List of University of Delhi people

This is a list of notable people related to the University of Delhi. This page excludes those people whose only connection with Delhi University is that they were awarded an honorary degree.

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Nine heads of state and government, and two Nobel laureates have been associated with the university.

Nobel laureates

Two Nobel laureates have been associated with Delhi University.

Name Affiliation Prize Year References
Aung San Suu Kyi B.A. in Political Science (1964) Nobel Peace Prize 1991 [1][2]
Amartya Sen Professor of Economics (1963-1971) Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 1998 [3]

Activists
Name Class

Year

 Degree College Notability References
Urvashi Butalia founder of Zubaan, a feminist publishing house
Medha Patkar founder member of the Narmada Bachao Andolan
Aruna Roy Indraprastha founder of Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan [4]
Bunker Roy 1967 St. Stephen's social activist and educator [5]
Rahul Verma social worker, columnist and founder of Uday Foundation [6]

Arts, entertainment and television
Name Class

Year

 Degree College Notability References
Aarti Bajaj Hansraj film editor
Abish Mathew Ram Lal Anand College Indian comedian and youtuber
Abhinav Kashyap film director and screenwriter [7]
Abhishek Chaubey 1998 Hindu film director [8]
Aditi Arya Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies model and actress [9]
Aditi Rao Hydari Lady Shri Ram actress [10]
Alankrita Sahai model
Ali Abbas Zafar Kirori Mal film director [11]
Amba Sanyal stage actor and costume designer [12]
Amitabh Bachchan Kirori Mal actor [13]
Anjolie Ela Menon Miranda House artist [14]
Ankita Shorey Jesus and Mary model
Anu Aggarwal actress
Anurag Kashyap Hansraj filmmaker [15]
Arjun Rampal 1993 Hindu actor [15][10]
Ashvin Kumar St Stephen's independent filmmaker [16]
Baisali Mohanty Lady Shri Ram Odissi dancer
Benjamin Gilani actor
Chitrangada Singh actress [17]
Deepa Mehta Lady Shri Ram director
Dipannita Sharma Indraprastha actress [18]
Ekta Chowdhry model
Gauri Khan Lady Shri Ram film producer and co-owner of Red Chillies Entertainment [4]
Geeta Chandran Bharatanatyam dancer
Gulshan Grover SRCC actor [19]
Hasleen Kaur IIMC model [20]
Huma Qureshi 2007 BA in History Gargi film actress and model [21][10]
Indrani Dasgupta model
Imtiaz Ali 1993 Hindu film director [15]
Imran Zahid B.Com Hindu theatre and film actor
Jaspinder Narula playback singer [22]
Kabir Bedi film actor [23]
Kabir Khan film director and screenwriter [24]
Karan Oberoi B.Com. fitness model
Konkona Sen Sharma 2001 St Stephen's actor [15]
Koyal Rana 2014 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya model
Krishnakumar Kunnath singer [24]
Kulbhushan Kharbanda Kirori mal film actor
Leela Samson Bharata Natyam dancer [25]
Madhumita Raut Indraprastha Odissi dancer
Madhur Jaffrey 1953 BA in English actress and food critic
Mallika Sherawat BA in Philosophy Miranda House actress [4]
Maneesh Sharma film director
Manish Paul television host and stand-up comedian [26]
Manoj Bajpayee 1989 Ramjas Bollywood actor [15]
Manpreet Brar Lady Irwin model
Marc Robinson supermodel, fashion director and fashion choreographer
Mini Mathur television host and actress
Minissha Lamba Miranda house film actor [15]
Mira Nair director
Mohit Marwah
Mrinalini Sharma Jesus and Mary actress
Nandita Das Miranda House; Delhi School of Social Work actress [14]
Nandita Chandra theatre actor
Naveen Kasturia film actor and assistant director [27]
Neetu Chandra Indraprastha model and actress
Neha Dhupia Jesus and Mary actress [22][10]
Nimrat Kaur B.Com. SRCC actress
Palash Sen MBBS University College of Medical Sciences founder of rock band Euphoria
Pamella Bordes Lady Shri Ram model and photographer
Parikshit Sahni actor
Parvin Dabas actor
Pavan Malhotra Hansraj actor [28]
Prakash Jha did not graduate B.Sc in Physics director [7]
Priyanka Kothari Dyal Singh actress
Priyanshu Chatterjee Ram Lal Anand film actor
Radhika Madan Jesus and Mary actress [29]
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra director [7]
Rannvijay Singh Hansraj VJ with MTV India; current host and director of MTV Roadies [15]
Rati Pandey actress
Rekha Bhardwaj singer
Richa Chadda St. Stephen's actress [30]
Ritu Kumar fashion designer
Ritu Beri Lady Shri Ram fashion designer [4]
Rohit Bal fashion designer
Roshan Seth St Stephen's actor [31]
Saakshi Tanwar TV actor, star of a Star Plus daily Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
Sandali Sinha actress and model
Sanya Malhotra Gargi actress [10][32]
Satish Kaushik actor and film director [13]
Shah Rukh Khan 1988 Hansraj Bollywood actor [15]
Shakti Kapoor Kirori Mal actor
Shanky Singh 2010 Maharaja Agrasen CWE wrestler
Sharan Rani Backliwal Indraprastha sarod player; recipient of Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan
Shekhar Kapur film director
Shikha Swaroop Miss India
Shonali Nagrani model and actress
Shriya Saran BA Lady Shri Ram actress
Siddharth actor
Siddharth Malhotra B. Com. Shaheed Bhagat Singh actor [33][10]
Siddhartha Basu Hindu television producer and quizmaster
Sonal Chauhan Gargi model and actress [10]
Sriti Jha actress
Sushant Singh Rajput did not graduate Delhi College of Engineering[note 1] actor [34]
Swara Bhaskar Miranda actress
Tahir Raj Bhasin Hindu actor [35]
Tisca Chopra Hindu actress
Vishal Bhardwaj Hindu director [10]

