A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

The University of Delhi is the premier university of the country and is known for its high
standards in teaching and research and attracts eminent scholars to its faculty. It was
established in 1922 as a unitary, teaching and residential university by an Act of the then
Central Legislative Assembly. The President of India is the Visitor, the Vice- President is the
Chancellor and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India is the Pro-Chancellor of the
University.

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Ever since its inception, a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and research has
made the University of Delhi a role-model and path-setter for other universities in the
country. Its rich academic tradition has always attracted the most talented students who
later went on to make important contributions to their society.

When the University took birth, only three colleges existed in Delhi then: St.
Stephen’s College founded in 1881, Hindu College founded in 1899 and Ramjas College
founded in 1917, which were subsequently affiliated to it. The University thus had a modest
beginning with just three colleges, two faculties (Arts and Science) and about 750 students. In
October 1933, the University offices and the Library shifted to the Viceregal Lodge Estate,
and till today this site houses the offices of the main functionaries of the University. The
University has grown into one of the largest universities in India.

Sir Maurice Gwyer, the Vice Chancellor in 1933, realizing the importance of
a distinguished faculty to act as role models, relentlessly searched for talent all
over the country and attracted men of eminence to this University. That trend continued
and scholars such as Prof. D.S. Kothari in Physics, Prof. T.R. Sheshadri in Chemistry, Prof.
P. Maheshwari in Botany and Prof. M. L. Bhatia in Zoology are remembered with reverence.

The current reputation of the University remains high. It has been ranked number one in India
for the last two years. Among the departments awarded the status of Centers of Advanced
Studies are Chemistry, Geology, Zoology, Sociology and History. In addition, a good
number of University departments are also receiving grants under the Special Assistance
Programme of the University Grants Commission in recognition of their outstanding
academic work. Other departments such as Germanic & Romance Studies, Hindi, Persian,
Geography, Music, East Asian Studies, Anthropology, Mathematics, B. R. Ambedkar Centre
for Biomedical Research, Modern Indian Languages are getting grants under DRS, whereas
Buddhist Studies and English are getting grants under DSA. Departments of English,
Buddhist Studies, Social Work are getting grants under AISHSS and Departments of African
Studies, East Asian Studies, Developing Countries Research Centre are supported by UGC
under the Area Studies Programme. The Department of Adult, Continuing Education and
Extension and the Women’s Studies & Development Centre of the University receive special
funding.

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The University of Delhi today boasts of as many as fifteen substantial libraries apart from
libraries in colleges. The University Science Instrumentation Centre (USIC) houses a number
of sophisticated and high-end research facilities. These instruments are used quite often by
teachers and research scholars of postgraduate departments of the University as well as by
many other institutions in Delhi and its neighborhood. The University has recently laid fibre-
optic network in the North and the South Campuses connecting several colleges and
departments.

When the University of Delhi expanded in many directions to keep pace with a rapidly
growing city, the South Campus was established in 1973 to facilitate access for the residents

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of South Delhi. It moved to its present location on Benito Juarez Road, near Dhaula Kuan, in
1984. The Campus is spread across 69 acres of green, hilly terrain and its buildings blend
attractively with the natural surroundings. The various departments are located in the Faculty
of Arts and the Faculty of Inter-disciplinary and Applied Sciences. The S.P. Jain Centre for
Management Studies is also at the South Campus. Besides these, the Campus has a good
Library, Health Centre, Bank, Post Office, DTC Pass Section and administrative and
examination blocks. South Campus also provides some residential quarters for faculty and
non-teaching staff. Outstation students are offered accommodation in three hostels.

Recent initiatives at the University have led to promising developments at the Cluster
Innovation Centre(CIC) and the Institute of Life Long Learning(ILLL). The Centre for
Professional Development in Higher Education(CPDHE) updates teacher training. Faculty
research in commendable in many departments. Sports, Cultural events, NCC, NSS, the
“Gyanodaya Express”, the innovation projects, the Meta-College and Meta-University
concepts have brought trans disciplinary learning into reality.

This Handbook describes the current scenario, which coheres with a vision of higher
education in the 21st century.

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 ADMINISTRATION

The University of Delhi, the largest central university in NCR is spread throughout the region

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yet held together by common statutes, rules and regulations.

The Administration at the University is headed by the Vice Chancellor.

Following are the statutory bodies of the University of Delhi:

 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. Its decisions are taken to the Executive Council on
all academic matters.
 The Finance Committee manages the fiscal matters of the University of Delhi.

The Vice Chancellor’s team comprises of Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Treasurer, Director-South

Campus, Dean of Colleges, Dean- Students Welfare, Proctor, Dean Examinations, Director-
Campus of Open Learning, Registrar, Finance Officer, Advisor Legal, Dean Academic
Activities & Projects, Deans International, Deans Research, and Deans of the various
Faculties.

Academic Departments, Colleges and Centres are guided by their administrative Heads,
Principals and Directors.

Administrative Offices are fully supported by non-teaching staff, technical staff and service
staff.

