Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, New Delhi

About College:

The Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College (DDUC) is one of the younger constituent parts of the University of Delhi (DU), having only been established in the year 1990. It is located in the Dwarka region in New Delhi. It is named after Shri Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, a social reformer, philosopher and political thinker. The total campus spans an area of eight acres of land. The DDUC’s affiliation to the DU ensures UGC (University Grants Commission) recognition. This association also attaches the DDUC to a lot of history that the DU has been a part of. The college has also been accredited by the NAAC (National Assessments and Accreditation Council), earning a B grade rating on it. 

The University of Delhi, popularly known as DU is a central university located in New Delhi. It was founded back in 1922, though some of the colleges affiliated to it, predate the formation of the university itself. Its constituent colleges are now spread-out all over Delhi. In terms of the number of students enrolled at the various levels, the list of affiliated colleges, the number of courses on offer and the people employed, DU is the largest university in India. It is also one of the largest in the world. DU serves a total of sixteen faculties, divided into eighty- six departments across seventy- seven constituent colleges and five more institutions attached to it. This is done from the two main campuses- North and South. 

The DDUC offers programmes at the undergrad level only in all the three streams- Arts, Commerce and Science. For commerce, the flagship B. Com (H) may be pursued here. Mathematics is compulsory in class XII for entry to this programme. Another programme within commerce, is the B. Com Programme. This is also open to those students who did not have mathematics during the school leaving examination. There are several options within the Science stream. BSc. programmes may be pursued in the fields of – Physics, Mathematics, Zoology, Electronics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Botany, Mathematical Science, Physical Sciences and in Life Sciences. The BSc. in Physical Sciences could further be taken up in the two specialization areas of Chemistry and Computer Science. 

The B.A. Honours can be pursued in English. In addition, another option within the Humanities line is the B.A. Programme. This is a programme where multiple subject areas are pursued within the same broad stream. The Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College is also one of the designated centres for the Bachelor in Management Studies course, which is now one of the most sought after within DU. Students enrol in it via the JAT (Joint Admission Test) exam. Admissions to the other programmes is merit based, considering the class XII results. 

To make the course more industry- oriented and employment friendly, some add- on courses have also been added to the mix. External students, may also enrol for these. Such courses available at the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College are for Online Retailing and in ECPDT (Effective Communication and Personality Development through Theatre). Some certificate courses are also available here. They may be pursued in the languages of- Russian, French, Spanish and German. 

The campus has much to offer. There are hostel facilities for both boys and girls. Banking facilities with ATM are available in the campus’s vicinity. There is a sports field where cricket and football may be played. Facilities are also there for indoor sports. The gymnasium may also be used by all. A large auditorium is there to facilitate major events, at both intra and inter college level. The campus is Wi- Fi enabled. Science laboratories have the latest of equipment. A health centre is also there to cater to medical emergencies. Hygienic food is prepared at the college cafeteria. The college is well connected through the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro.  A convenience store is also located within campus. The library here is one of the best stocked within the region. Besides the physical books on display, it also provides digital access to en number of international academic journals for research and academic purposes.

There is a thriving student life on campus at the DDUC. Student activities are managed by the various student clubs. The clubs here are for- Robotics, Adventure, Photography, Eco, Dramatics (Yavanika), Finance (Fin- S) and for MUN (Mock United Nations). A local chapter of the SPIC MACAY is also held on campus. The quiz wing here is known as the Sangyaan. There are four major specialized societies here as well. These are for Dance (Raaga), Music (Rhapsody) Literary (Kalamkaar) and for Voice- Debating. There are several annual events held on campus. The annual campus fest is the Kalrav. Zucitva is the event for the commerce department, while the Department of Management Studies organizes the Ecclesia. All this and much more has contributed to the excellent rankings received by the DDUC. It has been deemed as the 9^th in the country among colleges, by the NIRF (National Institutional Rankings Framework).