Deshbandhu College

Deshbandhu College (Hindi: देशबंधु कॉलेज), established in 1952, shares a building and some facilities with Ramanujan College as of 2016. Each is a separate constituent college of the University of Delhi in India,[1] in Kalkaji, near Nehru Place, New Delhi.

Deshbandhu College
Motto"कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते"
TypeGovernment supported
Established1952
PrincipalRajiv Aggarwal
Address
South Campus, University of Delhi
,
Delhi
,
110019
,
India

28.5401439°N 77.254214°E / 28.5401439; 77.254214
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUniversity of Delhi
Websitewww.deshbandhucollege.ac.in
Location in Delhi
Deshbandhu College (India)

Rankings

It is ranked 96th across india by National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2020.

History

Deshbandhu College was established in 1953 by the Ministry of Rehabilitation, as a memorial to freedom fighter Deshbandhu Gupta.[2] The college made a humble beginning with just 72 students and courses like Prep (arts), Prep (Science) and Pre-medical. The college was transferred to Ministry of Education and was later taken over by University of Delhi.

Today, Deshbandhu is a fully maintained constituent college of University of Delhi and has the distinction of being the oldest and the largest co-educational institute in South Delhi promoting arts, commerce and science courses. The college offers eight post-graduate and 20 undergraduate courses in disciplines spanning languages, history, political science. economics, commerce and all the major branches of science and mathematics. It caters to over 2000 students.[3]

Facilities

The sprawling shared campus of Deshbandhu College and Ramanujan College, with its lawns, gardens and extensive grounds is dotted with an administrative block, arts blocks, a 'new' old block (recently renovated), library and a science block with well-equipped laboratories, together with students' common rooms, a gymnasium and a canteen.

The college library has a collection of over 85,000 books, a host of journals and magazines, a spacious reading room, a separate floor for teachers and research scholars, and a book bank section which lends textbooks to needy students.

The college promotes the organisation of seminars, lectures, workshops, N.S.S., N.C.C., and other co-curricular activities.

Scholarships and other forms of financial aid are provided to meritorious and needy students.

A placement cell has been started to provide suitable employment opportunities to graduating students through campus recruitment.

Extracurricular activities
  • Deshbandhu Dramatics Society - stage players
  • Deshbandhu Dramatics Society - street theatre
  • Dialecticians - debating society
  • Art Meister - art and craft society
  • Fiontrai - entrepreneurship Cell
  • Oculis - film making society
  • Quizzards - quizzing club
  • Sharpshooters - photography society
  • Timbre - music society
  • IGNIS - flashmob group
  • National Cadet Corps
  • National service scheme
  • Enactus - NGO
  • The Deshbandhu Express - college media channel
  • DESH - college magazine
  • Leaders for Tomorrow - NGO
  • अंतर्दृष्टि - Hindi debating society

Events and societies

Deshbandhu College organises its annual fest Sabrang in even semesters.

Each department has their societies which organise seminars and lectures by eminent scholars and scientists.

Courses offered

Undergraduate
  • B.A. (Hons) Economics
  • B.A. (Hons) English
  • B.A. (Hons) Hindi
  • B.A. (Hons) History
  • B.A. (Hons) Political Science
  • B.A. (Hons) Sanskrit
  • B.A. Programme
  • B.Com.
  • B.Com. (Hons)
  • B.Sc. Applied Physical Sciences (Comp. Sc)
  • B.Sc. Applied Physical Science (Industrial Chemistry)
  • B.Sc. Life Sciences
  • B.Sc. Physical Sciences
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Botany
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Chemistry
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Mathematics
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Physics
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Biochemistry
  • B.Sc. (Hons) Zoology

Postgraduate
  • M.Com.
  • M.A. Hindi
  • M.A. English
  • M.A. Economics
  • M.A. Mathematics
  • M.A. Political Science
  • M.A. Sanskrit
  • M.Sc. Mathematics[4]

Notable Faculty

Notable Alumni

See also

References
  1. Deshbandhu College Archived 13 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine University of Delhi.
  2. About us
  3. http://www.deshbandhucollege.ac.in/
  4. http://www.deshbandhucollege.ac.in/index.php?option=article&artid=51&pos=control&menuid=423
  5. Hindustan Times, Brunch, 5 August 2012, p. 22.
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