Departments

Department of Finance and Business Economics

The Department of Finance and Business Economics was created in 2019 by merging the two Departments, i.e., Department of Business Economics and Department of Financial Studies.

Department of Buddhist Studies

The Department of Buddhist Studies was established in 1957 as follow up to the action initiated by the Government of India on the occasion of the celebration of 2500 years of Buddhism on 24 May 1956.

Department of Urdu

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Department of Punjabi

The department prides itself for having produced some of the finest alumni who have gone on to become reputed academicians in various universities in India and Abroad.

Department of Sanskrit

The history of the Department of Sanskrit, DU begins with the history of the University itself. The Department came into existence in 1922 when the University had come into existence.

Department of Slavonic & Finno-Ugrian Studies

The Department of Slavonic and Finno-Ugrian Studies is the only Department in India which offers courses in Slavonic languages namely Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Polish, Russian and Hungarian from the Finno-Ugrian group of languages.

Department of Psychology

Psychology at the Master’s level was introduced in Delhi University in 1957 under the Department of Philosophy and Psychology.

Department of Philosophy

This Department began as a combined Department of Philosophy and Psychology in the year 1953. The Department of Psychology became independent in 1962. Since then the Department of Philosophy is an Autonomous Department.

Department of Persian

Department of Indian Languages and Literary Studies

The Department of Indian Languages and Literary Studies was established in the year 1961.

Department of Linguistics

The Department of Linguistics was started in 1963 with Dr. Chandrasekhar as its head. Only a diploma course in Linguistics was offered in the beginning. The Master’s and Doctoral programmes were later introduced in 1966 when the noted Indian linguist Professor P.B. Pandit joined the Department.

Department of Library & Information Science

Department of Hindi

Department of Germanic & Romance Studies

Department of English

The Department of English has the same year of inception as the University of Delhi, 1922. The Department offers degrees at MA, MPhil and PhD levels and oversees undergraduate teaching at the 79 Colleges which are affiliated to the University

Department of Arabic

The Department of Arabic is one of the oldest departments in the University dating back to 1922, the year of the inception of the University of Delhi.

Department of Commerce

The Department of Commerce, Faculty of Commerce and Business, Delhi School of Economics formally set up as a separate entity in 1967, has imbibed the DSE tradition of exploring new frontiers of knowledge and innovation in academics. In its history spanning over three decades, it has redefined commerce education in

Department of Education

Central Institute of Education (CIE), now known also as the Department of Education of the University of Delhi, was perhaps the first major institute of professional learning and research in Education that was established since independence.Over these past decades, CIE has indeed grown into a pace-setting institution in Teacher

Institute of Informatics & Communication (IIC)

Information Technology integrates a wide spectrum of knowledge and skill ranging from the design of computer hardware, software systems, and telecommunication to the impact of information technology on society. To achieve this holistic goal the Institute of Informatics & Communication (IIC) was established in 1997.

Department of Plant Molecular Biology

The Department of Plant Molecular Biology was established in 1988 under the Faculty of Interdisciplinary and Applied Sciences to cater to the needs of students in frontier areas of plant biology and to carry out research on Molecular Aspects of Plant Biology and Biotechnology. The Department was enriched by merger

Department of Physical Education & Sports Sciences

The department strives to inculcate appropriate values and qualities required to develop sports persons and physical education professional at various levels.  DPESS was established in 2005.

Department of Microbiology

The Department of Microbiology was established in 1984, and initially functioned in the University’s main campus at the Patel Chest Institute where classes for the M.Sc. Microbiology program were held. The M.Sc. program was initiated with the enrollment of five students each year. The current intake for

Department of Genetics

The Department of Genetics was established in 1984, as a part of the Faculty of Inter-disciplinary & Applied Sciences at the University of Delhi South Campus. In its brief period of existence the department has developed into an advanced centre of study in Genetics recognized by the University Grants Commission

Department of Electronic Science

The Department of Electronic Science was established in 1985 and is widely recognized as one of the most prestigious Electronic Science Departments in the country. The Department is conducting courses leading to M. Tech. in Microwave Electronics and M.Sc. in Electronics.