Business
Name Class

Year

 Degree College Notability References
Aditya Jha philanthropist and global entrepreneur
Ajaypal Singh Banga B. A. (Economics) St. Stephen's CEO and President, MasterCard
Ankur Warikoo B. Sc. (Physics) Hindu Co-Founder and CEO, Nearbuy
Anshu Jain 1983 B. A. (Economics) SRCC Co-CEO, Deutsche Bank
Ivan Menezes St. Stephen's CEO of Diageo
Naina Lal Kidwai 1977 Lady Shri Ram Chief Executive Officer, HSBC India
Piyush Gupta B. A. (Economics) St. Stephen's CEO and Director of DBS Group
Rahul Bajaj 1958 B. A. (Economics) St. Stephen's billionaire businessman and chairman of the Bajaj Group [36]
Samir Jain St. Stephen's Vice-Chairman and publisher, The Times Group
Sanjeev Bikhchandani 1984 B. A. (Economics) St. Stephen's billionaire businessman; co-founder and CEO, Naukri.com [37]
Shikha Sharma Lady Shri Ram Managing Director and CEO of Axis Bank
Siddhartha Lal 1994 St. Stephen's CEO, Eicher Motors
Vinita Bali 1975 Lady Shri Ram Former Managing Director of Britannia Industries
Vijay Shekhar Sharma Delhi College of Engineering[note 1] billionaire businessman and founder of Paytm
Viresh Oberoi Hansraj Former CEO of Mjunction
Vivek Chaand Sehgal billionaire businessman and chairman of Motherson Sumi Systems [38]

Educationists
Name Class

Year

 Degree College Notability References
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta St. Stephen's; Delhi School of Economics Director, School of Convergence
Vivek Bhandari St. Stephen's director, Institute of Rural Management, Anand

