Dyal Singh College, New Delhi

About College:

The Dyal Singh College was first established way back in the year 1910, in Lahore. It was named after Dyal Singh Majithia who was a banker, activist and social reformer in the undivided Punjab. After the Partition of India, the college established a campus in Karnal, in what is now Haryana. Another was established at New Delhi, in the year 1959. It is affiliated to the University of Delhi (DU), and thus recognized by the UGC. This association, also attached a lot of history to the college. The Dyal Singh College is also accredited by the NAAC (National Assessments and Accreditation Council), earning an A grade rating in it. A separate IQAC (Internal Quality Assurance Cell) has been created to this end, to ensure that all the terms of the NAAC are complied with. The campus stretches over thirteen acres of land. 

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. 

Undergrad programmes’ training is imparted here from the Arts, Commerce and Science streams. The B.A. degree is on offer here the arts courses in- English, Economics, Bengali, Urdu, Punjabi, History, Sanskrit, Philosophy, Political Science and got Geography. 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. 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. Honours programmes may be pursued in the fields of – Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physical Science and for Life Science. M.A. and MSc. programmes may be pursued here in the areas of English and Mathemativs respectively. The entire academics here is run by the departments, which have been curated for the different academic areas. The administration is run by a set of committees. Here, there are committees for- Smoke Free Campus, Admission Grievance, Anti- ragging, Special- category Admission Enabling, Public Grievance Redressal and for Internal Complaints. 

Research is another important area at the Dyal Singh College in Delhi. The college has received external funding for several research projects. Bodies to have come up with this kind of funding for projects are the UGC, DU, DST (Department of Science and Technology), CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research), ICSSR (Indian Council of Social Science Research) and the ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research). These projects are spread out across the departments. The Dyal Singh College has performed extremely well, across ranking platforms. The NIRF (National Institutional Rankings Framework) placed the college at 8^th rank all India in 2017. 

Besides these serious matters, a number of fun and games are also held on campus. There are societies for each of the subjects offered at the Dyal Singh College. There is also a Hindi Parishad to ensure promotion of the language and culture. The college also keeps undertaking some social projects. Recently it executed one for lighting up homes using solar power. The campus is much lined by trees, and this is an aspect that has won the college a lot of credit. 

The campus has much to offer. It is very conveniently located in Delhi, accessible by the nearby metro stations on the Violet Line. Convenience stores and banking facilities with ATM are available in the campus’s vicinity. There is a sports field where outdoor sports 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 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.