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{{Infobox university
| name = Sri Venkateswara College, University Of Delhi
| image =
| motto = ''Satyaan'' प्रमदितव्यम्
| mottoeng = Truth Through Self-Education
| established = 20 August 1961 (by [[Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams]])
| type = Public (Central Government) (Maintenance: 95% UGC; 5% College revenue; also one-time grants for development from the trust on requirement basis)
| campus = Urban, 15 acres, South Campus
| students = 3800
| principal = Prof. C. Sheela Reddy
| affiliations = [[University of Delhi]]
| free_label = Calendar
| free = Semester
| city = [[Dhaula Kuan]], [[New Delhi]]
| nickname = Venky
| website = [http://www.svc.ac.in/ www.svc.ac.in]
| coordinates = {{Coord|28|35|19.68|N|77|10|4.15|E|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Sri Venkateswara College''' is a co-ed college which is a constituent of the [[University of Delhi]] established in 1961 in [[New Delhi]], [[India]].<ref name="du.ac.in">{{Cite web|url=http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=sri-venkateswara-college|title=Sri Venkateswara College - University of Delhi|website=www.du.ac.in|language=en|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref> It is managed by [[Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams]] & UGC and awards degrees under the purview of the University of Delhi. The college offers courses both at the undergraduate level and the postgraduate level. Vocational courses and short-term add-on courses that serve as significant supplement to the academic profiles of the students are offered by the college. Admissions are done purely based on merit and as per the Delhi University norms.

== History ==
It was founded under the [[Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams]] (TTD) Trust, as a result of the efforts of [[Durgabai Deshmukh]], who was a member of the constituent assembly of India and founder of the Andhra Education Society in Delhi (1948). She approached [[K. L. Rao]] (Member of Parliament) and C. Anna Rao (CEO of TTD),<ref name="we"/> after realising the acute shortage of a degree-level college in the city. The primary objective of the college was to cater to the education needs of students from South India.

=== Foundation ===
The college started up in 1961 in a school building of the Andhra Education Society in Rouse Avenue (now Deen Dyal Uppadhyay Marg near ITO), [[New Delhi]], with 271 students and 13 faculty members.<ref name="to">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-12/delhi/28283802_1_golden-jubilee-postal-stamp-pg-diploma|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811100904/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-12/delhi/28283802_1_golden-jubilee-postal-stamp-pg-diploma|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Venkateswara to celebrate golden jubilee|date=12 August 2010}}</ref> The foundation stone of the present campus was laid on 20 August 1961 by [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]], former president of India (then vice-president). The college moved into its newly constructed campus at [[Dhaula Kuan]], New Delhi, on 25 August 1971.<ref name="we">{{cite web|url=http://www.svc.ac.in/index2.html|title=About College|publisher=Official website}}</ref> In August 2010, the college celebrated its golden anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/venkateswara-college-enters-jubilee-year/article578009.ece|title=Venkateswara College enters jubilee year|author=Staff Reporter|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/upgrade-training-methods-to-produce-skilled-workforce-patil/661501/|title=Upgrade training methods to produce skilled workforce: Patil|work=indianexpress.com}}</ref>

=== Evolution ===
Sri Venkateswara College came into being through the vision of [[Durgabai Deshmukh]], K. L. Rao and C. Anna Rao in 1961. Initially starting off as a BA pass college, it began by offering B.A. courses in [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Hindi]] and [[Sanskrit]]. Within few years of acquiring its new campus, and led by its principal V Krishnamoorthy, the college introduced honours courses in arts and science. In 1973 the [[University of Delhi]] recognised it as one of its constituent colleges, paving the way for future expansion. From its beginning with just language courses, the college now has academic departments in other disciplines: Economics, Mathematics and Statistics, English, Political Science, History, Botany, and Zoology. The Department of Chemistry which initially provided chemistry papers for other departments was permitted to conduct its own honours course in 1983. Honours courses in Physics (1993), Electronics (1987), and Biochemistry (1989) began. It is a fairly young college in comparison to others of the university which provide honours courses.

