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University of Delhi
दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय
File:DU Logo1.png
Seal of the University of Delhi
Mottoनिष्ठा धृति: सत्यम्
Motto in English
Dedicated to Truth
TypePublic
Established1922
ChancellorMohammad Hamid Ansari
Vice-ChancellorDeepak Pental
Students220,000[1]
Location
Delhi
,
India
CampusUrban
NicknameDU
Websitedu.ac.in

The University of Delhi (Devanāgarī:दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय, DU) is a central university situated in Delhi, India and is funded by Government of India. Established in 1922, it offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate level. Vice-President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari is the Chancellor of the university. It has been ranked as the top non IIT university in India by the THES - QS world universities ranking.[2] The university has two campuses, namely north campus and south campus in the northern and southern part of the city respectively. The north campus is well connected with the yellow line of the Delhi Metro. The station is called Vishwavidyalaya, which means "university" in Hindi and Sanskrit. North campus is about 2.5 km from Delhi Vidhan Sabha and 7.0 km from ISBT.

The University of Delhi

History

The University of Delhi was established in 1922 as a unitary, teaching and residential university by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly. The first convocation of Delhi University was also held in the Assembly Hall in Old Secretariat Building which now houses the Legislative Assembly of Delhi, on 26 March 1923 with 750 invitees. Honorary Degrees were conferred on Lord Reading (Viceroy of India), Sir Md. Jahan and Sir Hari Singh Gaur, the first Vice Chancellor of the University [3]. Only three colleges existed then in Delhi: 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 thus had a modest beginning with just three colleges, two faculties (Arts and Science) and about 750 students. The first college to move to the campus was St Stephen's in 1942, followed by Hindu, Ramjas and Commerce (now known as Shri Ram College of Commerce).

In October 1933, the University offices and the Library shifted to the Viceregal Lodge Estate, which had been the residence of the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, Rufus Isaacs and later Lord Mountbatten, while on a royal tour with accompanied Edward, Prince of Wales, proposed to his wife-to-be Edwina Mountbatten, on February 22, 1922 in Room no. 13 of the lodge [4]. Till today this site is the nucleus of the University (Main Campus).[5]. Apart from central administrative offices, examination offices and the sports complex, the main departments of the Faculty of Science are housed in the Viceregal Lodge Estate. Sir Maurice Gwyer, who was the then Vice Chancellor, realizing the importance of a distinguished faculty, searched for talent all over the country and brought men of eminence to this University, such as Prof. D S Kothari in Physics, Prof. T R Sheshadri in Chemistry, Prof. P Maheshwari in Botany and Prof. M L Bhatia in Zoology.

The silver jubilee year of the university in 1947 also marked 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 [4]. 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 about 220,000 students.[6], and the annual honorary degrees (Honoris causa) of the University have been conferred upon several distinguish people, including Amitabh Bachchan, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, cartoonist R K Laxman and scientist CNR Rao (2006) [7]; and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (2008) [8].

List of Chancellors

No. Chancellors Tenure
1 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 13 May 1952 - 12 May 1962
2 Zakir Hussain 13 May 1962 - 12 May 1967
3 Varahagiri Venkata Giri 13 May 1967 - 3 May 1969
4 Gopal Swarup Pathak 31 August 1969 - 30 August 1974
5 Basappa Danappa Jatti 31 August 1974 - 30 August 1979
6 Muhammad Hidayat Ullah 31 August 1979 - 30 August 1984
7 Ramaswamy Venkataraman 31 August 1984 - 27 July 1987
8 Shankar Dayal Sharma 3 September 1987 - 24 July 1992
9 Kocheril Raman Narayanan 21 August 1992 - 24 July 1997
10 Krishan Kant 21 August 1997 - 27 July 2002
11 Bhairon Singh Shekhawat 19 August 2002 - 21 July 2007
12 Mohammad Hamid Ansari 11 August 2007 - Till-date

List Of VC's

S.No. Name Tenure
1. Hari Singh Gaur 1922-26
2. Moti Sagar 1926-30
3. Abdur Rehman 1930-34
4. Ram Kishore 1934-38
5. Maurice Gwyer 1938-50
6. S.N. Sen 1950-53
7. G.S. Mahajani 1953-57
8. V.K.R.V. Rao 1957-60
9. N.K. Sidhanta 1960-61
10. C. D. Deshmukh 1962-67
11. B.N. Ganguli 1967-69
12. K.N. Raj 1969-70
13. Sarup Singh 1971-74
14. R.C. Mehrotra 1974-79
15. Gurbakhsh Singh 1980-85
16. Moonis Raza 1985-90
17. Upendra Baxi 1990-94
18. V.R Mehta 1995–2000
19. Deepak Nayyar 2000–2005
20. Deepak Pental 2005-Till Date [9]

South Campus

Courses offered

The University of Delhi South Campus conducts various teaching programmes under different faculties. Students joining courses such as English, Hindi, Philosophy, Sanskrit, Political Science, History, Commerce and Mathematics at the masters level, have the option to get themselves enrolled in the University, either through college or directly at the South Campus. Students have to fill in a Centralized Registration Form for admission, as the classes for these programmes are held in the South Campus and not in the Colleges. In all other subjects, the students, after getting the Admission Slip, have to get enrolled in the South Campus itself.

Courses such as Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Economics (MBE), Master of Finance and Control (MFC), M.Sc. Informatics have their own admission procedure etc.

