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University of Delhi
दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय

Seal of the University of Delhi
Motto निष्ठा धृति: सत्यम्
Motto in English Dedicated to Truth
Established 1922
Type Public
Chancellor Mohammad Hamid Ansari
Faculty 14[1]
Students 220,000[1]
Location Delhi, India
Campus Urban
Website du.ac.in

The University of Delhi (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]

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[edit] History

The University of Delhi was established in 1922 as a unitary, teaching and residential university by an Act of the then Central Legislative Assembly. 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. In October 1933, the University offices and the Library shifted to the Viceregal Lodge Estate, and till today this site is the nucleus of the University (Main Campus).[3]

[edit] Beginnings

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. 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.[4]

[edit] South Campus

[edit] 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.[5]

[edit] 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[6]

[edit] 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
  • Delhi College of Engineering - 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 .[7]

[edit] Selected Libraries

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

[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[8]

[edit] 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

[edit] Colleges

[edit] 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. Desh Mukh 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


[edit] Notable alumni

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

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "DU History". http://www.du.ac.in/history.html. 
  2. ^ "Delhi University Ranking". http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2009/results/201-300. 
  3. ^ "Founded". http://www.du.ac.in/history.html. 
  4. ^ "University Beginnings". http://www.du.ac.in/history.html. 
  5. ^ "South Campus". http://www.du.ac.in/southcampus.html. 
  6. ^ "South Campus Facilities". http://www.du.ac.in/sfac.html. 
  7. ^ "DULS". http://crl.du.ac.in. 
  8. ^ "Corrspondance". http://col.du.ac.in. 
  9. ^ MAC
  10. ^ [1]

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