Humanities and social sciences
Name Class

Year

 Degree College Notability References
Arundhati Virmani Indraprashtha historian
Gita Gopinath 1992; 1994 B. A.; M. A. (Economics) Lady Shri Ram; Delhi School of Economics Economic Counsellor of the International Monetary Fund [14][39]
Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi St. Stephen's historian
Jasleen Dhamija Miranda House art historian [40]
Kapila Vatsyayan art scholar; chairperson of IGNCA; recipient of the Padma Vibhushan [41]
Kaushik Basu St. Stephen's former Chief Economist of the World Bank and Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India [42]
Omkar Goswami 1978 Delhi School of Economics Chairman and founder, CERG Advisor
Partha Dasgupta 1962 Hansraj Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Cambridge
Ramnarayan Rawat historian of South Asia
Sanjay Jain 1986 B. A. (Economics) St. Stephen's Lecturer of Economics at the University of Oxford
Upinder Singh St. Stephen's historian
Usha Sanyal historian [22]
Utsa Patnaik Indraprashtha Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Veena Das Indraprashtha Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology at Johns Hopkins University

Law

Supreme Court judges
Name Class

Year

 Degree College Notability References
Arjan Kumar Sikri Faculty of Law Judge of the Supreme Court of India, former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court
Indu Malhotra 1982 B. A. (Political

Science);

M. A. (Political Science);

LLB

 Lady Shri Ram; Faculty of Law Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Madan Lokur St. Stephen's; Faculty of Law Judge of Supreme Court of India; Former Chief Justice of Hyderabad High Court
Madan Mohan Punchhi Faculty of Law 28th Chief Justice of India [43]
Qadeeruddin Ahmed Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
Ranjan Gogoi BA (History); LLB St. Stephen's; Faculty of Law 46th Chief Justice of India
Rohinton Fali Nariman B. Com.; LLB SRCC; Faculty of Law Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Sanjay Kishan Kaul 1982 LLB Faculty of Law Judge of the Supreme Court of India, former Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana [43]
Vikramajit Sen St. Stephen's; Faculty of Law Judge of the Supreme Court of India, former Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka
Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal Faculty of Law 36th Chief Justice of India

Others
Name Class

Year

 Degree College Notability References
Abhilasha Kumari Indraprashtha Chief Justice on the Manipur High Court
Bishwajit Bhattacharyya Faculty of Law
Gopal Subramanium Faculty of Law
Gita Mittal Lady Shri Ram Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court
Pinky Anand Lady Shri Ram; Faculty of Law
Sidharth Luthra 1987; 1990 Hindu; Faculty of Law Former Additional Solicitor General of India
T. Vaiphei Faculty of Law Chief Justice of Tripura High Court

Literature
Name Class

Year

 Degree College Notability References
Ali Sardar Jafri Urdu author and poet.
Amitav Ghosh St. Stephen's; Delhi School of Economics English language author
Anita Desai Miranda House writer [42]
Khushwant Singh St. Stephen's Author best known for his novel Train to Pakistan; Padma Vibhushan recipient [23]
Kunzang Choden B. A. (Psychology) writer [22]
Mukul Kesavan St. Stephen's Historian, novelist and political and social essayist
Mohan Rana Hindi poet
Nabila Jamshed writer
Namita Gokhale co-founder of Jaipur Literature Festival [22]
Shiv Khera writer
Upamanyu Chatterjee St. Stephen's writer

Military
Name Class

Year

 Degree College Notability References
Padmavathy Bandopadhyay Kirori Mal Air Marshal in the Indian Air Force
Sonam Wangchuk Sri Venkateswara Colonel in the Indian Army; Kargil War veteran; Maha Vir Chakra recipient
Sourendra Nath Kohli B. A. St. Stephen's Former Chief of the Naval Staff in the Indian Navy [44]
Surinder Mehra Former Chief of Air Staff in the Indian Air Force [45]
Syed Ata Hasnain 1972 B. A. (History) St. Stephen's retired Lieutenant General in the Indian Army

