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University of Delhi
Motto
Niṣṭhā dhṛtiḥ satyam(Sanskrit)
Motto in English
Dedication, Steadfastness and Truth
TypePublicCentral University,Institute of Eminence
Established1 May 1922;102 years ago(1 May 1922)
FounderMaurice Gwyer
AccreditationNAAC
Academic affiliations
Endowment₹433 crore(US$52 million)[1](2018-2019)
ChancellorVice President of India
Vice-ChancellorYogesh Singh[2][3]
VisitorPresident of India
Academic staff
1,060[4]
Students1,892,000+[4]
Undergraduates120,000+[4]
Postgraduates20,344[4]
3,700[4]
Location
New Delhi
,
Delhi
,
India

28°41′N77°13′E/ 28.69°N 77.21°E/28.69; 77.21
CampusUrban
LanguageEnglish
Hindi
ColoursPurple
MascotElephant(Strength and wisdom)
Websitewww.du.ac.in
Delhi University is located in Delhi
Delhi University
Location in Delhi

TheUniversity of Delhi,informally known asDelhi University(DU,ISO:Dillī Viśvavidyālaya), is acollegiateresearchcentral universitylocated inDelhi,India.It was founded in 1922 by an Act of theCentral Legislative Assemblyand is recognised as anInstitute of Eminence(IoE) by theUniversity Grants Commission(UGC). Delhi University is one of thelargest university systems in the worldwith over 400,000 students on its campuses and affiliated colleges.[5]TheVice President of Indiaserves as the university chancellor. The university is ranked 6th byNational Institutional Ranking Framework2024.

History

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The University of Delhi was established in 1922 was created by act of Central Legislative assembly.[6]Hari Singh Gourserved as the university's first Vice-Chancellor from 1922 to 1926.

Only four colleges existed in Delhi at the time, which were affiliated toUniversity of the Punjabat that time:

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

The seat of power inBritish Indiahad been transferred fromCalcuttato Delhi in 1911. The Viceregal Lodge Estate became the residence of theViceroy of Indiauntil October 1933, when it was given to the University of Delhi. Since then, it has housed the office of the vice-chancellor and other offices.[7]

WhenSir Maurice Gwyercame 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.[8]Members of the faculty includedDaulat Singh Kothariin Physics andPanchanan Maheshwariin Botany. Gwyer has been called the "maker of the university". He served as Vice-Chancellor until 1950.[9]

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 byVijayendra Kasturi Ranga Varadaraja Rao.In that year there was no convocation ceremony due to thepartition of India.Instead, a special ceremony was held in 1948, attended by thenPrime Minister of IndiaJawaharlal Nehru,as well as byLord Mountbatten,Lady Mountbatten,Abul Kalam Azad,Zakir HusainandShanti Swaroop Bhatnagar.Twenty-five years later the golden jubilee celebrations of 1973 were attended by the then Prime Minister of IndiaIndira Gandhi,Satyajit Ray,Amrita Pritam,andM. S. Subbulakshmi.[10]

Present form

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The university has grown into one of the largest universities in India. There are 16 faculties, 86 academic departments, 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 theUniversity Grants Commissionin recognition of their outstanding academic work.[11]

From the year 2022, DU changed its admission pattern from the 12th percentage mark based to CUET[12](Common University 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.[13]

DU is one of the most sought-after institutions of higher education in India. It also has one of the highest publication counts among Indian universities.[14]

The annualhonorary degreeceremony of the university has been conferred upon several people, which includes film actorAmitabh Bachchan,formerChief Minister of DelhiSheila Dikshit,cartoonistR. K. Laxman,chemistC. N. R. Rao[15]and formerPrime Minister of the United KingdomGordon Brown.[16]

Campus

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Main article:List of colleges affiliated to the Delhi University

There are 91 colleges affiliated to the University of Delhi, spread acrossDelhi.North Campus and South Campus serve as the two main campuses of the university.[17]Zakir Husain Delhi College,which is situated in the central part of New Delhi, is the oldest college in Delhi carrying 327 years of legacy.

