1922: The University of Delhi came into existence. Three colleges—St. Stephen’s (1881), Hindu (1899) and Ramjas (1917) preceded the founding of the University. The Bill to constitute the University was introduced in the Central Legislative Assembly on the 16th of January, passed by it on the 22nd of February and by the Council of States on the 28th of February 1922. The Viceroy gave his assent on the 5th of March, the Notification was issued on the 6th of April and the Delhi University Act came into force on the 1st May 1922.
1923: The first convocation was held in the Legislative Assembly Hall on 26 March 1923. Hari Singh Gour, the Vice-Chancellor, in his speech at the first convocation, underlined that the new capital was the centre and symbol of 'a regenerated nation aspiring to self-expression and independence, a new university should be created which should serve as an inspiration to its new hopes and as a signpost to its newborn aspirations'.
1924: The Faculty of Law was established.
1925: The old Delhi College was revived as Anglo-Arabic College and got affiliated with the University of Delhi. It was renamed Zakir Husain College in 1975 and further renamed Zakir Husain Delhi College in 2012.
1926: Commercial College with Intermediate classes started; it became a Degree College in 1930; name changed to Shri Ram College of Commerce in 1951.
1932: Lady Irwin College was inaugurated by Lady Willington and Hannah Sen as its first director.
Started with the effort of Lady Dorothy Irwin, Annie Beasant, Sarojini Naidu and Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. It was run under the aegis of the All India Women's Education Fund Association till 1950, the year in which it got affiliated with the University.
1933: The Viceregal Lodge was handed over to the University, which had started in a rented house from the Ritz Cinema building in 1922. Shifted to Curzon House on Alipore Road in October 1924.
1938: Maurice Gwyer was appointed the Vice-Chancellor.
1939: Gwyer presented a memorandum to the Government of India outlining his vision of an all-India university for the capital and wished for a complete overhaul of the University of Delhi.
1942: VKRV Rao of Economics was appointed the first full-time Professor at the University, followed by DS Kothari in Physics.
Department of Fine Arts and College of Art were established.
1943: The first major amendment in the Delhi University Act: Provided for a 3-year degree course and a whole-time paid Vice-Chancellor.
1945: The Delhi University Teacher's Association(DUTA) was constituted.
1946: Departments of Library Science, Modern European Languages, and Social Work established.
1947: On the occasion of the Silver Jubilee year in 1947 on the Independence Day, Professor VKRV Rao hoisted the national flag on the University's main building and Dr Radhakrishnan on the Law School building. Jubilee Hall started on the ocasion of the Silver Jubilee of the University.