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari is the chancellor.
In October 1933, the university offices and the library shifted to the Viceregal Lodge estate, where Viceroy Lord Hardinge stayed (1912–1931)

History

[edit]Beginnings and establishment of the university

The University of Delhi is the premier institution of higher education in India. It was established in 1922 as a unitary, teaching and residential university by an Act of the then Central Legislative Assembly. The President of India is the visitor, the Vice President is the chancellor and the chief justice of the Supreme Court of India is the pro-chancellor of the university.
When the university was founded, only three colleges existed in Delhi at the time: St. Stephen’s College founded in 1881, Hindu College founded in 1899 and Ramjas College founded in 1917, which were subsequently affiliated to it. The university thus had modest beginnings with only three colleges, two faculties (Arts and Science) and about 750 students. In October 1933, the university offices and the library shifted to the Viceregal Lodge Estate, and till today this site houses the offices of the main functionaries of the university. The university has grown into one of the largest universities in India. At present, there are 16 faculties, 86 academic departments, 77 colleges and 5 other recognised institutes spread all over the city, with 132435 regular students (UG: 114494,PG:17941) and 261169 students (UG:258831,PG:2338) in non-formal education programme.
The silver jubilee year of the university in 1947 coincided with India's independence, and the national flag was hoisted in the main building for the first time by VKRV Rao, the convocation ceremony for the year, however could not be held due to partition disturbances, thus a special ceremony was held in 1948, which was attended by prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Lord Mountbatten, Lady Mountbatten, Abul Kalam Azad, Zakir Hussain and S.S. Bhatnagar. Twenty-five years later the golden jubilee celebrations of 1973 were attended by then prime minister, Indira Gandhi, Satyajit Ray, Amrita Pritam and M S Subbulakshmi.[3]

[edit]Present form

Five departments namely chemistry, geology, zoology, sociology and history have been awarded the status of the Centres of Advanced Studies. These Centres of Advanced Studies have carved a niche for themselves as centres of excellence in teaching and research in their respective areas. In addition, a good number of University departments are also receiving grants under the Special Assistance Programme of the UGC in recognition of their outstanding academic work. 10 departments (Germanic & Romance Studies, Hindi, Persian, Geography, Music, East Asian Studies, Anthropology, Mathematics, B.R.Ambedkar, M. I.L.) are getting grants under DRS, 2 Departments (Buddhist Studies, English) are getting grants under DSA, 3 departments (English, Buddhist Studies, Social Work) are getting grants under AISHSS and 3 departments (African Studies, East Asian Studies, Developing Countries Research Centre) are getting grants under Area Studies Programmes. Department of Adult, Continuing Education and Extension and Women’s Studies & Development Centre of the university are also getting special funding from UGC. The university today boasts of as many as 15 big libraries apart from libraries in colleges. The University Science Instrumentation Centre (USIC) which is now situated close to the Physics and Chemistry Departments houses a number of sophisticated and high-end research instruments. These instruments are used quite frequently by teachers and research scholars of postgraduate departments of the university as well as by many other institutions in Delhi and its neighbourhood. The university has recently laid fibre-optic network in the north and the south campuses connecting all colleges and departments.
When the University of Delhi expanded in many directions to keep pace with a rapidly growing city, South Campus was established in 1973 to facilitate access for the residents of South Delhi. It moved to its present location on Benito Juarez Road, near Dhaula Kuan, in 1984. The campus is now spread across 69 acres of green, hilly terrain and its buildings blend attractively with the natural surroundings. The various departments are located in the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Inter-disciplinary and Applied Sciences. S.P. Jain Centre for Management Studies is also located at the South Delhi Campus. Besides these, the campus has a good library, a Health Centre, a Bank, a Post Office, DTC Pass Section and administrative and examination blocks. South campus also provides some residential quarters for faculty members and the non-teaching staff. Outstation students are offered accommodation in three hostels.
Over the last seven decades the university has grown into one of the largest universities in India. At present, there are 14 faculties, 86 academic departments and 79 colleges spread all over the city, with 132435 regular students and 261169 students in non-formal education programmes[1] and the annual honorary degrees (Honoris causa) of the University have been conferred upon several distinguished people, including Amitabh Bachchan, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Cardiologist Dr. Jayantibhai Patel, cartoonist R. K. Laxman and scientist CNR Rao (2006);[4] and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (2008).[5]

