Sri Venkateswara College
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| Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi | |
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| Motto | Satyaan प्रमदितव्यम् |
| Motto in English | Truth through self-education |
| Established | 20 August 1961 |
| Type | Public (Central Government) |
| Principal | Dr. P. Hemalata Reddy |
| Students | 3620 (last updated Jan 2012) |
| Location | Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, India |
| Campus | Urban, 15 acres, South Campus |
| Nickname | Venky |
| Affiliations | University of Delhi |
| Website | www.svc.ac.in |
Sri Venkateswara College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi in India, providing undergraduate education in liberal arts, science and commerce. It was one of the 47 colleges spread over 14 states and union territories and 32 universities that were awarded "College with Potential for Excellence" status in 2004 by the Indian University Grants Commission.[1] It is one of the colleges selected in 2011 by the Indian government Department of Biotechnology under the Star College Scheme for strengthening of education and training in life science and biotechnology at undergraduate level.[2][3] It has been described by web directory India Folder as "one of the premier colleges under the Delhi University system" and "perhaps the best college in south campus".[4]
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[edit] History
Founded under the auspices of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Trust, as a result of the efforts of K. L. Rao and C. Anna Rao,[5] the primary objective of the college was to cater to the education needs of students from South India. It soon outgrew its regional character.
[edit] Foundation
The college started up in 1961 in a school building of the Andhra Education Society in Rouse Avenue, New Delhi, with 271 students and 13 faculty members.[6] The foundation stone of the present campus was laid on 20 August 1961 by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, former president of India (then vice-president). The college moved into this newly constructed campus at Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, on 25 August 1969.[5]
[edit] Evolution
The college came into being through the vision of Durgabai Deshmukh, K. L. Rao and C. Anna Rao in 1961. It began by offering B.A. courses in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and Sanskrit. Within few years of acquiring its new campus, and led by its principal V Krishnamoorthy, the college introduced honours courses in arts and science. In 1973 the University of Delhi recognised it as one of its constituent colleges, paving the way for future expansion. From its beginning with just language courses, the college now began opening academic departments in other disciplines: Maths and Statistics, English, Political Science, History, Botany, and Zoology. The Department of Chemistry, which had initially provided chemistry papers for other departments, was permitted to conduct its own honours course in 1983. Honours courses in physics, electronics, and biochemistry began in 1993.
[edit] Infrastructure
- Hostel: Situated within the college, the Sri Venkateswara College hostel has 36 rooms to accommodate 72 boys and another 36 rooms for 72 girls. The newly constructed hostel started functioning in 2008.
- The Bioinformatics Center was established in 2006 to promote biology teaching through bioinformatics. It was funded initially by the Department of Biotechnology under the Biotechnology Information System (BTISnet) program. It is the first Bioinformatics Center established in the University of Delhi and North India for the benefit of undergraduate students.
[edit] Courses
[edit] Undergraduate courses
- B.Sc. Biological Sciences
- B.Sc. Life Sciences
- B.Com. Honors
- Arts
- Commerce
- Economics
- English
- History
- Political science
- Hindi
- Sociology
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Sanskrit
- Hindi
- Science
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Mathematics
- Statistics
- Botany
- Zoology
- Electronics
[edit] Postgraduate courses
- Postgraduate Diploma in Molecular & Biochemical Technology.
- Certificate Programme in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology.
- Certificate course in Nanotechnology.
- One Year Certificate course in German.
- One Year Diploma course in German.
- One Year Postgraduate Certificate course in Travel & Tourism Management.
[edit] India Today rankings in 2011
- Ranked 13th Best Science College in India.[7]
- Ranked 18th Best Commerce College in India.[8]
- Ranked 21st Best Co-Ed Arts College in India.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ [1] UGC CPE Status 2004. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
- ^ [2] DBT Star College scheme 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
- ^ [3] DBT Star College scheme 2011.Retrieved 2011-11-17.
- ^ [4] Indian folder -Sri Venkateswara College. Premier College.Retrieved 2011-11-17.
- ^ a b "About College". Official website. http://www.svc.ac.in/index2.html.
- ^ "Venkateswara to celebrate golden jubilee". The Times of India. Aug 12, 2010. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Venkateswara-to-celebrate-golden-jubilee/articleshow/6296370.cms.
- ^ [5] India Today Survey Year 2011: Top 50 Science Colleges in India. Retrieved 2011-11-17
- ^ [6] India Today Survey Year 2011: Top 50 Commerce Colleges in India. Retrieved 2011-11-17
- ^ [7] India Today Survey Year 2011: Top 50 Arts Colleges in India. Retrieved 2011-11-17
[edit] External links
- Sri Venkateswara College, Official Website
- Source for College with Potential for Excellence Award : http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/Press_Release-POTENTIAL.pdf
