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| Motto | "कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते" |
|---|---|
| Type | Government |
| Established | 1952 ; 72 years ago |
| Accreditation | NAAC (A++ Grade) |
| Principal | Prof. Rajendra Kumar Pandey |
| Address | Kalkaji Main Rd, Block H, Kalkaji , , 110019 , India 28°32′25″N 77°15′15″E / 28.5401439°N 77.254214°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | University of Delhi |
| Website | www.deshbandhucollege.ac.in |
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
[edit]Academic programmes
[edit]Undergraduate
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]It is NAAC A++ college and ranked 13th among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2025.[3]
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Student life
[edit]Societies
[edit]Following is the list of societies of Deshbandhu College (excluding Departmental societies) -
- Sharpshooters- The Photography Society
- 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
- 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
- SPANDAN - Bengali literary and Cultural Society of Deshbandhu College
Events
[edit]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
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Notable faculty
[edit]- Om Prakash Kohli, former member of Rajya Sabha, Governor of Gujarat
- Ravish Kumar, Ramon Magsaysay Awardee
Notable alumni
[edit]- Prabhu Chawla; Editorial Director of The New Indian Express
- Vedant Kaushik; YouTuber, Podcaster, Founder of Rusty Media
- Gulshan Kumar; Founder of the T-Series, Bollywood movie producer
- Late Rajiv Goswami; Activist, President of Delhi University Students Union
- Ajay Dutt; MLA, Delhi Legislative Assembly
- Ashok Lavasa; Former Election Commissioner of India
- Ravish Kumar; Journalist and former news anchor at NDTV
- Late Major Udai Singh; Shaurya Chakra, Sena Medal
- Shantanu Moitra; Music composer,[4] National Film Award winner for music direction
- Raghu Ram, MTV's Roadies Producer
- Sahil Uppal, Actor
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ About us
- ^ "Welcome to Deshbandhu College".
- ^ "2025 NIRF Ranking" (PDF).
- ^ Hindustan Times, Brunch, 5 August 2012, p. 22.