Media
Name Class

Year

 Degree College Notability References
Niharika Acharya VOA Aaj Tak reporter, anchor
Pallavi Aiyar B. A. (Psychology) St. Stephen's author and China correspondent of The Hindu
Rajat Sharma Editor in chief of India Tv,founder of Independence News Services & host of Aap ki Adalat.
Swaminathan Aiyar St. Stephen's economist and former editor of The Economic Times
Niret J. Alva television producer and CEO, Miditech
Ambika Anand Jesus and Mary Editor-in-Chief, fashion at NDTV Good Times [22]
Shereen Bhan Delhi Bureau Chief and Executive Editor, CNBC-TV18
Satinder Bindra India Bureau Chief, CNN
Romola Butalia writer, author, website editor
Shoma Chaudhury ex-Managing Editor, Tehelka
Prabhu Chawla editor of India Today; host of Seedhi Baat on Aaj Tak
Swapan Dasgupta 1975 B. A. St. Stephen's political analyst and journalist
Vinod Dua Hansraj journalist
Bahar Dutt columnist for CNN-IBN
Barkha Dutt television anchor and journalist [42]
Sagarika Ghose news editor and columnist, CNN-IBN
Arnab Goswami Hindu Editor-in-chief, Times Now
Ramachandra Guha writer and columnist
Prem Shankar Jha columnist; former editor, The Hindustan Times
Manoj Joshi journalist, Deputy Editor, Mail Today
Rini Simon Khanna news anchor [46]
Mammen Mathew editor and Managing Director, Malayala Manorama
Rajiv Mehrotra writer; television producer-director; documentary filmmaker
Chandan Mitra editor of The Pioneer
Aroon Purie Editor-in-chief, India Today
Nidhi Razdan Lady Shri Ram NDTV anchor
Radhika Roy co-founder of NDTV
Nalini Singh journalist, Doordarshan, known for her programme Aankhon Dekhi [25]
Chitra Subramaniam, journalist who broke the Bofors scandal story
Salma Sultan news anchor of Doordarshan

Politics and Government

Heads of state and government
Name Class

Year

 Degree College Notability References
Aung San Suu Kyi 1964 1st State Counsellor of Myanmar [2]
Bingu wa Mutharika 1961; 1963 B.Com.;M.A. (Economics) SRCC; Delhi School of Economics 3rd President of Malawi [47][48]
G.P. Koirala 30th Prime Minister of Nepal
Khandu Wangchuk former Prime Minister of Bhutan [49]
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq 1943 B.A. (History) St. Stephen's 6th President of Pakistan [50][44]
Narendra Modi 1978 B.A. (Political Science) School of Open Learning 14th Prime Minister of India [51][52]
Salim Ahmed Salim 1968 St. Stephen's 4th Prime Minister of Tanzania [44]
Sangay Ngedup former Prime Minister of Bhutan