North Campus

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Faculty of Arts

The North Campus hosts the three founding colleges of the university. It now has theSchool of Open Learning,theFaculty of Arts,theFaculty of Law,theFaculty of Technologyand 16 colleges includingKirori Mal College,Lady Irwin College,Daulat Ram College,Hansraj College,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,Swami Shraddhanand College,Shri Ram College of Commerce,Satyawati College,Shyam Lal College.The campus also houses centres for graduate study and research, which include theCluster Innovation Centre,Delhi School of Economics,Delhi School of Journalism[18]and the Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research (ACBR).

South Campus

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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, nearDhaula 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,theDelhi College of Arts and Commerce,theInstitute of Home Economics,theCollege of Vocational Studies,Sri Aurobindo College,Kamala Nehru College,Dyal Singh College,Shaheed Bhagat Singh CollegeandRajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing.Acharya Narendra Dev College.

Hostel facilities

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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 is also done on a merit basis. Only 20 colleges of Delhi University provide hostel facilities to students.[19]

Organisation and administration

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Governance

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ThePresident of Indiais the Visitor, theVice President of Indiais the Chancellor and theChief Justice of Indiais 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.[20]

U.S. Secretary of StateHillary Clintonspeaks at the University of Delhi, India 19 July 2009

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.

Colleges

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Main article:List of colleges affiliated to the Delhi University

Though the colleges are all constituent to the University of Delhi, as it is acollegiate university,depending upon the funding Delhi Colleges broadly fall into three categories:

  • Colleges established by Educational or Charitable Trusts.
  • Colleges are maintained by the 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 grants while the colleges run by trusts get 95% deficit grants.[21]

The university has 65 colleges that have liberal courses in humanities, social sciences, and science. Twenty-five of these colleges are 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.[22]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.[23]

Name Established Location/Campus
Aditi Mahavidyalaya 1994 North Campus
Zakir Husain Delhi College 1696
Daulat Ram College 1960
Hindu College 1899
Hansraj College 1948
Indraprastha College for Women 1924
Kirori Mal College 1954
Miranda House 1948
Ramjas College 1917
St. Stephen's College 1881
Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies 1987
Shri Ram College of Commerce 1926
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College 1951
School of Open Learning 1962
Swami Shraddhanand College 1967
Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute 1949
Acharya Narendra Dev College 1991 South Campus
Aryabhatta College 1973
Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College 1959
Delhi College of Arts and Commerce 1987
Jesus and Mary College 1968
Maitreyi College 1967
Motilal Nehru College 1964
Motilal Nehru College (Evening) 1965
Ram Lal Anand College 1964
Sri Venkateswara College 1961
College of Vocational Studies 1972
Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research 1964
Deshbandhu College 1952
Dyal Singh College 1959
Gargi College 1967
Institute of Home Economics 1961
Kamala Nehru College 1964
Lady Shri Ram College for Women 1956
P.G.D.A.V. College 1957
P.G.D.A.V. College (Evening) 1958
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing[24] 1946
Ramanujan College 2010
Sri Aurobindo College 1972
Sri Aurobindo College (Evening) 1984
Shaheed Bhagat Singh College 1967
Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (Evening) 1973
Dyal Singh Evening College 1958
Ayurvedic and Unani Tibbia College 1916 Central Campus
College of Art 1942
Janki Devi Memorial College 1959
Lady Hardinge Medical College 1916
Lady Irwin College 1932
Mata Sundri College for Women 1967
Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences 2003
Maulana Azad Medical College 1956
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College 1973
Zakir Husain Delhi College 1792
Zakir Husain Delhi College (Evening) 1958
Maharaja Agrasen College 1994 East Delhi
Maharshi Valmiki College of Education 1996
Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women 1989
Shyam Lal College 1964
Shyam Lal College (Evening) 1969
Vivekananda College 1970
Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital 1967 South Delhi
Bhim Rao Ambedkar College 1991 North East Delhi
University College of Medical Sciences 1971
Bharati College 1971 West Delhi
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College 1990
Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education and Sports Sciences 1987
Kalindi College 1967
Rajdhani College 1964
Shivaji College 1961
Shyama Prasad Mukherji College 1969
Keshav Mahavidyalaya 1994 North West Delhi
Lakshmibai College 1965
Satyawati College 1972
Satyawati College (Evening) 1973
Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce 1984
Bhagini Nivedita College 1993 South West Delhi
Lady Irwin College 1932
Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences 1995

