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{{Short description|Central university in Delhi, India}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}

| name                   = University of Delhi

| image                 = University of Delhi.png

| established           = {{start date and age| 1 May 1922|df=yes}}

| type                   = [[Public university|Public]]  [[Central University (India)|Central University]],[[Institutes of Eminence|Institute of Eminence]]

| motto                 = {{native phrase|sa|Nishtha Dhriti Satyam|italics=on}}

| mottoeng               = Dedication, Steadfastness and Truth

| chancellor            = [[Vice President of India]]

| vice_chancellor        = [[Yogesh Singh]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Vice Chancellor - Delhi University |url=http://www.du.ac.in/index.php?page=vice-chancellor |website=www.du.ac.in |access-date=29 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kalita |first1=Bishal |title=DU: Prof Yogesh Singh Appointed Vice-Chancellor Of Delhi University |url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/prof-yogesh-singh-appointed-vice-chancellor-of-delhi-university |access-date=19 April 2022 |work=NDTV |date=22 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

| students               = 1,892,000+<ref name=nirf_stud>{{cite web|title=University of Delhi Data for NIRF'2021|url=http://www.du.ac.in/uploads/DU-NIRF/DU-NIRF-2021.pdf|publisher=University of Delhi}}</ref>

| head_label            = [[Visitor]]

| head                  = [[President of India]]

| faculty                = 1,060<ref name=nirf_stud/>

| undergrad             = 120,000+<ref name=nirf_stud/>

| postgrad               = 20,344<ref name=nirf_stud/>

| doctoral               = 3,700<ref name=nirf_stud/>

| city                   = [[Delhi]]

| country               = India

| endowment             = {{INRConvert|433|c}}<ref name="dubudget">{{cite web |title=Financial Estimates 2018-2019 |url=http://www.du.ac.in/du/uploads/28032018_Budget_2.pdf |access-date=23 March 2019}}</ref>

| coor                   = {{Coord|28.69|N|77.21|E|type:edu_region:IN|display=inline,title}}

| campus                 = Urban

| free_label             =  

| free                   =  

| colours               = {{color box|#663399}} Purple

| mascot                 = [[Elephant]] (Strength and wisdom)

| academic_affiliations  = {{hlist|[[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]|[[Association of Indian Universities|AIU]]|[[Association of Commonwealth Universities|ACU]]|[[Universitas 21]]}}

| accreditation          = [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council|NAAC]]

| website               = {{URL|https://www.du.ac.in/}}

| logo                   =  

'''Delhi University''' ('''DU'''), formally the '''University of Delhi''', is a [[Central university (India)|central university]] located in [[Delhi]], India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the [[Central Legislative Assembly]] and is recognized as an [[Institutes of Eminence|Institute of Eminence]] (IoE) by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC). The university has 16 faculties and 86 departments distributed across its North and South campuses, and remaining colleges across the region. It has 91 constituent colleges. Delhi University is one of the [[List of largest universities and university networks by enrollment|largest university systems in the world]] with over 400,000 students on its campuses and affiliated colleges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.du.ac.in/index.php?id=10 |title=About Us |publisher=Du.ac.in |date=26 February 2011 |access-date=18 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516193256/http://www.du.ac.in/index.php?id=10 |archive-date=16 May 2012}}</ref> The [[Vice President of India]] serves as the university chancellor. The university is ranked 11th by [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] 2023.

All of the above colleges were subsequently affiliated to the university. The university initially had two faculties (Arts and Science) and approximately 750 students.