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ACADEMIC INNOVATIONS

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Academic Congress “Enabling the Young: Redefining Education”
Organised on 6 & 7 September 2012, the sessions explored changes in knowledge and
learning systems in India and proposed good practices for meeting the challenges of Higher
Education in the 21stCentury.
Benefitting from the presence of 50
speakers, including Dr. Sam Pitroda,
Advisor to the Prime Minister, Rajya
Sabha Member, Prof. Mrinal Miri,
and cricket icon K. Srikkant, almost
2000 participants shared views on
various aspects of education such as
curriculum, research, social
implications, school-college interface,
skills training, entrepreneurship and
sports. As a lead up to the Academic
Congress, the Vice Chancellor met
4000 students and 600 parents a few
Dr. Sam Pitroda, video conferencing from days earlier.
Chicago, USA

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Biotech Centre
With the biotechnology industry registering over 35% increase in the last few years, this
industry is seen as one of the key sectors that will contribute to the socio-economic growth of
the country. The Biotech Centre at South Campus is a trendsetter for the development of
university-industry interaction and technology business incubation with the government
taking an active part in promoting the effectiveness of this strategy. The concept is to provide
a world class infrastructure

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for life sciences research,
accelerate commercialization
of new technologies, enable
the biotech start-ups to forge
alliances with research
institutions, academia and
industries, foster and mentor
the challenges in
biotechnology investments
and promote bio-cluster
effects. The Biotech Centre
is contiguous with the Multi-
Disciplinary Academic
Complex Building, which
has several labs and offices for scientific research, classrooms, an auditorium, a cafeteria,
offering a comprehensive facility for high quality work.

Cluster Innovation Centre (CIC)

The University’s flagship programme, Cluster Innovation
Centre (CIC), leads in a constant search for improving
academic standards and engaging with new and effective
learning methods. Its revolutionary curriculum has
evoked national and international interest and several
bilateral programmes. The course “B.Tech./BS
Innovation with Mathematics & IT” was introduced in
2011 as a four- year undergradute programme with a
strong emphasis on interdisciplinary learning, problem
solving and projects. Its “Engineering Kitchen” provides
an invigorating platform for experiments in creativity.

In 2012, “B.Tech. Humanities” in five streams

(Journalism, Education, Historical Tourism, Art &
Design, and Counselling) was started through the Meta-
College concept.

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Project: Roller Coaster Model

The scheme enables students to draw upon the resources, talent and expertise available in
different colleges. Instead of prescribing a fixed set of courses, the opportunity is given to the
student ‘to design your own degree’. Admitted to the Cluster Innovation Centre for core
courses in semesters one and eight, students can choose courses in semesters two to seven
from the large variety available in various colleges, under the guidance of a mentor.

In January 2013, another significant initiative the Meta-University starts on ground. It is

based on the premise that the ‘Whole is Greater than the Sum of the Parts’. The first
agreement in India has been signed by Delhi University and Jamia Millia Islamia for a joint
degree, “Master of Mathematics Education” where the partners will collaborate in teaching,
resource sharing and course development. This two year programme is aimed at training
potential teachers and educators of mathematics in delivering new pedagogical methods with
effective visual and communication technology. The Meta-University concept is pan Indian,
and may extend with other Universities and institutions of higher learning, worldwide.

Project work is a compulsory part of CIC learning. Academia and industry linkage for
student internships is made possible through a recent MoU with DRDO and ongoing
discussions with FICCI, NSDC, and PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The CIC has
a galaxy of honorary professors and mentors associated with its teaching hands-on
programmes and projects.

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Innovation Projects

To encourage and support hands-on

research by college teachers, the
University has given substantial
grants for 113 Innovation Projects
conducted by interdepartmental teams

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of teachers and students. These are
interdisciplinary in scope and
participation, involving 13 persons to
a project along with one Mentor from
outside the institution. The outcome of
the projects may build prototypes for
problem-solving in the community. In
the first year of the programme,
Rickshaw Night Shelter
practical outcomes are already
reported in areas relating to climate change, urban transport, water purification, Yamuna
cleaning, weekly markets, nutrition in college canteens, corporate social responsibility,
Rickshaw night shelter, finger printing, electric circuit meters, women’s oral narratives,
sports training and many diverse fields.

Virtual Learning Environment

This is a focused initiative

of the Institute of Life Academic Research Centre
Long Learning (ILLL)
which makes available
e-based lessons, lectures,
e-labs, interviews, quizzes
to all students, free of
cost. A dedicated office
and faculty oversees
lesson development,
networks with partner
institutions and conducts
training workshops for
technology based
learning. An ICT training
Centre is also available as
a facility for intensive work.

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English Language Proficiency Course
Uniquely designed for DU students, the 100 hour course is offered at a highly subsidized cost
to all who wish to avail the training. The course will give students practice in using English in
a wide variety of contexts
relevant to work, study and
social activities. It will
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understand and respond to
spoken language, learn how to
speak fluently and use
appropriate expressions, read
and comprehend different kinds
of texts for different purposes,
write coherently and effectively
in formal and informal contexts.
The course is offered at three Performance of ELPC Students
levels: basic, intermediate and
advanced and users innovative
platforms.