Admission tests are held locally in Delhi for courses such as M.Tech in Microwave Electronics, M.Sc. Electronics (50% seats), M.Sc. Genetics, M.Sc. Plant Molecular Biology, M.Sc. Environmental Biology, M.A. Applied Psychology, M.A. Russian, Intensive Adv. diploma in Russian, PG Hindi Journalism — Certificate/Diploma. Candidates are advised to contact the Department Offices for Admission Forms and details.[10]

Facilities at South Campus

  • Library
  • Canteen
  • Computer Centre
  • Health centre
  • Bank
  • Post office
  • Seminar Centre
  • Distributed Bio-Information Sub-Centre
  • Internet Access Centre(IAC)
  • Transport
  • Counselling Service
  • Student Activities[11]

Faculties

  • Arts
    • Arabic
    • Buddhist Studies
    • English
    • Germanic & Romance Studies
    • Hindi
    • Hindi Journalism and mass comm.
    • Library & Information Science
    • Linguistics
    • Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies
    • Persian
    • Philosophy
    • Political Science
    • Psychology
    • Punjabi
    • Sanskrit
    • Urdu
  • Medical Sciences
    • Anaesthesiology & Critical Care
    • Anatomy
    • Community Medicine
    • Dermatology & Venereology
    • Forensic Medicine
    • Medical Bio-Chemistry
    • Medical Microbiology
    • Medicine
    • Obstetrics & Gyanaecology
    • Ophthalmology
    • Orthopaedics
    • Otolaryngology (ENT)
    • Paediatrics
    • Pathology
    • Pharmacology
    • Physiology
    • Psychiatry
    • Radiology, Radiotherapy, Radiodiagnosis
    • Surgery
    • Tuberculosis & Respiratory Disease
  • Commerce & Business Studies
    • Commerce
    • Financial Studies
  • Social Sciences
    • Adult, Continuing Education & Extension
    • African Studies
    • East Asian Studies
    • Economics
    • Geography
    • History
    • Social Work
    • Sociology
  • Int. Disp. & Applied Sciences
    • Bio-Physics
    • Biochemistry
    • Electronic Science
    • Genetics
    • Microbiology
    • BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
    • Physical Education & Sports Sciences
    • Plant Molecular Biology
  • Science
    • Anthropology
    • Botany
    • Chemistry
    • Environmental Biology
    • Geology
    • Home Science
    • Nursing
    • Pharmacy
    • HINDI JOURNALISM AND MASS. COMM.
    • Physics
    • Zoology
  • Ayurvedic & Unani Medicine
  • Education
  • Faculty of Law, University of Delhi Law
  • FMS Delhi - Management Studies
  • Mathematical Sciences
    • Computer Science
    • Mathematics
    • Operational Research
    • Statistics
  • Music & Fine Arts
  • Technology
- Engineering & Technology

Library

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 .[12]

Selected Libraries

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

Correspondence

Campus of Open Learning

  • DU-GENPACT Project
  • Courses Under Professional skills Project in Collaboration with CII
  • DU-MetLife Insurance Course[13]

Hostels

  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

Colleges

For full list see List of colleges under Delhi University

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.

St. Stephens College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi located in Delhi, India. It was founded in 1881 by the Cambridge Mission in response to a colonial government policy promoting English-language education in India. The college admits both undergraduates and post-graduates, and awards degrees under the purview of the University of Delhi. Read More ....

Hindu College is one of the oldest and well-known colleges of the University of Delhi. It offers facilities for a large number of courses in sciences, humanities and social sciences. It was founded in 1899 with a humble beginning in a small building in Kinari Bazar, Chandni Chowk. Apart from academic excellence, Hindu College believes in overall development of an individual in the moral, physical and intellectual realms. For this there are various college societies to foster comradeship amongst the students. Read More ....

Ramjas College is one of the oldest colleges of the University of Delhi. It was founded in 1917 by the Rai Kedar Nath. The college is located on the north campus of Delhi University. It offers courses in offered in English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Economics, History, Political Science, Music, Mathematics, life sciences, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany , Statistics ,Physics etc. Read More ....

Cut Off List Trend

Cut Off List 2008
College Hans Raj Hindu Kirori Mal Ramjas Sri Venkateswara Miranda House Deshbandhu
Physic 86 89 85 78 83 78 72
Cut Off List 2009
College Hans Raj Hindu Kirori Mal Ramjas Sri Venkateswara Miranda House Deshbandhu
Physic 87 90.33 86 82 87 80.66 72

Ranking

Comparison of QS World Rankings
University 2006 2007 2008 2009
University of Delhi 307 254 274 291
Calcutta University 441 461 401-500 401-500
Mumbai University 432 480 501+ 401-500
Comparison of Asian University Rankings
University 2009
IIT-Delhi 36
IIT-Madras 49
University of Delhi 60
IIT-Roorkee 63
University of PUNE 100
University of CALCUTTA 110
University of Mumbai 130

Notable alumni

Below is a list of distinguished Delhi University alumni in alphabetical order:

See also

References

  1. ^ "DU History".
  2. ^ "Delhi University Ranking".
  3. ^ "Old Secretariat". Legislative Assembly of Delhi website.
  4. ^ a b Sonal Manchanda (August 17, 1997). "Delhi University's date with history". Indian Express.
  5. ^ "Founded".
  6. ^ "University Beginnings".
  7. ^ "Delhi University honours Big B". The Times of India. 4 November 2006.
  8. ^ "Brown's sense of humour floors audience at DU". The Hindu. January 21, 2008.
  9. ^ "Delhi University gets a new Vice-Chancellor". The Hindu. Sep 02, 2005. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "South Campus".
  11. ^ "South Campus Facilities".
  12. ^ "DULS".
  13. ^ "Corrspondance".
  • The University of Delhi: faculties and departments : a profile, by R. B. Jain. University of Delhi. 2000. ISBN 8185695237.
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