When [[Maurice Gwyer|Sir Maurice Gwyer]] came to India in 1937 to serve as Chief Justice of British India, he became the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Delhi. During his time, postgraduate teaching courses were introduced and laboratories were established at the university.<ref>{{cite news |title=This Day That Age dated October 16, 1952: Sir Maurice Gwyer |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2002/10/16/stories/2002101600870900.htm |date=16 October 2002 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=24 October 2015 }}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Members of the faculty included [[Daulat Singh Kothari]] in Physics and [[Panchanan Maheshwari]] in Botany. Gwyer has been called the "maker of university". He served as Vice-Chancellor until 1950.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=about-du-2|title=About University of Delhi |publisher= University of Delhi|website= du.ac.in|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref>

The silver jubilee year of the university in 1947 coincided with India's independence, and the national flag was hoisted in the main building for the first time by [[Vijayendra Kasturi Ranga Varadaraja Rao]]. In that year there was no convocation ceremony due to the [[partition of India]]. Instead, a special ceremony was held in 1948, attended by then [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], as well as by [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma|Lord Mountbatten]], [[Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma|Lady Mountbatten]], [[Abul Kalam Azad]], [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Husain]] and [[Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar]]. Twenty-five years later the golden jubilee celebrations of 1973 were attended by then Prime Minister of India [[Indira Gandhi]], [[Satyajit Ray]], [[Amrita Pritam]] and [[M. S. Subbulakshmi]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Delhi University's date with history |author=Sonal Manchanda |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19970817/22950303.html |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=17 August 1997 }}</ref>

The university has grown into one of the largest universities in India. There are 16 faculties, 86 academic departments, [https://flowinnews.com/delhi-university/delhi-university-list-of-colleges-all-you-need-to-know/ 91 colleges] spread across the city, with 132,435 regular students (114,494 undergraduates and 17,941 postgraduates). There are 261,169 students in non-formal education programmes (258,831 undergraduates and 2,338 postgraduates). DU's chemistry, geology, zoology, sociology and history departments have been awarded the status of Centres of Advanced Studies. In addition, a number of the university's departments receive grants under the Special Assistance Programme of the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] in recognition of their outstanding academic work.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/centralniversitylist.aspx?id=5&Unitype=1|title=University|website= ugc.ac.in|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref>

From the year 2022 DU changed its admission pattern from the 12th percentage mark based to CUET<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cuet.samarth.ac.in/ |title=Common University Entrance Test |website=[[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Education]]}} {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref> (Central Universities Common Entrance Test). Now it will admit students based on their CUET scores. And the 12th class percentage marks will act as a tie-breaker for students securing the same CUET scores.<ref>{{cite news |title=CUET-UG 2022: Class 12 marks to act as tie-breaker for students with same CUET score, says DU V-C |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/cuet-ug-2022-class-12-marks-to-act-as-tie-breaker-for-students-with-same-cuet-score-says-delhi-university-v-c-8029746/ |access-date=24 July 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=15 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

 

The annual [[honorary degree]] ceremony of the university has been conferred upon several people, which includes film actor [[Amitabh Bachchan]], former [[Chief Minister of Delhi]] [[Sheila Dikshit]], cartoonist [[R. K. Laxman]], chemist [[C. N. R. Rao]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Delhi University honours Big B |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-11-04/india/27817438_1_honours-honorary-degree-r-k-laxman |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811025346/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-11-04/india/27817438_1_honours-honorary-degree-r-k-laxman |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=4 November 2006}}</ref> and former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] [[Gordon Brown]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Brown's sense of humour floors audience at DU|url=http://www.hindu.com/holnus/000200801211968.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 January 2008}}</ref>

There are 91 colleges affiliated to the University of Delhi, spread across [[Delhi]]. North Campus and South Campus serve as the two main campuses of the university.<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Colleges - University of Delhi |url=https://www.careers360.com/university/university-of-delhi-delhi/affiliated-colleges |website=careers360.com |access-date=24 December 2021}}</ref> [[Zakir Husain Delhi College]], which is situated in the central part of New Delhi, is the oldest college in Delhi carrying 300 years of legacy.