Infrastructure developments were undertaken starting from 2006 using fund accrued under CPE, Star College, OBC expansion fund, Golden Jubilee fund and TTD grants. The status of College with Potential for Excellence (UGC 2004) and Star College (DBT 2011) were awarded; CPE was withdrawn in 2011 because of lack of NAAC accredition which is absent in all of Delhi colleges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/two-colleges-of-delhi-university-stripped-of-ugc-tag/1/165882.html|title=Delhi University's two colleges stripped of elite UGC tag|work=intoday.in}}</ref> Pass courses in BA, BSc, BCom, Life Science, Biological Science and Honours in Tamil and Telugu were discontinued in 2013.

== Campus ==
===Facilities===
[[File:Sri Venkateswara College Main Building, Jun 2011.jpg|thumb|Main Building of Sri Venkateswara College]]
* '''Hostel''': Since 2008, Sri Venkateswara College has an on-campus hostel consisting of two blocks, one each for boys and girls to accommodate 144 students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svc.ac.in/hostelpage1.html|title=Sri Venkateswara College|work=svc.ac.in}}</ref>
* The Bioinformatics Center was established in 2006 to promote biology teaching through bioinformatics. It was funded initially by the Department of Biotechnology under the Biotechnology Information System (BTISnet) program. It is the first Bioinformatics Center established in the University of Delhi and North India for the benefit of undergraduate students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bic-svc.ac.in/site/index.php|title=Bioinformatics Center Home|work=bic-svc.ac.in}}</ref>
* The college has facilities for sports. The cricket field in the college campus has host district level competitions. Modern and better lawn tennis and basketball facilities are under construction.
* An auditorium with a seating capacity of 800.
* A fully air-conditioned and well equipped state of the art audio-visual Seminar Hall with a seating capacity of 250 students
* The college has a well stocked library of over 1,20,000 books and is subscribed to over 75 journals and periodicals<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.svc.ac.in/libpage2.html|title=Sri Venkateswara College|website=www.svc.ac.in|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref>
* ICT Labs<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.svc.ac.in/ictpage1.html|title=Sri Venkateswara College|website=www.svc.ac.in|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref>

==Organisation and administration==
=== Governance ===
The college was established and is run by [[Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams]](TTD), a board which organizes the [[Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala|temple of Tirupati]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tirumala.org/EducationalTrust.aspx|title=Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams-Educational Institutions|work=TTD|accessdate=8 March 2018}}</ref> Public involvement in the affairs of the college is through nomination of people from various walks of public life to its Governing Body as per provisions of statute 30(1)(c)(i) of Delhi University Act, 1922. Management of various activities of the college is supervised by the Principal through designated committees. Monitoring of the affairs of the college is done by its Governing Body, Academic Council & Executive Council of the University of Delhi.

The Governing Body of the college consist of the following:
* Ten members nominated by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams(TTD), one amongst them elected as chairman and another as treasurer.
* The principal of the college (ex-officio) member-secretary.
* Two members from the university (for two years).
* Two members of the teaching staff by rotation according to seniority (for two years),

=== Principals ===
* V Krishanamoorthy 1973-1991
* A Sankara Reddy 1994-2009.
* P Hemalatha Reddy 2009–2020
* Prof. C. Sheela Reddy (Principal) 18-01-2021- Onwards

==Academics==
===Courses offered===
==== Undergraduate courses<ref name="du.ac.in"/> ====
* 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. (Hons) Sociology
* B.A. Programme
* B. Com. Programme
* B. Com. (Hons)
* B. Sc. Life Sciences
* B. Sc. (Hons) Bio-Chemistry
* B. Sc. (Hons) Botany
* B. Sc. (Hons) Chemistry
* B. Sc. (Hons) Electronics
* B. Sc. (Hons) Mathematics
* B. Sc. (Hons) Physics
* B. Sc. (Hons) Statistics
* B. Sc. (Hons) Zoology
* B. Sc. (Hons.) Biological Sciences

==== Post Graduate Courses<ref name="du.ac.in"/> ====
* M.A. English
* M.A. Sanskrit
* M.A. History
* M.A./M.Sc Mathematics
* M.A./M.Sc Statistics
* M.Sc Chemistry
* M.Sc Physics
* M.Sc Zoology

