Satyawati College

Summary

Satyawati College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi, in New Delhi, India. It offers both morning and evening classes[1] to a student base of almost 3000, with a permanent teaching staff of around 150.[2][3][4] This college comes under the North Campus categorization of Delhi University.

Satyawati College
Motto in English
"Lead me from Darkness to Light"
TypePublic
Established1972 ; 52 years ago
AccreditationNAAC (A+ Grade)
AffiliationUniversity of Delhi
ChairpersonProf. D. S Tiwari
PrincipalProf. Anju Seth
Academic staff
150
Students3,000 +
Location,
CampusUrban, (10 acres)
Websitewww.satyawaticollege.ac.in

History edit

The college was established in 1972 by the Government of Delhi,[5] while the "Evening College" was established in 1973.[6] It is one of the constituent colleges of Delhi University in the North campus in Phase III, Ashok Vihar, Delhi.[7] The college is named after Satyavati Devi, a poet and a participant of Indian freedom movement.

About edit

The college is now approved on the North campus of University of Delhi and is near to many colleges like SRCC College, Hansraj College, Kirori Mal College etc. The main campus of University of Delhi is five kilometres (3.1 mi) away from the college. Satyawati College is maintained by Delhi Government[citation needed] as well as by Delhi University. The college is also equipped with a Pollution Level Display within its campus.

Academics edit

Academic Programmes edit

Satyawati College offers various courses across commerce, economics, mathematics and languages. These include the following.

  • B. Com. (H) / B. Com. (P)
  • B.A. Prog. courses
  • Economics Hons / Mathematics Hons
  • English Hons / Hindi Hons / Sanskrit Hons / Urdu Hons
  • History Hons / Political Science Hons
  • M.A. (Political Science)

Societies edit

The college has many regulated and unregulated societies,[8] some of which are featured below.

  • Abhivyakti - Debating Society
  • Corporates - Commerce Society
  • Enactus - Social Entrepreneurship Society
  • Finova - Finance and Investment Cell
  • Prakriti - Environmental Society
  • Saksham - Placement Cell and Entrepreneurship Society
  • Third Act - Dramatics Society
  • Utkarsh - Arts and Culture Society
  • Litterbugs - English Literary Society

Notable alumni edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Satyawati College (Evening)". University of Delhi website. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  2. ^ Launching of New Website of Satyawati College, retrieved 7 October 2022
  3. ^ Poonam Bisht, 'Satyawati College makes backdoor appointments', Delhi Scoop (6 December 2005) Archived 27 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 December 2006.
  4. ^ 'Satyawati College', India Education (2005). Retrieved 12 December 2006.
  5. ^ "About us". Satyawati College website.
  6. ^ "The College". Satyawati College (Evening) website. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Satyawati College". University of Delhi website. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  8. ^ Rao, Khushi (1 December 2021). "All You Need To Know About Satyawati College Societies | Satyawati College Societies | Societies of Satyawati College". Saksham Satyawati. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Bihar Youth is Using AI, Bhojpuri Podcast to Spread Climate Awareness". News18. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  10. ^ "21-year-old Diana Awardee plans to create awareness on climate change through AI". Hindustan Times. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  11. ^ Clark, Nick. "'You have two killers in the air': India's other deadly pandemic". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 7 October 2022.