[edit]About New Delhi

As the national capital, New Delhi is the seat of executive, legislative, and judiciary branches of the Government of India. It also serves as the centre of the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi and is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory.[6]
[edit]Weather
  • Delhi is a semi-desert state with great extremes of climate. June, at the time of admission, is the height of summer and temperatures can soar up to 48 degree Celsius. So, for candidates from more salubrious climates, it is important to be mentally and physically prepared for the heat, mainly because the process of admission may require long hours of being in the open. Therefore, suitable clothing and constant hydration is a must.[7]
[edit]Transportation
  • Since the University has two campuses in the northern and southern part of the city. An extremely efficient Metro system connects most parts of Delhi. The north campus is well connected with the yellow line of the Delhi Metro. The station is calledVishwavidyalaya, which means "university" in Hindi and Sanskrit. North campus is about 2.5 km from Delhi Vidhan Sabha and 7.0 km from ISBT. North campus is thus effectively connected to the central, parts of east Delhi and west Delhi by the Metro.
  • To get to south Delhi one can take the Metro to central Delhi and look for alternative means of transport there.For a newcomer, auto-rickshaws are the most effective means of transport, though they are slightly expensive. Buses are economical and go everywhere; however, one needs at least a month to figure out routes. Once the session starts at various colleges, dedicated Delhi Transport Corporation buses ferry students from various parts of Delhi to the campuses.[7]

[edit]Administration

[edit]Statutory bodies

The Court, the Executive Council, the Academic Council and the Finance Committee are the authorities of the University.[8]
[edit]Academic council
The Academic Council is the highest academic body of the University and is responsible for the maintenance of standards of instruction, education and examination within the University. It has the right to advise the Executive Council on all academic matters.
[edit]Executive council
The Executive Council is the highest executive body of the University.
[edit]Finance committee
The committee is responsible for recommending financial policies, goals, and budgets that support the mission, values, and strategic goals of the university.
[edit]University Court
The University is the highest body of the University.

[edit]Organizational charts

  • Organizational structure[9]
  • Administrative setup[10]

[edit]Campus

There are about eighty-three colleges affiliated to the University of Delhi, spread out all over the state. The Sherubtse College in Kanglung, Bhutan is also an affiliate of the University. There are two main campuses of the University: the north campus and the south campus.

[edit]North campus

The North Campus has 16 faculties and 84 departments.[11] Among other colleges, it hosts the three original colleges which constituted the University of Delhi when it was founded, St. Stephen's College (founded 1881), Hindu College (founded 1899) and Ramjas College(founded 1917).[12] The North campus proper has about eight colleges bunched together around the Faculty of Arts and Science and the Faculty of Law. All the North campus colleges are extremely sought after. Competition for admission into these colleges is extremely fierce. Some of the most popular colleges are here are Shri Ram College of Commerce, Hindu College, SGTB Khalsa College, Miranda House, Hansraj College, St. Stephen's College, Kirori Mal College. It also has a research centre called the Cluster Innovation Centre[13]that is independent of any faculty/department of the university. This facility provides a platform for the University and its partners to forge linkages between various stakeholders from industry and academia, initiate and assist innovation activities and act as a catalyst and facilitator.It will therefore act as a hub for Innovation activities, facilitating and guiding development of ideas into innovative applications that can be marketed successfully.It currently runs two undergraduate degree program in Technology.i.e Bachelors of Technology in Innovation with Mathematics& I.T and Bachelors of Technology in Humanities( Meta College Concept).

[edit]South campus

The South Campus made a beginning in 1973 by starting postgraduate programmes in some departments of the Faculties of Arts[14]and Social Sciences in a rented building. It was allotted land near Dhaula Kuan and offices and teaching activities shifted to this campus in 1983.In the south campus, colleges are more scattered. Sri Venkateswara College, Lady Shri Ram College, Jesus and Mary College and Motilal Nehru College are some of the colleges that make up the south campus of the Delhi University. This campus is known for excellence in life sciences with departments like Plant Molecular Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, and Biochemistry. The Biotech centre in this campus is running industry-integrated research. The centre of Plant Molecular Biology is one of the seven centers in India funded by DBT. South campus is presently running masters and doctoral degree programs in fields like Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Electronics, Information Technology, etc.