Faculties

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Faculty of Social Sciences and Mathematical Sciences

The University of Delhi's 86 academic departments are divided into 16 faculties.

  • Faculty of Applied Social Sciences & Humanities[25]
  • Faculty of Arts
  • Faculty of Commerce and Business Studies
  • Faculty of Education
  • Faculty of Interdisciplinary and Applied Sciences
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Management Studies
  • Faculty of Mathematical Sciences
  • Faculty of Medical Sciences
  • Faculty of Music and Fine Arts
  • Faculty of Open Learning: The faculty is concerned with distance education.
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Technology

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 theDelhi Technological Universityand Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology before it was transformed into theNetaji Subhas University of Technology.[26][27]It was again established in 2023.[28]

Affiliated faculties

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The University of Delhi has two affiliated faculties:

Centres and institutes

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

Postgraduate centres

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  • 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.[29]
  • Institute of Informatics and Communication– focuses on the field of communication and information technology.[30]
  • 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.
  • Delhi School of Journalism - The University of Delhi established the Delhi School of Journalism (DSJ) in 2017 and introduced a Five-Year Integrated Course in Journalism.[31]
  • School of Open Learning- offer postgraduate courses, degrees and diplomas

Centres

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  • Cluster Innovation Centre (DU-CIC)presents its students with an interdisciplinary study system that involves hands-on projects and connects research with application in society. CIC is supported by theNational Innovation Counciland aided by theMinistry of Education.[32]
  • Design Innovation Centre (DIC or DUDIC)- A design centre in North Campus established under National Initiative for Design Innovation byMinistry 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.[33]
  • D.S. Kothari Centre for Science, Ethics and Education – The objective of Daulat Singh Kothari Centre for Science, Ethics and Education is to raise the standard of living of the people. It is based on science and technology, and education that determines the level of prosperity, welfare and security of the people.[34]
  • Agricultural Economics Research Centre – The centre was established and is completely funded by theMinistry of Agriculture of Indiato 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 Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystem – The centre works towards strengthening awareness, research and training in priority areas of environmental management of degraded ecosystems. The centre coordinates with the other departments of SES, viz. Department of Environmental Biology and Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Mountain & Hill Environment on issues of biodiversity conservation, habitat loss, pollution and rehabilitation of displaced people due to developmental activities.[35]
  • 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.[36]
  • 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.[37]
  • The Centre For Science Education & Communication is for the pursuit and teaching of science. It is an autonomous institution in which studies can be carried out by teachers, students and other interested individuals, for the generation of ideas and materials for the improvement of science education at the university and school levels; and for the promotion of a wider interest in science and scientific issues, through all means of communications.
  • 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.[38]
  • 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.

