Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi is a constituent unit of Delhi University was established on 17th July 1961 and founded under the auspices of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Trust, as a result of the efforts of Durgabai Deshmukh.
It is a national level college and not a minority college, there are no reservations for any religious or linguistic minority.
The college is affiliated with University of Delhi, New Delhi and it is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 2(f) & 12(B) on 4th July 2014 under Act, 1956.
It is also recognized and approved by All India Council For Technical Education, New Delhi on 29th April 2015 and accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with "A" Grade (CGPA Score 3.30 on a 4 Point Scale in 1st Cycle) on 25th May 2016.
The aim of the college is to cater to the education needs of students from South India and mixed with the culture of north India.
It is a co-educational govt. college providing regular courses in which is located in the urban part of Delhi played a pioneering role in the field of higher education.
College At A Glance:
Durgabai Deshmukh was a member of the constituent assembly of India and founder of the Andhra Education Society in Delhi in 1948.
She approached K. L. Rao (Member of Parliament) and C. Anna Rao (CEO of TTD), after realizing the acute shortage of a degree-level college in the city.
The college started up in 1961 in a school building of the Andhra Education Society in Rouse Avenue (now Deen Dyal Upadhyay Marg near ITO), New Delhi, with 271 students and 13 faculty members. Recently moved into its newly constructed campus at Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, on 25th August 1971.
The college conferred the status of grant-in-aid college that the fees and all the facilities for the students are fixed by the government.
The college also received the numbers of achievements awards in the field of education, sports and curricular activities under the University of Delhi, New Delhi. The college has been ranked top five co-ed for all three streams of arts, commerce, and science in Delhi.
The college has been recognized as "College with Potential for Excellence" by the University Grants Commission on 2nd September 2004.
In 2011 the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India awarded the institution the Star College Grant.
The college offers three years undergraduate courses in Arts, Science, Commerce stream and two years postgraduate courses in Arts, Science stream with various specializations under the University of Delhi, New Delhi. It also offers Post-graduate Diploma and Add-On Certificate courses.
University examinations of different courses, examinations conducted by the University of Delhi, New Delhi, and various other examinations are held in the college premises.
The admission criteria for the college is under the new CBCS scheme (Choice Based Credit System and a range of subject options) which provides maximum flexibility in subject and paper choices.
Vision:
Streams | Mode | Duration | Eligibilty |
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Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Biochemistry | Full Time | 3 Years | 10+2 |
Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Botany | Full Time | 3 Years | 10+2 |
Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Chemistry | Full Time | 3 Years | 10+2 |
Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Electronics | Full Time | 3 Years | 10+2 |
Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Mathematics | Full Time | 3 Years | 10+2 |
Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Physics | Full Time | 3 Years | 10+2 |
Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Statistics | Full Time | 3 Years | 10+2 |
Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Zoology | Full Time | 3 Years | 10+2 |
Streams | Mode | Duration | Eligibilty |
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Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) | Full Time | 3 Years | 10+2 |
Streams | Mode | Duration | Eligibilty |
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Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Economics | Full Time | 3 Years | 10+2 |
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in English | Full Time | 3 Years | 10+2 |
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Hindi | Full Time | 3 Years | 10+2 |
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in History | Full Time | 3 Years | 10+2 |
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Political Science | Full Time | 3 Years | 10+2 |
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Sanskrit | Full Time | 3 Years | 10+2 |
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Sociology | Full Time | 3 Years | 10+2 |
Master of Arts in English | Full Time | 2 Years | B.A |
Master of Arts in History | Full Time | 2 Years | B.A |
Master of Arts in Sanskrit | Full Time | 2 Years | B.A |