Dyal Singh College, Delhi

Dyal Singh College is a co-educational institute of University of Delhi. It was established in 1959 and is situated in Delhi. It offers undergraduate as well as postgraduate courses in science, the humanities and commerce.

Dyal Singh College
Motto"Gather Ye The Wisdom of East And West"
Established1959 (1959)
Academic affiliation
University of Delhi
PrincipalDr. Anita Goel(Officiating Principal)
Address
Lodhi Rd, Pragati Vihar
,
New Delhi
,
Delhi
,
110003
,
India

28.5905684°N 77.2297249°E / 28.5905684; 77.2297249
CampusUrban
Websitedsc.du.ac.in
Location in Delhi
Dyal Singh College, Delhi (India)

It has been ranked 21st all over India in the national institutional ranking framework in 2020. Dyal Singh college has been awarded "A" grade by the National assessment and accreditation council in the year 2017. The college admits students from all communities irrespective of gender, caste, religion and physical challenges.

Location

The college is centrally located at Lodhi Road in New Delhi near Lodhi Gardens, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Safdarjung Tomb, Humayun's Tomb, India Habitat Centre, India International Centre and many other institutions of national and international significance. The college is surrounded by prominent and splendid neighbourhoods, markets and societies as Khan Market, Golf Links, Jor Bagh, Rabindra Nagar, Delhi Golf Club, Delhi Race Club and so on. It is next to Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium Metro Station on the Violet Line of the Delhi Metro. The college has connectivity through buses of the Delhi Transport Corporation.

History

The college's origin arose from the estate of Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, founder of The Tribune and Punjab National Bank, who willed his estate in 1895 for the establishment of an educational trust for a secular college. Consequently, Dyal Singh College was established at Lahore in 1910. After the Partition of India, Dyal Singh College was established in Karnal and Delhi. It started functioning in the capital at Rouse Avenue as a constituent college of the University of Delhi w.e.f 5 August 1959 and at present location since 16 October 1962. It was taken over by the University of Delhi as a university maintained institution in 1978.[1]

College During Festive Season
College Lawns

Departments

The college currently has the following departments.

Ranking
College rankings
General – India
NIRF (Colleges) (2020)[2]21

Dyal Singh College is ranked 21st among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2020.

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. http://dsc.du.ac.in/topics.aspx?mid=Profile
  2. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Colleges)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 11 June 2020.
  3. "Our Faculty". Jindal School of Environment and Sustainability. O.P. Jindal Global University. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. "Core Team". Delhi Greens. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
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