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College of Vocational Studies, University of Delhi
Other name
CVS
TypePublic
Established1972
ChairmanMr.R.N.P Singh
Vice-ChancellorDr.Yogesh Tyagi
PrincipalDr.Inder Jeet Dagar
Location, ,
CampusSouth Campus, University of Delhi-110017
AffiliationsUniversity of Delhi
Websitewww.cvs.edu.in

The College of Vocational Studies (CVS) is one of the top constituent colleges of University of Delhi.[1] [2] It is a co-educational college founded in 1972 with emphasis on vocational education to bridge the gap between traditional university education, though courses in French, German and Spanish languages, Post Graduate Diploma in Tourism and Post Graduate Diploma in Book Publishing.

The college is situated in the heart of Delhi at Sheikh Sarai-II, next to Shaheed Bhagat Singh College. The nearest metro station is Chirag Delhi and Malviya Nagar.[3] It is very close to Select Citywalk.

Courses offered

The college offers B.A. (Vocational Studies) in 7 fields: Management and Marketing of Insurance (MMI), Marketing Management and Retail Business (MMRB), Tourism Management, Office Management and Secretarial Practice (OMSP), Small and Medium Enterprises (SME), Human Resource Management (HRM) and Material Management (MM).

The College also offers professional honours courses like Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) and B.A. (Hons.) Business Economics (BBE) where admission is done through Delhi University Joint Admission Test(DU-JAT). The college also has regular honours courses like B.Com. (Hons.), B.A. (Hons.) Economics, B.A. (Hons.) History, B.Sc. (Hons.) Computer Science, and B.A.(Hons.) English and B.A. (Hons.) Hindi.[4]

Admission

The admission process for the courses BMS(Bachelor of Management Studies) and B.A.(Hons) Business Economics(BBE) is quite different from the general cutoffs based on Class 12th results, as followed for other courses. The Faculty of Management Studies(FMS), University of Delhi undertakes this responsibility. Selection criteria for the prospective candidates consist(weightage given in brackets):

1. An objective type(MCQ) written test, the Delhi University Joint Admission Test(DU-JAT)includes a variety of questions on verbal aptitude, quantitative aptitude, logical reasoning, General Awareness and current affairs.(65%)

2. Best of four score in class 12th including English and Mathematics.(35%)

The admission test(DU-JAT) is highly competitive in nature with only 400 seats across the university, with a selection ratio of 1:50 students.

The admission to other Honors & Vocational Courses is done solely on the basis of cut-offs based on Class XII best of four. The cutoff of College of Vocational Studies is comparatively high for these courses.

Societies

College of Vocational Studies, University of Delhi (DU) has one of the largest collection of societies in Delhi University. Some of these are:

  • Qonsult : The Consulting society of CVS
  • Comsoc CVS : The Commerce society of CVS
  • Literary Society Of CVS : The Literary Society
  • Evista : CVS College Magazine
  • Quest : The Quiz Society of CVS
  • Reverie : The Cultural Society
  • Mercadeo : The Marketing Society
  • TEB : The Entrepreneural Board
  • FIC : Finance and Investment Cell
  • M.Soc : Management Society
  • Econox : The Economics Society
  • Zephyr : The Film and Photography Society
  • Aspire : The Placement Cell
  • Enactus : The Social Entrepreneurship Society
  • Encrpyt : The Tech Society
  • NSS : National Service Scheme
  • Vociferous Vocationals : The Vocational Society
  • NCC : National Cadet Corps
  • Caravan : The Tourism Society
  • The Green Brigade : Environment Society
  • Inspirix : The Human Resource Development Cell
  • DramaNomics  : The Theatre Society
  • Arpeggio : The Music Society
  • Zest : The Western Dance Society
  • CVS Streets : The Street Dance Society
  • शास्त्रार्थ : The Debating Society
  • Aaghaaz : Women Development Cell
  • Manthan : The Fashion Society
  • Criador : The Creative Society
  • CDF : Connecting Dreams Foundation Social Entrepreneurship Cell

References

  1. ^ "College of Vocational Studies". University of Delhi. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  2. ^ https://www.collegedekho.com/articles/top-25-du-colleges-nirf-ranking-popular-courses-offered/
  3. ^ College Programme
  4. ^ About us College website].