Equal Opportunity Cell

Assisting almost 500 students with

special needs on campus, Equal
Opportunity Cell has significantly
increased its facilities and extended more
benefits to students. The university
recently notified reserving additional 2
seats for PWDs in hostels, over and
above the usual 3% already reserved.
Subsidized hostel fees, transportation,

assistive devices, and e-learning support are

keenly under discussion. Capacity building
classes for students with disabilities, computer
labs, braille library, and a bus service from
residences to points on campus are functional.
Under the university’s supervision, walkways
along main campus roads are being repaired
and access audit to buildings being conducted.
The university is looking to provide subsidized
learning tablets to EOC, which would be
preloaded with course-ware.

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 Gyanodaya Edutrip II ‘Gyanodaya Express’ I
II & III educational
trips
University of Delhi assisted by the
Indian Railways organized a

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dedicated train “Gyanodaya
Express” for three educational
journeys. The first batch of 940
NCC and NSS girl students,
accompanied by 60 teachers and
staff, travelled from 8th to19th July
2012 through central and western
India to understand Gandhian
philosophy and the diversity of the country. They visited historically and culturally important
destinations such as Sabarmati, Mumbai Naval Base, Madgaon, ISRO and Wardha. The
second batch of 865 men and women cadets from NCC along with 30 students of special
needs, 65 teachers, 21 staff and a media team travelled west to the border areas of Rajasthan
and interacted with Army personnel to understand the challenges of national security was
scheduled from 29th Sept to 5th October, 2012.

Gyanodaya Edutrip I

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The third trip included 150 students from Edinburgh and London, eager to experience the
famous ‘College on Wheels’ where joyful learning is the norm. DU’s student selection
included NCC, NSS, and students with disability, winners of Antardhvani cultural festival,
and others. A library and net enabled coaches made the train a study room. With a focus on
Punjab’s entrepreneurial spirit, the schedule included visits to a village and industrial units
with export success. Agricultural enterprise, hard work and business acumen have brought
prominence to the region that Gyanodaya students studied in detail. During the period 2-8
September, the train stopped at Amritsar, Ludhiana, Chandigarh and Kurukshetra,

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weaving a narrative of history into the story of India’s modernisation. The train is equipped
with internet, library, laptops and project equipment. Under supervision of teachers, the
students relate book knowledge to their travel experiences.

Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education

Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education (CPDHE), which is the UGC
Academic Staff College, is committed to providing opportunities for
professional growth to teachers across various disciplines at the University of Delhi. It also
invites applicants from other universities of India to register for its courses. The CPDHE has
an illustrious record of 25 years of service to the teaching profession. Keeping in view the
role of higher education in national development, CPDHE helps in building competence in
the areas of research methodologies and pedagogy, expansion of technologies in the field of
ICT, Science and Technology, Environment and Education.

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Four Year Undergraduate Programme
A Four Year Undergraduate Programme of studies with multiple degree options to cater to
the needs of students with diverse talents and aspirations has been introduced from the
academic session 2013-14. Successful pursuit of the four year programme shall lead to the
award of the Bachelor with Honours/B.Tech. Dregree. Students will have the option to
pursue a three year programme leading to award of Bachelor degree and the option to pursue
a two year programme leading to the award of Associate Bachelor degree. Students who
obtain a Bachelor degree or an Associate Bachelor degree shall have the option to re-join the

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University subject to conditions and within a time frame to continue their studies leading to
award of the Bachelor degree or Bachelor with Honours/B.Tech. degree. The students will
get an opportunity to study Foundation/Core courses covering the Arts, Sciences, Social
Sciences and Commerce subjects. The focus of these courses will be to equip the students
with appropriate communication skills, Mathematical ability and other skills which are
required to face the real challenges of real life through hands on experience. This will enable
integral and all-round development of the individuals..

National Knowledge Commission

The University of Delhi saw an unprecedented turnout of students on 23 January 2013 when
they participated in the launch of the Public Lecture Series initiated by National Knowledge
Network. A live audience of 1200 persons in the Convention Hall, Viceregal Lodge was
linked to 11 institutions across India in a two-way interactive mode. Another 500 institutions
could see the proceedings through a one-way link. The session, moderated by Vice
Chancellor Prof. Dinesh Singh, saw Dr. Sam Pitroda, Adviser to the Prime Minister, and Dr.
Michael Sandel from Harvard University address the topic “Democratising Information,
Justice, Equality and the Rule of Law.”
The participating institutions included IIT
Mumbai, IISc
Bangalore, IIT
Guwahati, Gujrat
Vidyapeeth and Lady
Shri Ram College for
Women, University of
Delhi. It is likely that
two hundred thousand
people simultaneously
witnessed this Public
Lecture and established
the power of
communication through
IT.

