Delhi University, India

Delhi University is located in New Delhi, India. It is very famous and is one of main universites in India. Delhi University was established in 1922 by British India before forming Republic of India. The University was originally to be named Prince Charles University but due to other reasons the University was named as Delhi University. The University offers awards in advanced studies in 5 academic departments Chemistry, Geology, Zoology, Sociology and History.

 Address of Delhi University Campus:

The University has two main campuses in Delhi, the North Campus & the South Campus.

• North campus, Kamla Nagar, New Delhi, India.

• South Campus, South Moti Bagh, New Delhi, India.

University Of Delhi Website:

http://www.du.ac.in/

University Rank:

• 775^th rank in world Universities.

• 5^th rank in Indian universities.

General Information About Delhi University:

• The University has four colleges St.Stephen's College (1881), Hindu College (1899), Zakir Husain Delhi College (1692) and Ramjas College (1917).

• The University has grown very well and now is one of the largest universities in India.

• Delhi University has at present 77 Colleges, 16 Faculties, 86 Academic departments and 5 other recognised institutes.

University Centres:

Main centres are :

• Cluster Innovation Centre 

• D.S. Kothari Centre for Science, Ethics and Education 

• Agricultural Economics Research Centre

• Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystem

• Centre for Inter-disciplinary Studies of Mountain & Hill Environment 

• The Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education 

• The Centre For Science Education & Communication

• Developing Countries Research Centre  

• The Women's Study Development Centre  

• The University Science Instrumentation Centre (USIC)

 Faculty And Students:

The University of Delhi is one of the largest universities in India. At present, there are 16 faculties, 86 academic departments, 77 colleges and 5 other recognized institutes spread all over the city, with 132435 regular students (UG: 114494,PG:17941) and 261169 students (UG:258831,PG:2338) in non-formal education programme.

Delhi University Admission:

Delhi University offers courses in UG, PG, Ph.D., and M.Phil.

There are several undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, each of which is hugely popular in the academia. It is no wonder then, that admission in DU is tough. There are entrance exams for some courses, and merit based admissions for others.

Admission To Various Courses Through Entrance Exams:

• B.Tech Admission through JEE Main

• B.Arch. Admission through NATA

• Dental colleges Admission through NEET MDS

• MBA Admission through CAT Score

• MBBS/BDS Admission through AIPMT/NEET

• Medical College Admissions through NEET PG

• M.Sc. Admission through JAM

• M.Tech Admission through GATE

Financial Aid:

1. The Board provides Financial Aid of Indian Rupees. 3000/- to the needy and deserving students. Text Books on each subject will also be made available to these students for the full session from the Book Bank.

2. The eligible students should apply for the financial aid immediately after admission. The Application form duly filled in should be submitted to the Teacher-In-Charge of the Centre within the prescribed date mentioned in Application Form 2016-17.

3. All students belonging to BPL (Below Poverty Line) category should attach the copy of the BPL Ration Card with their application form. Late and incomplete application will not be considered and entertained. 

Campus Environment:

Whether it is a north campus, south campus or off Campus College, these campuses are huge in size and area.  With lush green gardens, beautiful historical buildings and a definite sports complex, you’ll find yourself running to go from one class to another. But it also allows people to have their privacy.

Student Life:

Students are given a very wide choice of getting admitted in courses ranging from dancing to writing,  singing,  photography,  debating,  poetry.  They can even involve themselves reading Gandhi, dreaming of becoming a civil servant, and so on; colleges in Delhi University have a fully functioning and exciting society for all of your interests. Delhi University promises one of the cheapest foods on and off campus; students can enjoy the cheapest yummy food. Delhi university students exude confidence; the University has produced talented personalities  like Vishal Shekhar and Atif Aslam.

Notable Alumni Of University Of Delhi:

• Here are some inspirational and famous alumni of Delhi University

• Bollywood famous actor Amitabh Bachchan.

• Amitav Ghosh ,  an Indian Bengali writer best known for his works in the English language.

• Aung San Suu Kyi, a Burmese opposition politician and the chairperson of the National League for Democracy in Burma.

• Arun Jaitley, He is a Senior Advocate in SC and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and He is the current Finance Minister.

• Sheila Dikshit, Sheila Dikshit is an Indian politician who was the Chief Minister of Delhi from 1998 to 2013.