Department of Biophysics

The department offers research opportunities in the areas of structural biology, bioinformatics, membrane biology and neurobiophysics (cognitive science) in general. The main research emphasis of the Department is in the area of theoretical biology and membrane biophysics e.g. ion channels and neurobiophysics.

Department of Biochemistry

The Department of Biochemistry, one of the most vibrant and premiere biochemistry departments in the country, was established in the year 1983. One of the commendable contributions of the department has been the creation and sustenance of a rigorous, dynamic and vibrant master’s program in biochemistry that imparts conventional

Department of Law

Department of Business Management & Industrial Administration

Department of Operational Research

Department of Statistics

The Department of Mathematical Statistics was established in August 1973, though the teaching of M.A. in Mathematical Statistics had been introduced as early as in July 1957 at the initiative of Professor Ram Behari as part of a development programme adopted by the Department of Mathematics.

Department of Mathematics

Department of Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science at University of Delhi was established in the year 1981 with the objective of imparting quality education in the field of Computer Science.

Department of Opthalmology

Department of Medical Microbiology

Department of Surgery

Department of Radiology, Radiotherapy, Radiodiagnosis & Radiation Medicine

Department of Pulmonary Medicine

Department of Psychiatry

Department of Physiology

Department of Pharmacology

Department of Pathology

Department of Paediatrics

Department of Otolaryngology

Department of Orthopaedics

Department of Anatomy

Department of Medicine

Department of Obstetrics & Gyanaecology

Department of Forensic Medicine

Department of Dental Sciences

Department of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy

Department of Community Medicine

Department of Medical Bio-Chemistry

Department of Anatomy

Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care

Department of Fine Arts

College of Art is an Institution established in 1942 for advanced training in Visual Art, creative and applied, leading to the Bachelor of Fine Art Course of four years duration in disciplines of Painting, Sculpture and Applied Art at the Undergraduate Level and the Postgraduate course of Master in Fine

Department of Music

The Department has constantly been in the process of enhancing the skills of our students, which leads to an increase in their productivity and output. Keeping these in mind, the Department has always strived to innovate and introduce new courses from time to time. Starting from 2008-09, the Department has

Distance & Continuing Education

Department of Nursing

Department of Home Science

Department of Pharmacy

Department of Chemistry

The chemistry teaching started in 1922 with three constituent colleges St. Stephens, Hindu and Ramjas.

Department of Environmental Studies

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Department of Geology

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Department of Physics & Astrophysics

Department of Botany

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Department of Anthropology

Department of Zoology

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Department of History

The Department was founded in 1922 and has currently 32 faculty members all of them actively involved in research and teaching. Members of the faculty are renowned as thinkers and contributors to the discipline of History and as specialists in their respective domains of research.

Department of Social Work

Department of Social Work (Delhi School of Social Work) University of Delhi, celebrates 75 years of committed academic engagement (1946–2021).

Department of Geography

The Department of Human Geography was started in October 1959, at the initiative of eminent economist Professor V.K.R.V. Rao, the then Vice-Chancellor of the University.

Department of Continuing Education and Extension

The Department has been a part of the Faculty of Social Sciences since 1985.

Department of African Studies

The Department has provsion to send Ph.D research scholar for field visit to collect primary sources to strengthen his research work every year.

Delhi School of Journalism

Department of East Asian Studies

Department of Economics

Department of Political Science

The Department is extremely rich in academic potential, comprising a faculty known widely for their research and teaching abilities. It has entered into many collaboration with international institutions and its reputation is being rapidly consolidated outside the country.

Department of Sociology

The Department has a coordinated programme of teaching and research covering a variety of fields, including some developed for the first time in the country. Studies have been published or prepared on community power structures, local-level politics, trade unions, co-operatives, textual and contextual studies of Hinduism, religious symbolism, family and

Department of Computer Engineering

Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering

Department of Electrical Engineering