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaks on secular ethics

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who is also an Honorary Professor at the University of Delhi,
held a special dialogue, on 14 January 2013, with students and faculty on how to integrate
scientific research as part of a curriculum on ethics. Accompanied by the Prime Minister, Dr.
Lobsang Sangay, and a team of eminent scientists, social scientists, and educational
administrators, His Holiness kept the audience spell bound with his discourse on ‘secular
ethics’. Speaking of the ‘hygiene of the mind’ he emphasized the values of compassion,
scientific findings, and conscience in leading towards a humanitarian social order.
Understanding the principals of secular ethics from an early age is important, he said.
Students engaged the Dalai Lama in questions about violence, poverty, global warming and
other contemporary issues and were deeply engrossed in the thoughtful conversations that
followed.

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Software Technology Park on campus
Software Technology Park of India (STPI) signed an MoU with
Delhi University on 20 January 2013 to set up Technology
Parks at the Cluster Innovation Centre, North Campus to begin
with, and at other locations later. The STPI will enable students
to get training in software, hardware and entrepreneurship,

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thereby broadening the corpus of skills and enhancing
employment capability.

Delhi University Archives

The Delhi University Archives have
been relocated to three floors in the
Viceregal Lodge and are open to
public for guided tours by
appointment. Visitors are introduced
to the history of the building, which
served once as a Circuit House, then
became a “temporary” home to
several Viceroys and was later
handed over to the University in
1933. The Ball room and the Oval
room capture a bygone era. Mahatma
Gandhi would have come to this

building for meetings in preparation

of the Irwin Pact. One gallery
recounts the significant history of
the University since 1922, its
founding year, while another gallery
has outstanding photographs of the
Uprising of 1857. The basement,
opened for the first time, takes
visitors to the chamber where
Shaheed Bhagat Singh may have
been imprisoned. The Archives
make it possible for visitors to see a
part of the Viceregal Lodge and to
imaginatively experience some
moments in history.

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Convocation

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The University organized its 89th Annual Convocation on 24th March 2012. 434 candidates
for Ph.D., 11 M.Ch., 12 D.M. were admitted to the convocation and awarded degrees.
Further, 142 Medals and 52 Prizes were given to the meritorious students during this
convocation. Dr. Sam Pitroda, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Public Information
Infrastructure and Innovation was the Chief Guest.

A Special Convocation was organized on 28 March 2012 to confer Honorary D.Litt. Degree
upon H.E. Dilma Vana Rousseff, the President of the Republic of Brazil. Hon’ble M. Hamid
Ansari, Vice President of India and Hon’ble Chancellor, University of Delhi presided over
the function.

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Delhi University’s Foundation Day

In ninety years of its history, the University of Delhi celebrated its Foundation Day for the
first time on 2 May 2012. It was a coming together of the past and the present. The Vice
Chancellor, Prof. Dinesh Singh recalled the significant moments of the University founded
in 1922, and reminded all that it was situated on hallowed ground. He delved into the history

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of this terrain and paid tribute to the brave men and women who believed in a free India and

withstood political oppression. He spoke of Nana Phadnavis, the martyrs of The Uprising of
1857, the incarceration of shaheed Bhagat Singh in the same Viceregal Lodge where the
rulers lived, the visits here of Mahatma Gandhi attempting to bring peace. He called upon the
youth today to resurrect the forgotten history and live by the high ideals of the national
leaders. Dr. Karan Singh, Member of the Rajya Sabha and an alumnus of the University
was the Chief Guest, and he spoke movingly of ethics and values which are essential to a
good system of higher education. The University flag was unfurled after many years.

Popular Lecture & University Lecture Series

The series is visualized as a mode of disseminating specialist knowledge in a generalist way,
a mode that makes complex ideas belonging to a subject area comprehensible to knowledge
seekers from other fields. For the ‘Popular Lecture’ the speakers are faculty from within DU’s
own system; for the ‘University Lecture’ eminent persons are invited by the Vice Chancellor.

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Dr. Atta-Ur-Rahman Prof. Dinesh Singh

Recent speakers have included Nobel Laureate, Prof. Jules Hoffmann (Physiology or
Medicine 2011, with Bruce A. Beutler and Ralph M. Steinman), mathematician, Prof. Dinesh
Singh, Dr. Atta-Ur-Rahman, UNESCO Science Laureate, litterateur Prof. Harish K. Trivedi,
and anthropologist from New Zealand, Prof. Aditya Malik., 'mathematician,
Professor Kumar Murty, University of Toronto, Canada'

Prof. Jules Hoffmann

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National Cadet Core (NCC) Parade

The NCC being a vital

part of student life,
attention is being given to
its regular activities. The
University of Delhi
organized a parade and

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cultural show on 27
March 2012 by NCC
cadets in the honour of
Admiral Nirmal Verma,
PVSM, AVSM, ADC
(Chief of Naval Staff).
Almost 500 NCC cadets
from 25 colleges drawn
from Air, Naval and

Army wing participated in

this major event. Admiral
Verma spoke about
inculcating leadership
qualities in students
through the NCC. He
emphasized that NCC is
the largest forum of
uniformed, motivated
students. In a display of
skills, the cadets showed
combat, firefighting, first
Admiral Nirmal Verma, PVSM, AVSM, ADC
aid and other activities.
inspecting the guard of honor
The Navy band was a
welcome presence on campus.