The North Campus hosts the three founding colleges of the university. It now has the [[School of Open Learning]], the [[Faculty of Arts]], the [[Faculty of Law]], and 13 colleges including [[Kirori Mal College]], [[Lady Irwin College]], [[Daulat Ram College]], [[Hansraj College]], [[Hindu College, Delhi|Hindu College]], [[Indraprastha College for Women]], [[Mata Sundri College for Women]], [[Lakshmibai College]], [[Miranda House]], [[Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College]], [[Ramjas College]], [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi, India|St. Stephen's College]], [[Shri Ram College of Commerce]], [[Satyawati College]], [[Shyam Lal College]]. The campus also houses centres for graduate study and research, which include the [[Cluster Innovation Centre]], [[Delhi School of Economics]], Delhi School Of Journalism<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dubeat.com/du-colleges/cluster-innovation-centre/|title=Delhi University College Profile: Cluster Innovation Centre|date=11 June 2015|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref> and the Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research (ACBR).

The South Campus was opened in 1973 as part of the university's expansion plan. It moved to its present location on [[Benito Juarez Marg]], near [[Dhaula Kuan]], in 1984, and covers 69 acres. Its constituent colleges include, [[Aryabhatta College]], [[Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbia College]], [[Gargi College]], [[Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College]], [[PGDAV College]], [[Jesus and Mary College]], [[Ramanujan College]], [[Maitreyi College]], [[Motilal Nehru College]], Motilal Nehru College Evening, [[Ram Lal Anand College]], [[Sri Venkateswara College]], [[Lady Shri Ram College]], [[Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College]], the [[Delhi College of Arts and Commerce]], the [[Institute of Home Economics]], the [[College of Vocational Studies]], [[Sri Aurobindo College]], [[Kamala Nehru College]], [[Dyal Singh College, Delhi|Dyal Singh College]], [[Shaheed Bhagat Singh College]] and [[Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing]].

===Hostel facilities===

Some colleges of Delhi University offer hostel facilities to students but this facility is limited to a specific number of colleges. The allotment of hostels<ref>[https://duconnections.com/hostels-in-delhi-university-criteria-reservations-etc/ Hostel Criteria of Delhi University]</ref> is also done on a merit basis. Only 20 colleges of Delhi University provide hostel facilities to students.

The [[President of India]] is the Visitor, the [[Vice President of India]] is the Chancellor and the [[Chief Justice of India]] is the Pro-Chancellor of the university. The Court, the Executive Council, the Academic Council and the Finance Committee are the administrative authorities of the university.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=leadership|title=Administration |publisher= University of Delhi|website= du.ac.in|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref>

The University Court is the supreme authority of the university and has the power to review the acts of the Executive Council and the Academic Council. The Executive Council is the highest executive body of the university. The Academic Council is the highest academic body of the university and is responsible for the maintenance of standards of instruction, education and examination within the university. It has the right to advise the Executive Council on all academic matters. The Finance Committee is responsible for recommending financial policies, goals, and budgets.

{{main|List of colleges affiliated to the Delhi University}}

 

* Colleges are maintained by Delhi Administration, which acts as a trust for them.

* Colleges maintained by the University of Delhi.

The colleges maintained by universities get 100% deficit maintenance grant while the colleges run by trusts get 95% deficit grants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/pub/report/9.pdf|title=Funding Higher Education Institutes|publisher=University Grants Commission}}</ref>

The university has 65 colleges that have liberal courses in humanities, social sciences and science. Twenty-five of these colleges is affiliated with the South Campus while the others are to the North Campus. The total number of colleges under the university is 77 if the colleges that run professional courses are included. Some colleges also offer evening courses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.du.eduarena.com/colleges-delhi-universitydu/|title=Colleges Under DU|publisher=EduArena}}</ref> The university includes an undergraduate management college 'Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, which is ranked as the best B-school in the country at this level, by India Today.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/bestcolleges/2020/ranks/1824922|title=Best BBA colleges in India|publisher=India Today}}</ref>

 

In the past, the Faculty of Technology offered courses in Engineering and Technology. The faculty earlier included the Delhi College of Engineering, before it was transformed into the [[Delhi Technological University]] and Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology before it was transformed into the [[Netaji Subhas University of Technology]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nsit.ac.in|publisher=NSIT|title=About NSUT}}</ref>

The University of Delhi has two affiliated faculties:

*Faculty of Ayurvedic & Unani Medicine: The faculty awards degrees to its students in [[Ayurveda|Ayurvedic medicine]] and [[Unani medicine]].