Recognised institutes

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  • The Institute of Life Long Learning (ILLL) is dedicated to the cause of those who believe that learning is not age-bound nor classroom-bound, but it takes place throughout life and in a variety of situations.[39]
  • 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.[40]
  • The Amar Jyoti Institute of Physiotherapy offers degrees in physiotherapy.
  • The Durgabai Deshmukh College of Special Education is for blind students. The undergraduate course Special Education for Visually Impaired students has a motto to empower visually impaired pupils.[41]
  • 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.[42]

Affiliated institutions

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  • Army Hospital (Research & Referral)
  • Central Health Education Bureau
  • G.B. Pant Hospital
  • Hindu Rao Hospital
  • Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences
  • Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences
  • Kasturba Hospital
  • National Institute of Health & Family Welfare
  • Nehru Homeopathic Medical College & Hospital

Academics

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Courses

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There are 240 courses available at the university for undergraduate (UG) and post-graduate (PG).[43]

There are a total 201 courses offered by Delhi University likeMBBS,B.Tech.etc. Courses are mainly classified under the three faculties of the central university, including arts, commerce and science.[44]

The university offers 70 post-graduate degrees. DU also offersMPhilin about 28 subjects.[45]In addition to these, it offers 90+ Certificate courses and 28 Diplomas. There are 15 Advanced Diplomas offered in various languages. The university offersPhDcourses, which may be awarded by any faculty of the university under ordinance VI-B.[46]But, speciality and super speciality medical degrees likeDM,DCh etc., could only be awarded by the faculty of medical sciences.[47]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.[48]

Rankings

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University rankings
General – international
ARWU(2022)[49]601-700
QS(World) (2023)[50]521–530
QS(Asia) (2023)[51]85
Times(World) (2023)[52]1001–1200
Times(Asia) (2022)[53]201–250
Times(Emerging) (2022)[54]201–250
General – India
NIRF(Overall) (2024)[55]15
NIRF(Research) (2024)[56]14
NIRF(Universities) (2024)[57]6
QS(India) (2020)[58]7
Outlook India(Universities) (2020)[59]8


Internationally, the University of Delhi was ranked 521–530 in theQS World University Rankingsof 2023[50]and 85 in Asia.[51]It was ranked 1001–1200 in the world by theTimes Higher Education World University Rankingsof 2023,[52]201–250 in Asia in 2022[53]and at the same band among emerging economies.[54]It was ranked 601–700 in theAcademic Ranking of World Universitiesof 2023.[49]

In India, it was ranked 15 overall by theNational Institutional Ranking Frameworkin 2024 and 6 among universities.[60]

Sports

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TheDelhi University Stadiumis arugby sevensstadium,situated within the North Campus. Spread over 10,000 square metres (110,000 sq ft), the stadium has aseating capacityof 2,500 permanent and 7,500 temporary seats. Construction began in 2008 and the stadium was inaugurated in July 2010, ahead of the2010 Commonwealth Games.[61]It also includes a training area for netball, boxing, women's wrestling and athletics.[62][63]

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.[64]The university opened access to these facilities in late 2011.[65]

Notable alumni and faculty

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Main articles:List of Delhi University peopleandList of vice-chancellors of the University of Delhi

Notable alumni

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Notable alumni in Indian politics include: lawyer and formerMinister of FinanceArun Jaitley;[66]Foreign Secretary of IndiaVijay Keshav Gokhale;[67][68]Minister of External AffairsS. Jaishankar;former diplomat, writer and Member of ParliamentShashi Tharoor;[69][70][71]the fifthPresident of IndiaFakhruddin Ali Ahmed;sixthChief Minister of DelhiSheila Dikshit;fourthChief Minister of Uttar Pradeshand India's first woman Chief MinisterSucheta Kriplani;economist and former leader of theJanata PartySubramanian Swamy;fourteenth and currentChief Minister of OdishaNaveen Patnaik;industrialist and former Member of ParliamentNaveen Jindal;diplomat andForeign SecretaryJyotindra Nath Dixit;former Deputy Chairman of thePlanning CommissionMontek Singh Ahluwalia;former Minister of State for Corporate and Minority AffairsSalman Khurshid;formerFormer Union HRD MinisterKapil Sibal;former Minister of Information and BroadcastingAmbika Soni;former Union Minister forDisinvestmentArun Shourie;[72]formerChief Minister of DelhiandGovernor of RajasthanMadan Lal Khurana;former MLA ofLakhipurRajdeep Goala;president ofJawaharlal Nehru University Students' UnionAishe Ghosh;and deputy Chief Minister of Odisha,Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo.