Student Internship Programme

A volunteer internship in VC’s office for undergraduate and postgraduate students of the
university was announced early in the year and received an overwhelming response. Batches
of interns have been associated with the Vice Chancellor’s office and the University Guest
House to understand the daily functioning and submit reports.

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 VISITORSHIPS & EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES

Honorary & Visiting Professors scheme

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Given the requirements of innovative
academic programmes, it is proposed to
invite eminent persons in different fields
of knowledge creation who will devote
time to CIC and other units to lead
students into path breaking concepts,
experiments and projects. They would
have the broad mandate of sharing their
specialization and guiding hands-on
learning. Such persons may be of varying
Prof. Aditya Malik, Visiting
seniority and coming from different
Professor from New Zealand
global locations. A Nobel Laureates’
programme will bring distinguished persons known internationally for their contribution in
different realms of human endeavor, who can share their life experience and expertise with
students at the University of Delhi.

Visits Abroad for teachers and students

International programmes have created learning opportunities through fellowships, MoUs,
university grants and special programmes such as UKIERI supported by the British Council,
the “Global Citizenship Programme for Young Leaders” hosted by the University of
Melbourne, U21 Summer School in “Conflict Resolution” hosted by the University College
Dublin, and the China Studies programme of John Hopkins University.

Travel Grants for teachers

Under a new Faculty Training Programme college teachers are enabled to study in UK for
a one year Masters course in the allied areas of their specialization (UBC – 1, Edinburgh – 4,
Birmingham – 1, Nottingham – 5)

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 NATIONAL MATHEMATICS YEAR

International Conference on Ramanujan

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‘The Legacy of Srinivasa
Ramanujan’, a major
international conference
organized by Delhi
University during 17-22
December 2012 brought
to a conclusion the
National Mathematics
Year, commemorating the
125th year of Ramanujan’s
birth. Inaugurated by Dr.
M. Pallam Raju, Minister
for Human Resource
Development, and with a
valedictory address by Mr. Jitin Prasada, Minister of State, MHRD, the six days of
programming saw several renowned
mathematicians converging here for
plenary sessions, lectures, and
panels. Other dimensions were
built in to inspire young achievers.
The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize of
US$10,000 was awarded on the last
day, a prize given annually to a
mathematician not exceeding the
age of 32 for outstanding
contributions to areas influenced by
Ramanujan. This year’s prize went
to Professor Zhiwei Yun, Stanford
University, USA. Delhi University
had announced prizes for a students’ competition on “Encryption/Decryption” and
gave the awards to three teams from St. Stephens’ College, Keshav Mahavidyalaya and
Ramjas College, which will enable the winners to visit Chennai and Cambridge where
Ramanujan lived and studied. Cultural evenings saw a concert ‘Parikalpana’ by Loreto
School and a Kathak performance by Rachana Yadav.

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 PARTICIPATIONS
Memorandums of Understanding
In the pursuit to enrich its academic inputs and experiences, the University of Delhi has

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maintained a tradition of entering into academic collaboration with premier institutions
through various agreements.

Delhi University Women’s football team with Lincoln

University, New Zealand
For the first time in India, a women’s football team from Delhi University will be given
training in New Zealand in a unique sports MoU. Almost 20 Agreements/Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) have been signed recently for partnerships with many institutions in
India and abroad, including DRDO for developing research excellence, Kashmir University
for assisting students from that region, Massey University for e-based learning, and DST for
technology transfer. In addition, individual departments have signed specific agreements in
their field.

MoU with Massey University, New Zealand

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 CULTURAL

Delhi University plans a Son et Lumiere and partnership to

‘Adopt a Monument’

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Delhi University in partnership
with the Archeological Survey
of India has proposed promoting
the historical context of the
Viceregal Lodge and its
surrounding areas. The Son et
Lumiere would begin with the

Chauburja Mosque

Flagstaff Tower

1857 Uprising and end at 1947. Four

historical structures/sites have been
identified, namely Flag Staff Tower,
Khooni Lake, Asoka Pillar, and Mutiny
Memorial, using which the University
has planned ‘heritage walks’ and a
‘sound and light show’. ASI would help
to conduct a survey for the conservation and maintenance of the sites, Delhi University will
promote awareness among the youth and take up research for appropriate documentation.

Antardhvani 2012 – Delhi University Cultural Festival

The first ever DU Cultural Festival was organised on campus on a grand scale from 2-5
March 2012. Beginning with a spectacular Flower Show, inaugurated by the Hon’ble Chief
Minister, Mrs Sheila Dikshit, events in dance, theatre, choreography, and photography were
complemented by innovative items such as video making on mobile phones.

