Dyal Singh College, Delhi
Dyal Singh College , University of Delhi
Dyal Singh College is a co-educational institute of University of Delhi. It was established in 1959 in Delhi, India. It is a constituent college of Delhi University. It comes under South Campus of Delhi University and is a top ranked college of South Campus. It offers undergraduate as well as postgraduate courses in science, the humanities and commerce.
Location
The college is centrally located at Lodhi Road in New Delhi near Lodhi Gardens, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Safdarjung Tomb, Humayun's Tomb, India Habitat Centre, India International Centre and many other institutions of national and international significance. The college is surrounded by prominent and splendid neighbourhoods, markets and societies as Khan Market, Golf Links, Jor Bagh, Rabindra Nagar, Delhi Golf Club, Delhi Race Club and so on. It is often regarded as the most beautiful college of DU. It is next to Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium Metro Station on the Violet Line of the Delhi Metro. The college has connectivity through buses of the Delhi Transport Corporation and Delhi Metro.
History
The college's origin arose from the estate of Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, founder of The Tribune and Punjab National Bank, who willed his estate in 1895 for the establishment of an educational trust for a secular college.
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