DU has educated numerous foreign politicians and heads of state and government including State Counsellor of MyanmarAung San Suu Kyi,thirdPresident of MalawiBingu wa Mutharika,formerPrime Minister of NepalGirija Prasad Koirala,sixth President of PakistanMuhammad Zia-ul-Haq,[73]sixteenthPrime Minister of Sri LankaHarini Amarasuriyaand two formerPrime Ministers of Bhutan,Sangay Ngedup,andKhandu Wangchuk.

DU has also produced a large number of major actors and actresses ofIndian cinemaand theatre includingAmitabh Bachchan,Shah Rukh Khan,Manoj Bajpayee,Konkona Sen Sharma,Anurag Kashyap,Arjun Rampal,Imran Zahid,Neha Dhupia,Sakshi Tanwar,Mallika Sherawat,Imtiaz Ali,Huma Qureshi,[74]Siddharth,Sushant Singh Rajput,Shriya Saran,Vishal Bhardwaj,Sandhya Mridul,Aditi Rao Hydari,Shekhar Kapur,Deepa Mehta,Nimrat Kaur,Kabir Khan,Aditi Arya,Sidharth MalhotraandTriptii Dimri.The CWE wrestlerShanky Singhhad also pursued B.Com. fromMaharaja Agrasen Collegeof Delhi University. SingerPaponwas also enrolled inMotilal Nehru College

Notable DU alumni in poetry and literature include theSahitya Akademi Awardwinning dramatist and playwrightHarcharan Singh,the Urdu poetAkhtar ul Iman,and the writersVikram Seth,Anita Desai(Shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times),Amitav Ghosh,Kunzang Choden,Upamanyu Chatterjee,Ali Sardar Jafri,and thePadma VibhushanrecipientKhushwant Singh.

Notable alumni in the sciences include physicistArchana Bhattacharyya,[75]theoretical physicistPran Nath,SLACphysicistJogesh Pati[76]particle physicistAmitava Raychaudhuri,astrophysicistVinod Krishan,[77]chemistsCharusita ChakravartyandAnil Kumar Tyagi,[78]engineer and "father of thepentium processor"Vinod Dham,mathematicianEknath Prabhakar Ghate,astrophysicistSangeeta Malhotra,engineerYogi Goswami,neurosurgeonB. K. Misra(1st Vice-President of World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies),[79]and biomaterials researcherSanjukta Deb.

Notable alumni in the humanities and social sciences include First Deputy Managing Director of economics atIMFGita Gopinath;economist and Senior Vice-president and Chief Economist of theWorld BankKaushik Basu;historiansArundhati Virmani,Ramnarayan Rawat,Upinder SinghandUsha Sanyal;professor of anthropology atJohns Hopkins UniversityVeena Das;KathakdancerUma Sharma;BharatnatyamdancerGeeta Chandran;gender rights activistMeera Khannaand IPS officer and politicianKiran Bedi[80][81]

Notable alumni in the field of business includeTeslaCFOVaibhav Taneja,President of theWorld Bank-Ajay Bangaand managing director and editor-in-chief ofRepublic Media NetworkArnab Goswami.

Notable academics

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Notable faculty members of DU include eminent historians likeRS SharmaandRamachandra Guha;recipient of theNobel Memorial Prize in Economic SciencesAmartya Sen;formerPrime Minister of IndiaManmohan Singh;economist and a key architect of theFive-Year Plans of IndiaSukhamoy Chakravarty;[82]senior fellow forinternational economicsat theCouncil on Foreign Relationsand professor of economics atColumbia UniversityJagdish Bhagwati;[83]andRa'ana Liaquat Ali Khan,a leading woman figure in the Pakistan Movement and wife of the firstPrime Minister of PakistanLiaquat Ali Khan.[84]

See also

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