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Exhibitions on ‘1857: The Uprising’, Alkazi Foundation & Delhi University) and ‘Philately’ (Dept. of
Post) were also shown. Meant for students in Colleges as well as in Departments, ‘Antardhvani 2012’
was attended by over 5000 students.

Smt. Shiela Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi taking the salute at the NCC parade
during Antardhwani

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Remembering Nobel
Laureate, Rabindranath
Tagore

To mark the 150th birth anniversary of

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Rabindranath Tagore, the University of
Delhi organized a programme on 24
January 2012 featuring Jayati Ghosh’s
‘Making of Gitanjali’, a combination of
songs and narration, and readings by
Pranab Chakraborty, Minoti Chatterjee and
Ruma Ghosh. On 24 April, the eminent
dancer-scholar Dr. Sonal Mansingh,
Padma Vibhushan presented Rabindranath
Tagore’s depictions of ‘Naayika’ through
lyrics, abhinaya and dance.

Dr. Sonal Mansingh,

Padma Vibhushan

Literary
activities and
Poetry
reading
These are ongoing
engagements at
formal and
informal levels.

Minister, Shri
Kapil Sibal spent
an informal
evening with
faculty, students
and local public
reading from his
collection of poems and taking questions on a variety of subjects.

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Shri Kapil Sibal,
Dr. S.Y.Quraishi Member Of Parliament

Chief Election Commissioner, Dr. S.Y. Quraishi stepped away from his everyday
occupation to give an illustrated talk in his research subject “Facets of Old Delhi.”

A group of teachers and students gathered at Flagstaff Tower to read poems in Hindi, English
and Punjabi as a tribute to the timeless monument on the Ridge.

Padma Bhushan
Swapnasundari
Padma Bhushan Swapnasundari
gave a dance recital at the
Shankar Lal Concert Hall on 8
February 2013 on ‘Vilasini
Natyam: Temple and Court
Dance Tradition in Andhra
Pradesh’. As a highly
distinguished classical dancer-
singer and scholar of present
times, she has received the
Padma Bhushan and
several other honours and
awards. Swapnasundari’s
most noteworthy contribution to Indian
classical dance is the comprehensive revival and successful
crusade of Vilasini Natyam. Though born well after India’s Independence, she is the first
classical dancer to revive ritual dancing in its true sense and re-link it with the temple, once
the forum for diverse artistic activity.

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University Information Centre (UIC)
The University

NEW INITIATIVES
Information Centre
is an interface
between the
University of Delhi
& its stakeholders,
notably the students
and their parents.
This ensures that
the delivery of
information services becomes effective, efficient and timely to empower the students in
particular to make informed choices regarding their academic pursuits in the University of
Delhi.

Bamboo Cottage Guest House

An eco-friendly, niche guest house of Bamboo
material is ready for use in a green corner of
the University Guest House. Built in
association with the National Bamboo

Mission, and furnished in a nature-

friendly style, the accommodation is
specially suitable for faculty who will stay
for a length of time and require self-
sufficient rooms and a conducive
environment for study. The Bamboo
Cottage has an access ramp, Wi-Fi facility, a garden, housekeeping and kitchen services and
a car park. The area is being landscaped with special varieties of golden bamboo and black
bamboo.

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Dhaka campus
Dhaka Complex of Delhi
Rajiv Gandhi Hostel for Girls University accommodates
five girls’ hostels (Rajiv
Gandhi Hostel for Girls,
Under Graduate Hostel for

NEW INITIATIVES
Girls, Ambedkar- Ganguly
Students House for Women,
North Eastern Students House
and International Students
House for Women) with a
combined full strength of
about 1800 girl students of
University of Delhi.

The hostel complex was

conceptualized most
aesthetically to offer a serene
and open environment and
provide a great sense of safety
and security to the girl students
residing in these hostels.

Under Graduate Hostel for Girls

Cafeteria and Bamboo Hut at

South Campus

The Cafeteria, a modern and well equipped

facility, is the south campus hub for
meetings and social conversation. Built
about four years ago, it has spacious areas
for faculty seating, students, and conference
meals. The food has a wide enough range
to suit different tastes but the ‘south Indian’
cuisine remains a favourite.

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The Bamboo Hut,
commissioned to the
National Bamboo
Mission was the first
institutional structure
at Delhi University
to use this eco-

NEW INITIATIVES
friendly material.
The furniture was
made of Bamboo
too! Built initially to
serve as a temporary
‘canteen’ while the
new cafeteria was
under construction, it
turned out to be so
aesthetically pleasing
and adaptable that the
Bamboo Hut has been put to various uses over time.

University Cafeteria

The 120 seated cafeteria is well

ventilated and most aesthetically
designed. It also has two kiosks to
serve to the large clientele of students
and staff of the University. The
Kitchen is equipped with the latest
state-of-art kitchen equipment’s and
adopts best practices in the food
industry. The University of Delhi has
subsidized the project so as to address
the needs of the student fraternity for
quality and reasonable meals on the
campus. Approx. 700 students were
served with complimentary lunch by
IRCTC to mark the launch of this
landmark project.
The cafeteria will dispense healthy, hygienic and economic meals, keeping in view the
requirement of students from all strata of society. Meals will be prepared conforming to the
best industry practices.

