Gargi College

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Gargi College
Logo of Gargi College
TypePublic
Established1967
PrincipalPromila Kumar (Acting Principal)[1]
Location
Delhi
,
India
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUniversity of Delhi
Websitewww.gargi.du.ac.in

Gargi College is a college affiliated to the University of Delhi. It was established in the year 1967 and offers education in Arts and Humanities, Commerce, Science and Education for women. [2] Gargi College has been honoured with Star College Status by Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.[3]

History[edit]

Gargi College was established in the year 1967.[citation needed]

Gargi College was named after an enlightened woman named Gargi Vachaknavi, figuring in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishada of the Vedic Age.[citation needed]

Gargi College, one of the two colleges in Delhi to have been awarded the College with a Potential for Excellence grant, by the University Grants Commission in the year 2004–2005.[citation needed] The college has nine departments namely Botany, Chemistry, Commerce, Elementary Education, Microbiology, Physics, Psychology, Zoology and the Women's Development Centre.[citation needed]

On 6 February 2020 around 6:30 pm, during the annual cultural fest of the college Reverie, groups of unruly, drunk and perverted men mobbed the entrances and barged their way inside the campus of Gargi College.[4] Reportedly, the students, were sexually assaulted, molested and groped by the mob. It was also reported that some of those perverts even masturbated in-front of some students.[5] The police are investigating the Gargi College molestations case.[6]

Campus[edit]

It is one of the South Campus colleges of the University of Delhi.[citation needed]

Gargi possesses great infrastructural facilities. All the class rooms and laboratories are well-equipped. The whole campus is WiFi enabled and this facility is available to all students and staff members. An auditorium and seminar hall with a seating capacity of 750 and 150 respectively, exist.

  • Auditorium: The auditorium can fit about 750 people including the main theatre and the mezzanine. It is also fully air conditioned and also has solar lighting installations.[7]
  • Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility: One of the two Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility in the University of Delhi is located at Gargi College and undergraduates from any Science discipline can access the facility as per faculty guidance.[7]
  • Bookstore: There is an on-campus bookstore that sells both curriculum books and stationery for the students.[7]
  • Computer Laboratories: There are a total of 110 computers in the university across 3 computer labs.[7]
  • Food court: The canteen for the students is equipped with a varied menu and even has a water harvesting system. It is one of the most popular spots for students and is also equipped with a Nescafe Kiosk.[7]
  • Laboratories: The university boasts of well ventilated laboratories for Botany, Chemistry, Elementary Education, Microbiology, Physics, Psychology and Zoology.[7]
  • Medical Room: All students can avail medical facilities during college hours. In addition to this, regular health check-ups can are also conducted by well trained professionals.[7]
  • Open air theatre: An open air platform has been constructed for the students. It is often used for street play performances.[7]
  • Seminar Hall: The auditorium is accompanied by a seminar hall that can seat up to 125 people. It is used for several academic events on the university.[7]
  • Students’ Common Room
  • Students' Union Room

Academics[edit]

Academic activities[edit]

The College arranges inter-disciplinary seminars at national level every year. Research is encouraged even at the undergraduate level. Summer workshops are conducted regularly for science students. Students regularly make presentations in departmental activities.

The result of the last two years University examinations records 99% pass and about 45-50% first divisions. On an average about 10 students obtain positions within the top 3 of the University of Delhi and about 35 within the top 5 of the South Campus.

Rankings[edit]

College ranked 16th among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework during 2020.[1].

Gargi has been ranked 9th among art colleges of India according to the India Today Survey, 2016.[8] and 7th in the Department of Sciences.

College rankings
General – India
NIRF (Colleges) (2020)[9]16

Student life[edit]

Sports programmes[edit]

Gargi College owns a sports field where students train in various sports. Its students have been selected to represent DU in state and national tournaments in Judo, Basketball, Taekwondo, Volleyball and Tennis. In 2012, Gargi students emerged as chess champions of DU and the Judo team was runner up. In 2013, the College won gold medal in athletics and Judo and emerged second in tennis tournaments of DU and volleyball team also doing well.

Social outreach programmes and fests[edit]

The NSS, NCC, Equal Opportunity Cell and Women's Development Centres of the College arrange events that sensitise Gargi's students to gender, economic and other issues. These create awareness about the social responsibility and provide the opportunity for rendering service to the society. The 2018 Fest - Reverie was noted to be one of the biggest in Delhi University. Artists including Aman Bathla (Painter), Candice Redding and Myris (DJ), Monali Thakur (Singer), Rahul Makin (RJ) and Faridkot (Band) were present at the event.[10]

Notable alumni[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Home Pages of People@DU" (PDF). gargi.du.ac.in. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Gargi College | University Of Delhi". Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Gargi College | University Of Delhi". Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  4. ↑ Trivedi, Saurabh (10 February 2020). "Gargi College molestation: Delhi Police registers FIR on complaint by college principal". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "They masturbated at us: Delhi's Gargi College students say group of men broke in, groped and harassed girls". The India Today. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Delhi Police registers FIR in Gargi college 'molestation' case; Arvind Kejriwal says AAP won't tolerate assault on women, seeks stringent punishment". Firstpost. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 "Gargi College | University Of Delhi". Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Gargi College Best Arts Colleges 2016 India Today Survey". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Colleges)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Gargi College's Reverie 2018 is proof that DU fests are getting grander by the year". hindustantimes.com/. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Alankrita Sahai - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Femina Miss India. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "Manaswini Magazine Gargi" (PDF).
  13. ↑ "Femina girl crowned Miss Tourism - Times of India". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  14. ↑ "Meet Aamir Khan's on-screen daughter". Deccan Chronicle. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2019.

Coordinates: 28°33′17″N 77°13′06″E / 28.55472°N 77.21833°E / 28.55472; 77.21833

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