Deshbandhu College Explained
| Deshbandhu College |
| Motto: | "कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते" |
| Established: | 1952 |
| Type: | Government |
| Principal: | Dr. Rajiv Aggarwal |
| Country: | India |
| Postcode: | 110019 |
| Coordinates: | 28.5401°N 77.2542°W |
| Pushpin Map: | India Delhi#India |
| Campus: | Urban |
Deshbandhu College (Hindi: देशबंधु कॉलेज) is a college established in 1952 and affiliated to University of Delhi. Deshbandhu College was established in 1953 by the Ministry of Rehabilitation, as a memorial to freedom fighter Deshbandhu Gupta.[1]
Academics
Academic programmes
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[2]
Rankings
It is NAAC A++ college, ranked 16th among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.[3]
Student life
Societies
Following is the list of societies of Deshbandhu College (excluding Departmental societies) -
- Deshbandhu Dramatics Society - Stage players
- Oculis - Film society
- Deshbandhu Dramatics Society - Street theatre Society
- Dialecticians - English debating society
- Antdristi - Hindi debating society
- Art Meister - Art and craft society
- Physica - The Physics society
- Fiontrai - Entrepreneurship Cell
- Quizzards - Quizzing club
- Sharpshooters - photography society
- YUVA - Youth United for Vision and Action
- Timbre - music society
- IGNIS - flashmob group
- National Cadet Corps
- National service scheme
- Enactus Deshbandhu
- Deshbandhu Express - College media channel owned and run by students
- DESH - college magazine
- Leaders of tomorrow - NGO
- POLIENZ - The Political Science society
Events
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.
Notable people
Notable faculty
Notable alumni
- Prabhu Chawla, editorial director of The New Indian Express
- Rajiv Goswami (d. 2004), president of Delhi University Students Union
- Gulshan Kumar, founder of the T-Series music label; Bollywood movie producer
- Ravish Kumar, journalist, news anchor at NDTV
- Shantanu Moitra, music composer,[4] National Film Award winner for music direction
- Raghu Ram, producer of MTV's Roadies
- Ajay Dutt, MLA, Delhi Legislative Assembly
- Sahil Uppal, Actor
- Ashok Lavasa, former Election commissioner of India
- Late Major Udai Singh(Shaurya Chakra, Sena Medal)
See also
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.deshbandhucollege.ac.in/index.php?option=article&artid=138&pos=control&menuid=428 About us
- Web site: Welcome to Deshbandhu College.
- Web site: 2024 NIRF Ranking .
- Hindustan Times, Brunch, 5 August 2012, p. 22.