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 FACULTY RESEARCH

FACULTY RESEARCH
High Value Grants

During 2011-2012 several faculty members of the University of Delhi have been
sanctioned Research Projects of the value of more than Rupees one crore each:

1. Prof. Anil K. Tyagi, Department of Biochemistry has been sanctioned 4.84 crores
from DBT for the project titled ‘A Virtual Centre of Excellence for Co-ordinated
Research on Tuberculosis: Development of Alternate Strategies PHASE – II’.
2 Mr. Arun K. Sharma, Department of Plant Molecular Biology has been sanctioned Rs.
1.89 crore from DBT for the project titled ‘Tomato Metabolome Network Group –
“Transcriptome….Folate Enhancement”’
3. Prof. R.C. Kuhad, Department of Microbiology has been sanctioned Rs. 14.84 crores
from MNRE for the project titled ‘Development of Pretreatment Strategies and
Bioprocess for Improved Production of Celluloytic Enzymes and Ethanol from Crop
Byproducts for Demonstration at Pilot Plants’.
4. Prof. Rup Lal, Department of Zoology has been sanctioned Rs. 1.67 crores from DST
for the project titled ‘Understanding Genom….Dumpsite’.
5. Mr. Naimuddin, Department of Physics & Astrophysics has been sanctioned Rs. 1.61
crores from DST for the project titled ‘R&D….Detector’.
6. Mr. B.C. Choudhary, Department of Physics & Astrophysics has been sanctioned Rs
2 crores from DST for the project titled ‘Collaboration….Fermilab’.
7. Mr. Sunil Kr. Sharma, Department of Chemistry has been sanctioned Rs. 1.42 crores
from DST for the project titled ‘Chemenzymatic Applicators’.

Some examples of socially impactful research are ‘Bacterial Life in Hot Water Springs atop
the Himalayan Ranges’ by Prof. Rup Lal; a kit at ACBR lab of Prof. Daman Saluja to
diagnose sexually transmitted diseases; development of new vaccines against TB and their
evaluation in animal models in the lab of Prof. Anil K. Tyagi; development of low cost real
time monitoring system for detection of harmful gases by Prof. Vinay Gupta; hybrid, high
yielding mustard seed development by Prof. Deepak Pental; anti-inflammatory agents from
ayurvedic medicine for prevention of chronic diseases by Prof. Madan Mohan Chaturvedi.

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Purse Grants

FACULTY RESEARCH
Department of Science and Technology Purse grant has been sanctioned to the University
since 2008-2009 for excellence in science. This is based on the position of the University as
number One in the country in terms of research publications during the last ten years.
Proposals are regularly invited from all faculty members in Science departments. The
University considers, on priority, multi investigator projects to strengthen interdisciplinary
research, projects under public private interactions, projects that improve training of the
doctoral students.

Faculty Research Grants

Two new schemes for facilitating the research and field work of the faculty of the University
have been introduced. To support research of newly appointed faculty members, a seed grant
of Rs 4 lakhs for Science departments and Rs. 1.5 lakhs for other departments has been
instituted. In addition, all University faculty members are entitled to apply for an annual
research grant of Rs. 2.5 lakhs in Sciences and Rs. 1 lakh in other disciplines

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 INFRASTRUCTURE & FACILITIES
INFRASTRUCTURE & FACILITIES

The University of Delhi gives affordable education to almost 5 lakh students under various
streams while retaining the principles of equity, justice and social inclusion. Further, the
University is recognized for initiating educational reform and setting trends at national and
international levels.

The University of Delhi is recognised for its high level infrastructure of buildings with well
equipped classrooms, laboratories, libraries, computer centres, instrumentation centre,
auditoriums, conference halls, convention centre and such other facilities.

Every classroom in the university is being provided with a laptop and projector to enable
technology aided learning.

The National Knowledge Network has enabled connectivity throughout the system .Net
access is free of cost to university users.

At present, more than 50% students come from outside Delhi, and local accommodation is a
critical need. Although the university and its colleges are able to meet some of the demand,
the requirements are substantially more. A new complex of hostels to take 1500 residents has
been commissioned at Dhaka village and free bus service provided to students. All hostels
offer inexpensive and good quality housing with affordable catering.

Facilities on campus include the Equal Opportunity Cell, Foreign Students Office, libraries,
university guest houses, health services, hostels, cafeteria, book store, co-operative shopping,
photocopy stalls, rail reservation counters, banks, post offices, recreation, sports fields,
student societies, etc.

The Vishwavidyalya Metro Station is conveniently located next to North Campus. The South
Campus runs a feeder bus, for free, from the nearest Metro stations.

The University Information Centre was inaugurated on 3 March 2012 with dedicated phone
lines, email and internet service. It offers a single window information gateway to the
University of Delhi (Helpline No. 155215 or 011-27006900 (9:00 am to 5:00 pm),
([email protected]).

