Maitreyi College
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| Type | Government |
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| Established | July 1967 |
| Principal | Dr. Haritma Chopra[1] |
| Address | Bapudham Complex, Chanakyapuri[2] , , , India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | University of Delhi |
| Website | maitreyi |
Maitreyi College is a women's college in the South Campus of the University of Delhi, located in Bapu Dham, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021, India. It was established in July 1967 and named after the Vedic sage Maitreyi.[3] An all-women's college, it offers various courses in the fields of Science, Arts and Commerce. The college was recognised by DBT as a star college, conferring the star status to all four of its science departments namely Botany, Zoology, Chemistry and Mathematics.[citation needed] In 2022, it was ranked 34th among colleges in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework. The college has been accredited grade A++ by NAAC.[4]
Due to the construction of Pink Line, Maitreyi College is quite accessible via Delhi Metro. The nearest metro station is Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus metro station which is around 1 km from the college.[5]
Rankings[edit]
It is ranked 34th among colleges in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2022.[1]
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Academic courses and departments[edit]
Maitreyi College offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses.
- Three-year undergraduate programme
- Two-year post graduate programme
Three-year Undergraduate Programmes[edit]
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor with Honours in English
- Bachelor with Honours in Hindi
- Bachelor with Honours in History
- Bachelor with Honours in Political Science
- Bachelor with Honours in Sanskrit
- Bachelor with Honours in Sociology
- Bachelor with Honours in Commerce
- Bachelor with Honours in Botany
- Bachelor with Honours in Chemistry
- Bachelor with Honours in Maths
- Bachelor with Honours in Physics
- Bachelor with Honours in Zoology
- Bachelor with Honours in Commerce
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Science Programme with Physical Science (Physics, Chemistry / Computer Science, Maths)
- Bachelor of Science Programme with Life Sciences (Botany Chemistry, Zoology)
Two-year Post-Graduate Programmes[edit]
- Master of Arts in Political Science
- Master of Arts/Science in Mathematics
Awards[edit]
Maitreyi College has won many awards for its lawns. The college was awarded 'The Deshbandhu College Cup' for the Best Lawn and 'The Department of Persian Cup' for the Best Garden at the Delhi University Annual Flower Show 2018. The college won 17 prizes in different cut flower categories. The college's gardener, Shri Ram Bahadur was awarded the title of the Best Mali for the year 2018.[6]
Notable alumni[edit]
- Priyanka Bose, actress and model
- Sugandha Garg, actress, singer and TV host
- Malini Agarwal, celebrity blogger, Founder & Blogger-in-Chief of MissMalini.com, radio DJ
References[edit]
- ^ "IQAC members(2021-22)". maitreyi.ac.in. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Contact Us". maitreyi.ac.in. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ Women in Hindu Dharma Archived 2006-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Maitreyi College". maitreyi.ac.in. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Distance between Maitreyi College and Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus metro station". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Maitreyi College" (PDF). maitreyi.ac.in. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
28°35′31″N 77°10′39″E / 28.5920°N 77.1776°E
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