*Faculty of Homoeopathic Medicine: The faculty awards degrees to its students in [[Homeopathy|Homoepathic medicine]].

There are about 28 centres and institutes at DU. These are divided into four categories:

* Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centre For Biomedical Research — Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Research is a centre where a multispecialty group of scientists participate in teaching and research in basic and applied biomedical sciences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://internshala.com/internship/detail/dr-br-ambedkar-center-for-biomedical-research-acbr1384193615|title=Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Research, DU|publisher=[[Internshala]]}}</ref>

* [[Delhi School of Economics]]: Commonly referred to as DSE, it is a centre of postgraduate learning. Starting in the year 1949, the campus of the Delhi School of Economics houses the University of Delhi's Departments of Economics, Commerce, Sociology and Geography.

* [[Cluster Innovation Centre]] presents its students with an interdisciplinary study system that involves hands-on projects and connects research with application in society. CIC is supported by the [[National Innovation Council (India)|National Innovation Council]] and aided by [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Union Human Resource Development Ministry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dubeat.com/du-colleges/cluster-innovation-centre/|title=About Cluster Innovation Centre|date=11 June 2015|publisher=dubeat.com|access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>

* Design Innovation Centre (DIC or DUDIC) - A design centre in North Campus established under National Initiative for Design Innovation by [[Ministry of Human Resource Development]]. It offers courses for undergraduate and postgraduate students in design thinking, innovation and entrepreneurship. The University of Delhi is the main hub and one of the 5 institutions to be granted the DIC project in the first round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dudic.io/about-2/|title=About Design Innovation Centre|publisher=dudic.io|access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>

* Agricultural Economics Research Centre – The centre was established and is completely funded by the [[Ministry of Agriculture (India)|Ministry of Agriculture of India]] to carry out research related to the rural economy and agriculture in India. Since then, the centre has completed more than hundreds of policy-oriented studies for the Ministry of Agriculture.

* Centre for Inter-disciplinary Studies of Mountain & Hill Environment – The concept of the centre revolves around the idea that the upland areas play a crucial role in the production and regeneration of natural resources like fresh water, and forests, besides sustaining a rich genetic diversity of plant and animal life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cismhe.org/|title=Centre for Inter-disciplinary Studies of Mountain & Hill Environment, DU|publisher=cismhe.org|access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>

* The Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education provides opportunities for professional and career development to teachers across the universities of India. CPDHE helps build competence in research methodologies and pedagogy, and expands technologies in ICT, Science and Technology, Environment and Education.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cpdhe.du.ac.in/?page_id=96|title=Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education : the University of Delhi|website=cpdhe.du.ac.in|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>

* Developing Countries Research Centre – Its objective is to address political and intellectual issues that emerge from the study of the post-colonial world and integrate these insights into teaching at the undergraduate, postgraduate and research levels. Scholars in Political Science, Economics, Sociology, History, Education, philosophy, Psychology and Literature have been involved in the effort.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punjabcolleges.com/11578-indiacolleges-Developing-Countries-Research-Centre-(DCRC)-Delhi/|title=Developing Countries Research Centre, Delhi|publisher=punjabcolleges.com|access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>

* The Women's Study Development Centre is the focal point for women's and gender studies in the university. The activities of WSDC place women and gender at the centre of its inquiry focusing mostly on multidisciplinary perspectives of class, caste, race, ethnicity, sexuality, religion, and age. It also addresses other socio-political issues concerning women.

* The University Science Instrumentation Centre (USIC) is a central facility and houses analytical instruments. Its objective is to provide services to all researchers and students of science departments in the university and the constituent colleges of the University of Delhi.

* The Ahilya Bai College of Nursing is a nursing institute. It provides practical exposure to their students, which helps them in acquiring in-depth knowledge of nursing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.minglebox.com/college/Ahilyabai-College-of-Nursing|title=Ahilya Bai College of Nursing, DU|publisher=minglebox.com}}</ref>

* Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Institute for the Physically Handicapped is an autonomous organisation under the administrative and financial control of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India. It provides education to people with disabilities.