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 COLLEGES OF THE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGES OF THE UNIVERSITY

1. Acharya Narendra Dev

2. Aditi Mahavidyalaya
3. Agricultural Economics & Research Centre
4. Amar Jyoti Institute of Physiotherapy
5. Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College
6. Ayurvedic & Unani Tibia College
7. Bhagini Nivedita College
8. Bharati College
9. Bhaskaracharya College Of Applied Sciences
10. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College
11. College of Arts
12. College of Vocational Studies
13. Daulat Ram College
14. Delhi College of Arts & Commerce
15. Delhi College of Engineering
16. Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research
17. Deshbandhu College
18. Ramanujan College
19. Durgabai Deshmukh College of Special Education
20. Dyal Singh College
21. Dyal Singh Evening College
22. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College
23. Gargi College
24. Hans Raj College
25. Hindu College
26. I.P. College
27. Indira Gandhi Instt. of Phyisical Education
28. Institute of Economic Growth
29. Institute of Home Economics
30. Janki Devi Memorial College
31. Jesus & Mary College
32. Kalindi College
33. Kamla Nehru College
34. Keshav Mahavidyalaya
35. Kirori Mal College
36. Lady Hardinge Medical College
37. Lady Irwin College
38. Lady Shri Ram College for Women
39. Lakshmibai College
40. Maharaja Agrasen College
41. M.V. College of Education

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 COLLEGES OF THE UNIVERSITY
42. Maitreyi College
43. Mata Sundri College for Women
44. Maulana Azad Medical College
45. Miranda House
46. Moti Lal Nehru College
47. Moti Lal Nehru Evening College
48. Nehru Homeopathic College
49. N.S. Instt.of Technology
50. Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Institute for Physically Handicapped
51. P.G.D.A.V. College
52. P.G.D.A.V. Evening College
53. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing
54. Rajdhani College
55. Shaheed Rajguru College of Appl. Sci. for Women
56. Ram Lal Anand College
57. Ram Lal Anand Evening College
58. Ramjas College
59. Satyawati College
60. Satyawati Evening College
61. Shaheed Bhagat Singh College
62. Shaheed Bhagat Singh Evening College
63. S.G.T.B. Khalsa College
64. S.G.N.D. Khalsa College
65. Shivaji College
66. Shri Ram College of Commerce
67. Shyama Prasad Mukherji College
68. Shyam Lal College
69. Shyam Lal Evening College
70. Sri Aurobindo College
71. Sri Aurobindo Evening College
72. School of Open Learning
73. Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce
74. Sri Venkateswara College
75. St. Stephen’s College
76. Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies
77. Swami Shraddhanand College
78. U.C.M.S. & G.T.B.H
79. V.P. Chest Institute
80. Vivekananda College
81. Zakir Husain Delhi College
82. Zakir Husain Evening College
83. School of Rehabilitation Sciences
84. Holy Family College of Nursing

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 DEPARTMENTS & FACUTIES OF
Departments & Faculties of the University
1. Faculty of Arts
2. Faculty of Science
3. Faculty of Law
4. Faculty of Medical Sciences
5. Faculty of Education
6. Faculty of Social Sciences

THE UNIVERSITY
7. Faculty of Music & Fine Arts
8. Faculty of Mathematical Sciences
9. Faculty of Management Studies
10. Faculty of Inter-Disciplinary & Applied Sciences
11. Faculty of Applied Social Sciences & Humanities
12. Faculty of Commerce & Business
13. Department of English
14. Department of Sanskrit
15. Department of Philosophy
16. Department of Germanic & Romance Studies
17. Department of Library & Information Science
18. Department of Hindi
19. Department of Urdu
20. Department of MIL & Literary Studies
21. Department of Buddhist Studies
22. Department of Linguistics
23. Department of Psychology
24. Department of Arabic
25. Department of Persian
26. Department of Punjabi
27. Department of Physics & Astrophysics
28. Department of Chemistry
29. Department of Anthropology
30. Department of Zoology
31. Department of Botany
32. Department of Geology
33. Department of Economics
34. Department of History
35. Department of Social Work
36. Department of Political Science
37. Department of African Studies
38. Department of Sociology
39. Department of Geography
40. Department of East Asian Studies
41. Department of Adult Continuing Education

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 DEPARTMENTS & FACUTIES OF
42. Department of Music & Fine Arts
43. Department of Commerce
44. Department of Mathematics
45. Department of Operational Research
46. Department of Computer Science
47. Department of Statistics
48. Department of Business Management & Industrial Administration
49. Department of Bio-Chemistry
50. Department of Microbiology

THE UNIVERSITY
51. Department of Genetics
52. Department of Electronics Science
53. Department of Bio-Physics
54. Department of Plant Molecular Biology
55. Department of Business Economics
56. Department of Slavonic & Finno Ugrian Studies
57. Department of Financial Studies
58. Department of Home Science

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