==== Add-on courses<ref name="du.ac.in"/> ====
* Certificate Programme in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology (only for students of the college)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bic-svc.ac.in/site/certificate_program.php?pID=24|title=Bioinformatics Center - Certificate Programme in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology|website=www.bic-svc.ac.in|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref>
* One Year Post-Graduate Diploma in Bio-Chemical & Molecular Technology
* One Year Postgraduate Certificate Course in Tourism and Travel Management
* One Year Certificate Course in German Language (Part-Time)
* One Year Diploma in German Language (Part-Time)
* One Year Advance Diploma in German Language (Part-Time)
* One Year Certificate Course in French Language (Part-time)
* One Year Certificate Course in Italian Language (Part-Time)
* One Year Certificate Course in Russian Language (Part-Time)
* One Year Certificate Course in Spanish Language (Part-Time)

===Ranking===
{{Infobox India university ranking
|type=College
|NIRF_C_2020=14}}
It is ranked 14th across india by [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2020/CollegeRanking.html|access-date=2021-03-07|website=www.nirfindia.org}}</ref>

[[India Today]] Rankings 2019 :
* 9th Best College In India, 5th Best College In Delhi For Commerce{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
* 10th Best College In India, 5th Best College In Delhi For Sciences{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
* 19th Best College In India, 7th Best College In Delhi For Arts{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

==Notable alumni==

*[[Gaurav Kapur]], TV Host and Actor
*[[Partha Pratim Bora]], Indian Politician
*[[Prashant Raj Sachdev]], Model and actor
*[[Raghu Ram]], Television Star
*[[Nishtha Dudeja]], Model
*[[Devineni Avinash]], Indian Politician
*[[Aditi Singh Sharma]], Bollywood Singer
*[[Mona Vasu]], Television Actress
*[[Sriti Jha]], Television Actress
*[[Varun Sood]], VJ, Model, Actor
*[[Rashi Bunny]], Actress
*[[Nishtha Dudeja]], Model
*[[Sachin Gupta (musician)]], Singer
*[[Rishabh Pant]], Indian Cricketer
*[[Tania Sachdev]], International Chess Grandmaster
*[[Amit Luthra]] Golfer, [[Arjuna Award]]
*[[Tejas Baroka]], Indian Cricketer
*[[Sonam Wangchuk]], Indian Army Colonel, [[Maha Vir Chakra]]

== Student life ==
The college attracts a large number of students from all over the country. Outstation students generally reside at student-friendly accommodations in Satya Niketan, [[South Extension]] and [[Lajpat Nagar]]. Due to its strategic location in the south of the capital city, a sizable number of student is from south Delhi localities, [[Delhi Cantonment]] and [[Gurgaon]].

Student elections are held as per the DUSU format every year.

=== NEXUS ===
[[File:Celeb Show at Nexus 2012, Sri Venkateswara College, Feb 2012.jpg|thumb|Celeb Show at NEXUS 2012]]
NEXUS, the annual inter-college cultural festival of Sri Venkateswara College, was founded in 1978. The three-day festival attracts students from all across the university.<ref name="nexusabout">{{cite web|url=http://www.svc.ac.in/page37.html|title=Sri Venkateswara College Portrait|publisher=Official website}}</ref> The USP of the festival are its professional shows, including the Rock Show and Celebrity Show. Apart from this it holds competitions in Dramatics, Dance, Music, Fine Arts, Literary etc. rock bands like [[Parikrama (band)|Parikrama]], [[Indian Ocean (band)|Indian Ocean]], Pentagram, Advaita, [[Euphoria (Indian band)|Euphoria]] etc. and celebrities like Kailash kher [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Krishnakumar Kunnath|KK]], Mohit Chauhan, Vishal Dadlani, Armaan Malik, Jazzy b, [[Sukhwinder Singh]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]] etc. have performed at the festival.<ref name="nexusht">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Campus/Know-your-fest/Article1-880856.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720213616/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Campus/Know-your-fest/Article1-880856.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 July 2012|title=Know Your Fest!|date=29 June 2012|work=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref name="nexusht2">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Entertainment/The-zesty-fests-of-DU/Article1-707886.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322013345/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Entertainment/The-zesty-fests-of-DU/Article1-707886.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 March 2014|title=The zesty fests of DU|date=10 June 2011|work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> The festival is organised by Fine Arts Association(FAA) in collaboration with the Students' Union.

There are additional programmes like Venkateswara Swamy's Kalyanam and other poojas for Swami are done on regular basis and the prasadam is shared with students. There is an idol of Venkateswara Swamy in the college campus, which is worshipped regularly.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Official website|http://www.svc.ac.in/ }}
{{University of Delhi}}

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