* School of Rehabilitation Sciences – It aims to disseminate knowledge on developmental therapy and special education in rehabilitation sciences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highereducationinindia.com/institutes/school-of-rehabilitation-sciences-2533.php|title=School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hauz Khas, Delhi|publisher=Higher Education India}}</ref>

There are 240 courses available at the university for undergraduate (UG) and post-graduate (PG).<ref>{{cite web |title=About Delhi University |url=https://allegiance-educare.in/college/university-of-delhi |website=allegiance-educare.in |publisher= |access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref>

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College AIR - 15, Overall Score - 289.54, National Rating - AAAA+<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.university.careers360.com/colleges/university-of-delhi-delhi|title=University of Delhi|publisher=Careers360}}</ref>-->

There are a total 201 courses offered by Delhi University like [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]], [[Bachelor of Technology|BTech]] etc. Courses are mainly classified under the three faculties of the central university, including arts, commerce and science.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.careers360.com/university/university-of-delhi-delhi/courses|title=Delhi University Courses 2021 |website= careers360.com|access-date=24 December 2021|date=11 March 2015}}</ref>

The university offers 70 post-graduate degrees. DU also offers [[Master of Philosophy|MPhil]] in about 28 subjects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=m-phil|title=M.Phil. |publisher= University of Delhi|website= du.ac.in|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref> In addition to these, it offers 90+ Certificate courses and 28 Diplomas. There are 15 Advanced Diplomas offered in various languages. The university offers [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] courses, which may be awarded by any faculty of the university under ordinance VI-B.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.du.ac.in/du/uploads/research/ordinances%20and%20guidelines/Phd_ordinance.pdf|title=Ordinance VI-B - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - the University of Delhi|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref> But, speciality and super speciality medical degrees like [[Doctor of Medicine|DM]], DCh etc., could only be awarded by the faculty of medical sciences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fmsc.ac.in/courses.htm|title=Courses of Faculty of Medical Sciences| publisher= University of Delhi |website= fmsc.ac.in |access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref> Due to lack of surety in quality of legal education, The Bar Council of India has issued a notification asking Delhi University (DU) to shut down law courses offered in evening shift at its colleges.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/shutdown-evening-law-colleges-at-du-bar-council/|title=Shutdown evening law colleges at DU: Bar Council|date=11 January 2016|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref> <!--Hindi-A, political science, globalisation, education-->

| ARWU_W_2022 = 601-700

| QS_W_2023 = 521–530

| QS_A_2023 = 85

| THE_W_2023 = 1001–1200

| THES_A_2022 = 201–250

| THES_E_2022 = 201–250

<!--India-->

| NIRF_O_2022 = 23

| NIRF_U_2022 = 13

Internationally, the University of Delhi was ranked 521–530 in the [[QS World University Rankings]] of 2023<ref name="Rankings_QS_W_2023" /> and 85 in Asia.<ref name="Rankings_QS_A_2023" /> It was ranked 1001–1200 in the world by the ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]'' of 2023,<ref name=Rankings_THE_W_2023/> 201–250 in Asia in 2022<ref name=Rankings_THES_A_2022/> and at the same band among emerging economies.<ref name=Rankings_THES_E_2022/> It was ranked 601–700 in the ''[[Academic Ranking of World Universities]]'' of 2022.<ref name=Rankings_ARWU_W_2022/>

In India, it was ranked 23 overall by the ''[[National Institutional Ranking Framework]]'' in 2022<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_O_2022/> and 13 among universities.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_U_2022 />