[edit]Faculties and Departments

University of Delhi offers courses in a wide variety of subjects and concentrations.The depth and breadth of the syllabus are very vast, extending well beyond course offerings to many other special programs and research opportunities.The Honors programmes offered by the varsity for a wide spectrum of subjects are highly sought after by students from all over the country.[15]
  • Applied Social Sciences and Humanities:
    • Business Economics
    • Slavonic and Finno-Ugrian Studies
  • Arts:
    • Arabic
    • Bengali
    • Buddhist Studies
    • Comparative Literature
    • English
    • Germanic & Romance Studies
    • Hindi
    • Linguistics
    • Library & Information Science
    • Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies
    • Philosophy
    • Psychology
    • Punjabi
    • Persian
    • Sanskrit
    • Urdu
  • Ayurvedic and Unani Medicine:
    • Ayurvedic Medicine
    • Unani Medicine
  • Commerce and Business Studies:
    • Commerce
      • Accounting
      • Marketing & International Business
    • Financial Studies
      • Finance & Banking
  • Cluster Innovation Centre:[16]
    • Bachelor of Technology in Innovation with Mathematics & I.T[17]
    • Bachelor of Technology in Humanities( Meta College Concept)[18]
  • Education:
    • Education, Research & Development
    • Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
  • Homeopathic Medicine:
    • Homoeopathic Medicine
  • Inter Disciplinary and Applied Sciences:
    • Bio-Physics
    • Biochemistry
    • Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
    • Electronics Science
    • Earth System and Energy Sciences
    • Environmental Science and Resources Management
    • Genetics
    • Genome Science
    • History of Science
    • Healthcare Management
    • Microbiology
    • Neural Science
    • Nutritional Science
    • Physical Education and Sports Sciences
    • Plant Molecular Biology
    • Urban Studies & Planning
  • Law:
    • Judicial Sciences
  • Management Studies:
    • Business Management & Industrial Administration
    • Information Systems & Operations Management
    • Management Information Systems(MIS)
    • Management & Organization
    • Masters in Business Administration MBA
  • Mathematical Sciences:
    • Computer Science
    • Mathematics
    • Operational Research
    • Statistics
  • Medical Sciences:
    • Anaesthesiology & Critical Care
    • Anatomy
    • Biomedical Informatics
    • Community Medicine
    • Comparative Medicine
    • Dental Sciences
    • Dermatology & Venereology
    • Endodontics
    • Epidemiology
    • Forensic Medicine
    • Family and Child Nursing
    • Immunology
    • Medical Bio-Chemistry
    • Medical Genetics
    • Medical Microbiology
    • Medicine
    • Neurology
    • Nephrology
    • Oral Medicine
    • Obstetrics & Gyanaecology
    • Ophthalmology
    • Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
    • Otolaryngology
    • Occupational Therapy
    • Pediatrics
    • Pathology
    • Pharmacology
    • Pharmaceutics
    • Physiology
    • Psychiatry
    • Physical Therapy
    • Radio Therapy
    • Radiation Oncology
    • Rehabilitation Medicine
    • Radiology, Radio-diagnosis & Radiation Medicine
    • Surgery
    • Tuberculosis & Respiratory Disease
    • Urology
  • Music and Fine Arts:
    • Fine Arts
    • Music
  • Open Learning:
    • Distance & Continuing Education
  • Science:
    • Anthropology
    • Astronomy
    • Botany
    • Chemistry
    • Environmental Studies
    • Geology
    • Home Science
    • Nursing
    • Pharmacy
    • Psychology
    • Physics & Astrophysics
    • Zoology
  • Social Science:
    • Adult, Continuing Education & Extension
    • African Studies
    • Cultural Studies
    • Communication and journalism
    • Development Studies
    • East Asian Studies
    • Economics
    • Geography
    • History
    • International Studies
    • Political Science
    • Public Administration
    • Philosophy
    • Social Work
    • Sociology
  • Engineering & Technology:
    • Applied Sciences & Humanities
    • Bio-resources Science and Engineering
    • Civil Engineering
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Computer Engineering
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Electronics & Communication Engineering
    • Hydro-logical Science & Engineering
    • Human Centered Design & Engineering
    • Instrumentation & Control Engineering
    • Information & Communication Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Materials Science & Engineering
    • Manufacturing Process and Automation Engineeing
    • Production & Industrial Engineering
    • Water Resources Engineering

[edit]Library

[edit]Delhi University library system (DULS)

DULS has 34 libraries with web activity and a subscription to 29 electronic databases. In addition to this 20 more databases are also accessible through UGC-INFONET Digital Library Consortium. DULS also promotes Open Access e-resources. DULS is regularly conducting Information Literacy Programs (ILP) for the benefit of students, researchers and Faculty members .[19]

[edit]Selected libraries

University Library, Central Science Library,  DUCC Library, Arts Library,
Law Faculty Library,  Ratan Tata Library, South Campus Library.

