Author :- Jaymala
The University of metropolis was established in 1922 as a unitary, doctrine and residential university under the Act of the Central Legislative Assembly. Initially, there were only threesome colleges, namely- St.
Stephens College, Hindu College and Ramjas College that were related to the University. There were only two faculties (Arts and Science) and about 750 students.
In Oct 1933, the University offices and the Library shifted to the Viceregal Lodge Estate, and till date, the same is the main campus of the university. It is one of the most reputed Universities in India.
To cope with the increasing demand, University initiated a new organizational scheme based on the multi-campus concept during seventies.
University was divided into two separate campuses- South and North. In 1973, South Campus started postgraduate programmes in whatever departments of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in a rented accommodation.
After sometime, the campus acquired land near Dhaula Kuan where the building of Arts Faculty was first constructed. Offices and doctrine activities shifted to this campus in 1983.
Out of a total of 18 Centres of Advanced Studies, 6 were chosen from metropolis University by the University Grants Commission in the early sixties.
These were in Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Economics and Sociology. Now, these centres are amongst the pioneers in doctrine and research in their respective areas. It is one of the popular Universities In Delhi.
The University has 15 libraries, apart from the individual college libraries. The University Science Instrumentation Centre (USIC) has a number of sophisticated research instruments which are existence used by several departments of the University and by other institutions in Delhi.
The DU has also fresh completed the implementation of fibre-optic networks on the North and South campuses.
The University of metropolis offers various programmes under assorted faculties, such as English, Hindi, Philosophy, Sanskrit, Political Science, History, Commerce and Mathematics at both undergraduate and masters level.
The entering procedure of the university mostly starts in the month of June every year and the session starts from July onwards.
To apply for the courses, students have to fill in a Centralized Admission Form..Admission to the colleges related to the University is strictly on the merit basis, although whatever colleges do have an interview round, besides the regular qoutas like SC/ST, Sports, etc.
Cut-off lists of every college are decided and proclaimed individually once the applications procedure is over.
Those who are unable to get entering in the regular courses of the University of metropolis can apply for entering to the 'School of Open Learning' of the university. The classes of Open learning are mostly held on weekends or public holidays.
The University of metropolis was established in 1922 as a unitary, doctrine and residential university under the Act of the Central Legislative Assembly. Initially, there were only threesome colleges, namely- St.
Stephens College, Hindu College and Ramjas College that were related to the University. There were only two faculties (Arts and Science) and about 750 students.
In Oct 1933, the University offices and the Library shifted to the Viceregal Lodge Estate, and till date, the same is the main campus of the university. It is one of the most reputed Universities in India.
To cope with the increasing demand, University initiated a new organizational scheme based on the multi-campus concept during seventies.
University was divided into two separate campuses- South and North. In 1973, South Campus started postgraduate programmes in whatever departments of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in a rented accommodation.
After sometime, the campus acquired land near Dhaula Kuan where the building of Arts Faculty was first constructed. Offices and doctrine activities shifted to this campus in 1983.
Out of a total of 18 Centres of Advanced Studies, 6 were chosen from metropolis University by the University Grants Commission in the early sixties.
These were in Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Economics and Sociology. Now, these centres are amongst the pioneers in doctrine and research in their respective areas. It is one of the popular Universities In Delhi.
The University has 15 libraries, apart from the individual college libraries. The University Science Instrumentation Centre (USIC) has a number of sophisticated research instruments which are existence used by several departments of the University and by other institutions in Delhi.
The DU has also fresh completed the implementation of fibre-optic networks on the North and South campuses.
The University of metropolis offers various programmes under assorted faculties, such as English, Hindi, Philosophy, Sanskrit, Political Science, History, Commerce and Mathematics at both undergraduate and masters level.
The entering procedure of the university mostly starts in the month of June every year and the session starts from July onwards.
To apply for the courses, students have to fill in a Centralized Admission Form..Admission to the colleges related to the University is strictly on the merit basis, although whatever colleges do have an interview round, besides the regular qoutas like SC/ST, Sports, etc.
Cut-off lists of every college are decided and proclaimed individually once the applications procedure is over.
Those who are unable to get entering in the regular courses of the University of metropolis can apply for entering to the 'School of Open Learning' of the university. The classes of Open learning are mostly held on weekends or public holidays.