[[Delhi University Stadium]] is a [[rugby sevens]] [[stadium]], situated within the North Campus. Spread over {{convert|10000|sqm}}, the stadium has a [[seating capacity]] of 2,500 permanent and 7,500 temporary seats. Construction began in 2008 and the stadium was inaugurated in July 2010, ahead of the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Delhi University gets swanky new stadium |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Delhi-University-gets-swanky-new-stadium/Article1-572861.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126081104/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Delhi-University-gets-swanky-new-stadium/Article1-572861.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 January 2013 |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=15 July 2010 }}</ref> It also includes a training area for netball, boxing, women's wrestling and athletics.<ref name=cwg>[http://www.cwgdelhi2010.org/delhi_university_0 Delhi University] 2010 Commonwealth Games website.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=sports-council|title=Delhi University Sports Council - University of Delhi}}</ref>

After the games the stadium was handed over to the university by Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, there after in 2011, the university initiated an upgrade plan, to create a multi-purpose arena with both outdoor and indoor facilities.<ref>{{cite news |title=A guide to Delhi University facilities: All play |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-19/education/29790588_1_hostel-facilities-hostel-premises-girl-students |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910151506/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-19/education/29790588_1_hostel-facilities-hostel-premises-girl-students |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 September 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date= 19 July 2011}}</ref> The university opened access to these facilities in late 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brand new |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-03/news/30584325_1_du-hostels-delhi-university-foreign-universities |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203023110/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-03/news/30584325_1_du-hostels-delhi-university-foreign-universities |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=3 January 2012 }}</ref>

===Students union===

[[Delhi University Students Union]], generally abbreviated as DUSU, is a [[students' union]] at the University of Delhi. It is an elected body.

 

 

==Notable alumni and faculty==

{{Main|List of Delhi University people|List of Vice-chancellors of the University of Delhi}}

{{alumni|date=April 2023}}

Notable alumni in Indian politics include: lawyer and former [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]] [[Arun Jaitley]];<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 August 2019|last=PTI|title=Arun Jaitley remembered by SRCC college juniors, principal|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/arun-jaitley-remembered-by-srcc-college-juniors-principal-1591222-2019-08-24|access-date=2 March 2021|work=India Today|language=en}}</ref> [[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary of India]] [[Vijay Keshav Gokhale]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mea.gov.in/fs.htm|title=MEA - About MEA : Profiles : Foreign Secretary |website= mea.gov.in|access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/vijay-gokhale-to-succeed-s-jaishankar-as-foreign-secretary-veteran-diplomats-china-expertise-will-be-key-4283355.html|title=Vijay Gokhale to succeed S Jaishankar as foreign secretary: Veteran diplomat's China expertise will be key |work= Firstpost.com |access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref> former diplomat, writer and Member of Parliament [[Shashi Tharoor]];<ref>{{Cite news|title=Blast from the past: Shashi Tharoor as Antony in this play but who's Cleopatra?|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/do-you-know-the-history-behind-this-picture|access-date=2 March 2021|work=Free Press Journal|date=16 November 2019|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=St Stephen's students reignited college's historic tradition by boycotting classes over JNU violence: Tharoor |url= https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jan/11/st-stephens-students-reignited-colleges-historic-tradition-by-boycotting-classes-over-jnu-violence-2088311.html|access-date=2 March 2021|work=The New Indian Express|date=11 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=8 April 2018|title=Shashi Tharoor tells St Stephen's: You need to pull up your socks |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/shashi-tharoor-tells-st-stephens-you-need-to-pull-up-your-socks/articleshow/63657042.cms|access-date=2 March 2021|work=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> the fifth [[President of India]] [[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]]; sixth [[Chief Minister of Delhi]] [[Sheila Dikshit]]; fourth [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] and India's first woman Chief Minister [[Sucheta Kriplani]]; economist and former leader of the [[Janata Party]] [[Subramanian Swamy]]; fourteenth and current [[Chief Minister of Odisha]] [[Naveen Patnaik]]; industrialist and former Member of Parliament [[Naveen Jindal]]; diplomat and [[Foreign Secretary of India|Foreign Secretary]] [[Jyotindra Nath Dixit]]; former Deputy Chairman of the [[Planning Commission (India)|Planning Commission]] [[Montek Singh Ahluwalia]]; former Minister of State for Corporate and Minority Affairs [[Salman Khurshid]]; former [[HRD Ministry|Former Union HRD Minister]] [[Kapil Sibal]]; former Minister of Information and Broadcasting [[Ambika Soni]]; former Union Minister for Disinvestment [[Arun Shourie]];<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.srcc.edu/alumni.html |title= Alumni| publisher= Shri Ram College of Commerce |website= srcc.edu |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080711212355/http://www.srcc.edu/alumni.html |archive-date=11 July 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> former [[Chief Minister of Delhi]] and [[Governor of Rajasthan]] [[Madan Lal Khurana]]; former MLA of [[Lakhipur]] [[Rajdeep Goala]]; and president of [[Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union]] [[Aishe Ghosh]].