[edit]Institutes and Centers

[edit]Correspondence

[edit]Campus of open learning

  • School of Open Learning
  • Centre for Professional and Technical Training
  • DU-GENPACT Project
  • Courses Under Professional skills Project in Collaboration with CII
  • DU-MetLife Insurance Course[20]

[edit]Student Halls of Residence

 1. Gwyer Hall
 2. Jubilee Hall, Delhi
 3. Mansarovar Hostel
 4. P. G. Men's Hostel
 5. D. S. Kothari Hostel
 6. V. K. R. V. Rao Hostel
 7. International Students House for Men
 8. International Students House for Women
 9. Meghdoot Hostel
10. University Hostel for Women
11. North Eastern Hostel for Girls
12. Ambedkar Ganguly Students House for Women
13. Saramati P.G. Men's Hostel(South Campus)
14. Aravali Boys Hostel (South Campus)
15. Geetanjali Hostel for Women (South Campus)
16. WUS University Hostel

[edit]Colleges

When University of Delhi was established, only three colleges existed: St. Stephens College founded in 1881, Hindu College founded in 1899 and Ramjas College founded in 1917, which were affiliated to the university.
The university has 65 colleges that have liberal courses in humanities, social sciences and science courses. Twenty five of these colleges are affiliated to the South Campus while the others are to the North Campus. These colleges except two, Lady Irwin Collegeand Institute of Home Economics, are undergraduate colleges. The number of colleges under the university goes up to 77, if the colleges that run professional courses are included.
Though the colleges are all constituent to the University of Delhi, depending on the funding and the management the colleges can be classified into three types: university-maintained colleges, trust colleges and Delhi government colleges. Of the Delhi government colleges 12 are 100% funded by the government of the NCT of Delhi and were founded in the late 1980s or early 1990s.

[edit]Undergraduate admissions

The academic session starts on 21 July while admissions for the regular courses are held in June–July. Admission in courses that are done through entrance examination follow a different schedule.
Admission to all the undergraduate courses (except the professional ones) is carried out by each college though the system and schedule is common and announced by the University each May. In the year 2011, the university decided to do away with the requirement of preregistration for admission,[21] but as of 2012 the pre-admission form is back.[22]
The university does not hold entrance exams (except for Bachelor of Business Studies,Bachelor of Business Economics,Bachelor of Finance and Investment Analysis & B.A. (H) English) but scores of higher secondary school examination are taken into consideration.
The colleges decide the cut-off percentage (minimum marks required) for their courses and is released by the university on predecided date as cut-off lists. Once the cut-off percentage is released, any student who has the requisite percent can approach the college and seek admission within a number of days. Separate cut-offs are announced for aspirants belonging to Other Backward Classes with some relaxation in cut-off percentage given to them as compared to candidates belonging to the General Category.[23] If seats are available, university announces second cut-off list and calls for admission. Up to five lists are announced. If seats are completely filled in certain courses, no further cut-off of that course is announced.
Admissions based on excellence in extracurricular activities and sports is carried out after conducting trials by the colleges. Students need to apply separately to each college for being considered for admission under these categories.
The university reserves seats for students who are physically handicapped or belong to the Scheduled castes or scheduled tribes as per government policy. Students who seek admission under these categories need to register centrally in the University of Delhi. The university allocates the course and college to these students based on their choice and availability

[edit]Ranking

University rankings
General – International
QS (World)[24]398
QS (Asian)[25]78
General – India
India Today[26]1
The University of Delhi was ranked #398 in the QS World University Rankings of 2011[24]and #78 in the QS Asian University Rankings of 2012.[25] In rankings of Indian universities, it was ranked first by the India Today India's Top 50 Universities of 2012.[26]

[edit]Notable alumni

Main article: List of alumni of the University of Delhi
Below is a list of distinguished Delhi University alumni in alphabetical order:
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