Other Politicians, Royalty, Civil servants and Diplomats
Name Class

Year

 Degree College Notability References
Ajai Malhotra B. A. (Economics); M. A. (Economics) Hindu; Delhi School of Economics Ambassador of India to Russia
Ajay Maken Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation [53]
Alka Lamba Dyal Singh; St. Stephen's Member of Legislative Assembly [53]
Ambika Soni Indraprastha former Minister of Information and Broadcasting [22]
Amrita Meghwal Member of Legislative Assembly
Arun Jaitley 1973; 1977 B. Com.; LLB SRCC; Faculty of Law Former Minister of Defence and Minister of Finance [53]
Arun Shourie St. Stephen's Former Minister for Communications & Information Technology and Member of Parliament [42]
Brinda Karat Miranda House Member of Parliament [4]
Chirag Paswan Member of Parliament
Devyani Rana member of the Nepalese royal family
Emmanuel Blayo Wakhweya 1960 Ugandan Minister of Finance
Gopalkrishna Gandhi St. Stephen's Former Governor of Bihar and Governor of West Bengal
Hardeep Singh Puri Hindu former Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
Dr. Harsh Vardhan Zakir Husain Delhi College Minister of Health and Family Welfare since 2014, Chairman of the WHO Executive Board
Ira Singhal NSIT[note 2] IAS: Topper, Civil Services Exam 2014
Jai Parkash Aggarwal Member of Parliament
Jarbom Gamlin former Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh
Javeed Ahmad St. Stephen's Director General of Police of Uttar Pradesh Police
Kapil Sibal LLB Faculty of Law Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Government of India
Karni Singh St. Stephen's Last titular Maharaja of Bikaner [44]
Kiran Bedi 1988 LLB Faculty of Law first woman to become an Indian Police Service officer
Kiren Rijju BA; LLB Hansraj; Faculty of Law Member of Parliament [54]
Lala Hardayal St. Stephen's
Laxmi Narayan Yadav Member of Parliament
Madanlal Khurana Kirori Mal former Chief Minister of Delhi
Mahesh Sharma University College of Medical Sciences
Mani Shankar Aiyar B. A. (Economics) St. Stephen's Member of Parliament [23]
Maneka Gandhi Lady Shri Ram Minister of Women and Child Development [14]
Mayawati 1975 B. A.; LLB Kalindi; Faculty of Law former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh [55]
Meenakshi Lekhi B.Sc. (Botany); LLB Hindu; Faculty of Law Member of Parliament
Meira Kumar Indraprashta; Miranda House former Minister of Water Resources, Speaker of the Lok Sabha, and Indian Presidential Candidate in 2017. [22]
Montek Singh Ahluwalia B. A. St. Stephen's Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission [42]
Murtaza Ali Khan St. Stephen's Last titular Nawab of Rampur
Najeeb Jung B. A. (History); M.A. (History) St. Stephen's 20th Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
Naresh Gujral Member of Parliament
Naveen Jindal 1990 Hansraj Member of Parliament
Naveen Patnaik B. A. Kirori Mal current Chief Minister of Odisha
Navin Chawla 1966 B. A. (History) St. Stephen's Chief Election Commissioner of India; author of Mother Teresa's biography
P. N. Dhar Hindu principal secretary to Indira Gandhi's Prime Minister's office
Pankaj Saran B. A. (Economics); M. A. (Economics) Hindu; Delhi School of Economics Deputy National Security Advisor of India; Former Ambassador of India to Russia
Pooja Kapur Ambassador of India to Bulgaria and Macedonia.
Preeti Saran Lady Shri Ram Former Ambassador of India to Vietnam
Pradeep Kumar Sinha St. Stephen's; Delhi School of Economics 31st Cabinet Secretary of India
Rahul Gandhi did not

graduate

 St. Stephen's Indian National Congress Member of Parliament (from Amethi Lok Sabha constituency)
Rangarajan Kumaramangalam 1977 Kirori Mal former Minister of Power
Raninder Singh St. Stephen's [56]
Ranjib Biswal St. Stephen's Member of Parliament
S. Y. Quraishi St. Stephen's 17th Chief Election Commissioner of India
Sachin Pilot B. A. St. Stephen's Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan [42][57]
Salman Khurshid St. Stephen's former Minister of External Affairs [42][58]
Sarup Singh Ramjas former Governor of Gujarat and Governor of Kerala [59]
Satish Upadhyay B. A. (Political Science)
Shaktikanta Das B. A. (History); M. A. (History) St. Stephen's 25th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India [60]
Shashi Tharoor B. A. (History) St. Stephen's Minister of State for External Affairs; former U.N. Under Secretary General [61][62]
Sheila Dikshit M. A. (History) Miranda House former Chief Minister of Delhi [4]
Shivshankar Menon M. A. (History) St. Stephen's 4th National Security Advisor of India; 27th Foreign Secretary of India
Smriti Irani School of Open Learning Former Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Minister of Human Resource Development
Subramanian Swamy Hindu [23]
Sucheta Kripalani Indraprastha former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India's first woman Chief Minister [25][44]
Sujatha Singh Lady Shri Ram; Delhi School of Economics 30th Foreign Secretary of India
Syeda Saiyidain Hameed 1963 BA Miranda House former member of the Planning Commission of India
Thupstan Chhewang 1967 B. A.; LLB Ramjas; Faculty of Law Member of Parliament [63]
Tulsi Agarwal Bharatiya Janata Party politician
Virbhadra Singh B. A. St. Stephen's former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh
Vijay Goel M. Com. SRCC Member of Parliament [53]
Vijay Jolly B. Com.; M. Com. SRCC MLA [53]
Vijay Keshav Gokhale M. A. (History) 32nd Foreign Secretary of India [64][65]
Vinod Rai Delhi School of Economics 11th Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Wajahat Habibullah 1965; 1967 B. A. (History); M. A. (History) St. Stephen's 1st Chief Information Commissioner of India [66]

Note that Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, the fifth President of India, graduated from St. Stephen's College, when the college was under the University of the Punjab.