DU has educated numerous foreign politicians and heads of state and government including State Counsellor of Myanmar [[Aung San Suu Kyi]], third [[President of Malawi]] [[Bingu wa Mutharika]], former [[Prime Minister of Nepal]] [[Girija Prasad Koirala]], sixth President of Pakistan [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq]],<ref>{{cite news|last= Natwar Singh K |title= Master of Game: Zia-ul-Haq of Pakistan|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/dec/27zia.htm|access-date=28 September 2013|newspaper=The Rediff Special| via= rediff.com | publisher= |year= 1997}}</ref> and two former [[Prime Ministers of Bhutan]], [[Sangay Ngedup]], and [[Khandu Wangchuk]].

DU has also produced a large number of major actors and actresses of [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]] and theatre including [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Manoj Bajpayee]], [[Konkona Sen Sharma]], [[Anurag Kashyap]], [[Arjun Rampal]], [[Imran Zahid]], [[Neha Dhupia]], [[Sakshi Tanwar]], [[Mallika Sherawat]], [[Imtiaz Ali (director)|Imtiaz Ali]], [[Huma Qureshi]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saha |first1=Shriparna |title=Gargi College Mass Molestation: Alumnus Huma Quereshi And Other Bollywood Celebs Are 'Shocked' And 'Angry |url=https://english.newsnationtv.com/entertainment/bollywood/gargi-college-mass-molestation-alumnus-huma-quereshi-swara-bhaskar-reacts-253520.html |access-date=2 March 2021 |work=News Nation English |date=10 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]], [[Sushant Singh Rajput]], [[Shriya Saran]], [[Vishal Bhardwaj]], [[Sandhya Mridul]], [[Aditi Rao Hydari]], [[Shekhar Kapur]], [[Nimrat Kaur]], [[Kabir Khan (director)|Kabir Khan]], [[Aditi Arya]] and [[Sidharth Malhotra]]. The CWE wrestler [[Shanky Singh]] had also pursued B.Com. from [[Maharaja Agrasen College]] of Delhi University.

Notable alumni in the sciences include physicist [[Archana Bhattacharyya]],<ref name="INSA">{{cite web|title= Archana Bhattacharyya |url=http://www.insaindia.org/detail.php?id=P09-1477 |website= insaindia.org | publisher= INSA India |access-date=15 March 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140315182439/http://www.insaindia.org/detail.php?id=P09-1477 |archive-date=15 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> theoretical physicist [[Pran Nath (physicist)|Pran Nath]], [[SLAC]] physicist [[Jogesh Pati]]<ref>{{cite web| title= Biographical sketch: Jogesh Chandra Pati|url=http://www.slac.stanford.edu/th/Pati/PatiBio.pdf|publisher=Stanford University|access-date=15 July 2014}}</ref> particle physicist [[Amitava Raychaudhuri]], astrophysicist [[Vinod Krishan]],<ref>{{cite book|url=https://nbtindia.gov.in/writereaddata/freebooks/pdf/Women%20Scientists%20in%20India.pdf |title= Women Scientists in India |publisher=National Book Trust, India |page=209}}</ref> chemists [[Charusita Chakravarty]] and [[Anil Kumar Tyagi]],<ref>{{cite web |title= Curriculum vitae: Anil K. Tyagi|url=http://www.du.ac.in/du/uploads/departments/faculty_members/Biochemistry/2709.pdf|publisher=Delhi University|access-date=15 August 2014}}</ref> engineer and "father of the [[pentium processor]]" [[Vinod Dham]], mathematician [[Eknath Prabhakar Ghate]], astrophysicist [[Sangeeta Malhotra]], engineer [[Yogi Goswami]], neurosurgeon [[B. K. Misra]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Basant Kumar Misra, President NSI 2008 |url=http://www.neurosocietyindia.org/site/Past-president/Basant%20Kumar%20Misra,%20President%20NSI%202008.pdf |website=neurosocietyindia.org |access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>