Science and Engineering
Name Class

Year

 Degree College Notability References
Amolak Chand Jain 1948; 1950 B.Sc. (Chemistry) Chemist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize [67]
Amit Dutt 1994; 1995 B.Sc. (Botany); Diploma in biochemical technology Geneticist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize [68][69]
Amitabh Joshi BSc (Botany); M.Sc. (1988) Evolutionary Biologist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize [70]
Amitava Raychaudhuri Particle physicist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Anil Grover 1977; 1979 B.Sc.; M.Sc. Plant molecular biologist, N-Bios laureate [71]
Anil Kumar Tyagi Biochemist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize [72]
Apurva Sarin Cell biologist, N-Bios laureate [73]
Archana Bhattacharyya B.Sc (Physics); M. Sc. (Physics) Physicist; Director of the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism
Asoke Nath Mitra 1947; 1949 Ramjas Physicist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Charusita Chakravarty B.Sc. (Chemistry) St. Stephen's Professor of chemistry at IIT Delhi; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Deepak Kumar St. Stephen's Physicist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize [74]
Eknath Prabhakar Ghate St. Stephen's Mathematician; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Gaiti Hasan 1976 B.Sc. (Zoology) Miranda House Molecular Biologist [75]
Hirdaya Behari Mathur 1948 Chemist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize [76]
Jogesh Pati 1957 M.Sc. Physicist at the University of Maryland, College Park, recipient of the Dirac Medal. [77]
Kasturi Lal Chopra 1952; 1954
Krishna N. Ganesh 1977 Ph.D. Chemist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize [78]
Meena Upadhyaya Medical Geneticist
N. A. Ramaiah Physical chemist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Pran Nath 1958 Physicist at Northeastern University
Raj Rewal 1954 Department of Architecture[note 3] architect
Rajinder Kumar Delhi College of Engineering[note 1] Chemical engineer and a former professor at the Indian Institute of Science
Ravi Grover 1970 Delhi College of Engineering[note 1] Nuclear scientist and mechanical engineer; Padma Shri recipient
S. C. Jain Physicist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize [79]
Sampat Kumar Tandon 1972 PhD Geologist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize [80]
Sangeeta Malhotra 1988 B.Sc. Hansraj Astrophysicist; Fellow of the American Astronomical Society
Satish Chandra Maheshwari St. Stephen's Molecular Biologist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize [81]
Satish Kumar Gupta B.Sc. Immunologist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize [82]
Shasanka Mohan Roy, 1960; 1962 B.Sc.; M.Sc. Quantum physicist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize [83]
Srinivasan Varadarajan 1952 PhD Chemist and Padma Bhushan awardee [84]
Subhash Chandra Lakhotia 1971 cytogeneticist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Sushil Kumar 1960 Hansraj Geneticist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Usha Kehar Luthra Lady Hardinge Medical College Pathologist and cytologist
V. Balakrishnan St. Stephen's Professor of Physics at IIT Madras
Vaidyeswaran Rajaraman 1952 B.Sc. (Physics) St. Stephen's Engineer, academic and writer, known for his pioneering efforts in the field of Computer Science education in India
Vinod Dham B.E. (Electrical Engineering) Delhi College of Engineering[note 1] Inventor of the Pentium chip
V. K. Dadhwal B.Sc. (Botany) Hansraj Director of Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology


Sports
Name Class

Year

 Degree College Notability References
Aakash Chopra Hindu Cricketer [85]
Ajay Jadeja Hindu Cricketer [85]
Anjum Chopra Cricketer
Ankita Bhambri Tennis player
Apurvi Chandela Jesus and Mary Shooter [86]
Arun Lal St. Stephen's Cricketer [44]
Ashok Gandotra St. Stephen's Cricketer [44]
Deep Dasgupta Hindu Cricketer [85]
Gautam Gambhir Hindu Cricketer
Gaurav Bidhuri Kirori Mal Boxer
Hari Gidwani Hindu Cricketer [87][88]
Jaspal Rana St. Stephen's Shooter [44]
Kirti Azad Cricketer
Manika Batra did not graduate Jesus and Mary Table tennis player [89]
Maninder Singh Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa Cricketer
Mansher Singh St. Stephen's Shooter [44]
Manvinder Bisla Hindu Cricketer [85]
Mohinder Amarnath Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa Cricketer
Murali Kartik Hindu Cricketer [90]
Prashanti Singh Basketball player
Prakash Bhandari Hindu Cricketer [85]
Randhir Singh St. Stephen's Shooter [44]
Raghbir Singh Bhola Delhi College of Engineering[note 1] Hockey player
Rishabh Pant Sri Venkateswara Cricketer [91]
Saba Karim 1988 B.Com. (Hons) Hindu Cricketer [92][85]
Sanaa Bhambri Tennis player
Sandeep Sejwal St. Stephen's Swimmer
Shyam Lal Meena Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa Archer
Sunil Valson Hindu Cricketer [85]
Tania Sachdev Sri Venkateswara Chess player
Unmukt Chand St. Stephen's Cricketer [93][94][10]
Vijay Mehra St. Stephen's Cricketer [44]
Vinay Lamba Hindu Cricketer [85]

Notable faculty
Name Affiliation College Notability References
Anil Kumari Malhotra principal of Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital Padma Shri recipient (2016)
Andre Beteille Professor Emeritus of sociology Delhi School of Economics
Amartya Sen Professor of Economics between 1963 and 1971 at the Delhi School of Economics Recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998 [3]
Ashok Mitra Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India and Member of Parliament
Autar Singh Paintal Principal University College of Medical Sciences medical scientist who made pioneering discoveries in the area of neurosciences and respiratory sciences.
Bhisham Sahni former lecturer in English at Zakir Husain Delhi College author and playwright
Debi Prasad Sarkar former professor of biochemistry, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipient [95]
Indu Malhotra Lecturer of Political Science Miranda House Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi Lecturer in History from 1928 to 1944 St. Stephen's Pakistani historian [44]
Jagdish N. Bhagwati professor of international trade at the Delhi School of Economics from 1962 to 1968
Kamal Kumar Sethi former professor of cardiology, Padma Shri recipient
Manmohan Singh Professor of International Trade, 1969-1971 Delhi School of Economics 13th Prime Minister of India [96]
M. N. Srinivas sociologist
Padma Desai Associate professor of economics from 1959 to 1968 Delhi School of Economics Professor of Comparative economic systems, Columbia University
Percival Spear lecturer in History from 1924 to 1948 St. Stephen's College historian [44]
Pranab Bardhan Professor (1973 to 1977) Delhi School of Economics Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley [97]
Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan Professor of Economics Indraprastha wife of the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan
Raj Krishna professor at the Delhi School of Economics
Sampat Kumar Tandon former pro-vice chancellor, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate [80]
Santosh Kumar Sen Head of post graduate studies Maulana Azad Medical College Indian surgeon and Padma Bhushan recipient [98]
Surendra Sheodas Barlingay logician and Marathi writer
Sushil Kumar Saxena arts, Indian author, music critic & exponent
Tista Bagchi professor of linguistics
Tapan Raychaudhuri Indian historian
T. A. Venkitasubramanian former professor of biochemistry, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipient

Notes
  1. The Delhi College of Engineering (now known as Delhi Technological University) was affiliated to the University of Delhi until 2009.
  2. The Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (now known as Netaji Subhas University of Technology) was affiliated to the University of Delhi until 2018
  3. The Department of Architecture, Delhi College of Engineering (now known as School of Planning and Architecture) was affiliated to the University of Delhi until 1979.

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