Notable alumni in the humanities and social sciences include professor of economics at [[Harvard University]] [[Gita Gopinath]]; economist and Senior Vice-president and Chief Economist of the [[World Bank]] [[Kaushik Basu]]; historians [[Arundhati Virmani]], [[Ramnarayan Rawat]], [[Upinder Singh]] and [[Usha Sanyal]]; professor of anthropology at [[Johns Hopkins University]] [[Veena Das]]; [[Kathak]] dancer [[Uma Sharma]]; [[Bharatnatyam]] dancer [[Geeta Chandran]] and gender rights activist [[Meera Khanna]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Iqbal|first=Sarah|date=1 July 2018|title= Know What Your College Had!! Notable Alumni of Delhi University!|url=https://www.dutimes.com/know-what-your-college-had-notable-alumni-of-delhi-university/|access-date=2 March 2021|website= DUTimes.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=WNC |date=17 July 2017 |title=Together we can! |url=https://www.womennetworkforchange.org/together-we-can/ |access-date=3 October 2022 |website=Women's Network for Change |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Notable academics===

Notable faculty members of DU include eminent historians like [[Ram Sharan Sharma|R. S. Sharma]] and [[Ramachandra Guha]]; recipient of the [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences]] [[Amartya Sen]]; former [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Manmohan Singh]]; economist and a key architect of the [[Five-Year Plans of India]] [[Sukhamoy Chakravarty]];<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://econdse.org/history/|publisher=Delhi School of Economics|access-date=15 August 2014}}</ref> senior fellow for international economics at the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] and professor of economics at [[Columbia University]] [[Jagdish Bhagwati]];<ref>{{cite web|title=Professor Jagdish N. Bhagwati| url= http://www.columbia.edu/~jb38/bio.html|publisher=Columbia University|access-date=15 August 2014}}</ref> and [[Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan]], a leading woman figure in the Pakistan Movement and wife of the first [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] [[Liaquat Ali Khan]].<ref>{{ cite news|title=Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan| url= http://www.pakistanherald.com/profile/begum-raana-liaquat-ali-khan-1230|newspaper=[[Herald (Pakistan)]] }}</ref>

===Startup Culture===

Every constituent college, department and center has its own entrepreneurship and start-up promotion cell.

Delhi University has produced several successful entrepreneurs who have founded innovative startups. Some of the top startups founded by Delhi University alumni include [[Zomato]], founded by [[Deepinder Goyal]] and Pankaj Chaddah in 2008, which has now become one of the leading food-tech companies in India; InMobi, founded by Naveen Tewari in 2007, which has become one of the world's largest independent mobile advertising companies; and Go-MMT, founded by Dhruv Shringi, Manish Amin, and Sabina Chopra in 2005, which operates popular online travel portals such as [[MakeMyTrip]] and [[Ibibo|Goibibo]]. It has also seen the emergence of successful [[AI]] startups founded by its alumni, such as [https://writeplus.co Write+] by [https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaileshjaiswalwins/ Shailesh Jaiswal] & [https://www.linkedin.com/in/smridhiseth/ Smridhi Seth].These startups have not only made a significant impact on the Indian economy but also on the global market.

To further promote this; in 2011, Delhi University-Cluster Innovation Centre (DU-CIC) was created, a special center created to promote  innovation, entrepreneurship and the start-up culture.

==See also==

* [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]

* [[Jamia Millia Islamia]]

* [[List of colleges affiliated to the Delhi University]]

* [[List of institutions of higher education in Delhi]]

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