Deshbandhu College is a constituent of Delhi University and the largest co-educational institute in South Delhi. It is recognised by the UGC and is accredited by the NAAC with a 'B++' grade. Deshbandhu College is ranked among top 100 colleges by the NIRF. India Today 2022 has ranked the college 48th in the science category and 75th in the arts category across universities and colleges in India. Moreover, the college offers courses in the Arts, Commerce and Science department. In addition, it offers seven PG and eighteen UG courses in language, literature, history, political science, and numerous other disciplines. 

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Deshbandhu College has a placement cell as well. This placement cell is tasked with preparing the students for brighter job opportunities and internships. It also organizes placement drives for the college and invites top companies to take part in the drive. Some of these companies include Genpact, Wirpo, Amazon, Densat, etc. The highest salary package offered in Deshbandhu College placement drive is INR 3.5 LPA while the average salary package offered is INR 2 LPA.

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Similarly, Deshbandhu college offers its students scholarships as well. These scholarships are offered to students based on their merit. The college also offers a maximum of 20 percent fee concession every year. Fee concession is awarded to students on merit who apply for it through the admission process. The scholarships include Smt. Manorama Joshi Scholarship, Sh. Trilochan Dutt Joshi Scholarship, etc.

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Deshbandhu College Important Dates

Event Dates
UG
CUET UG 2023 Exam Date May 21 – June 23, 2023
CUET UG 2023 Result July 15, 2023
CSAS (UG) 2023 Phase 1 and Phase 2
CSAS(UG) 2023 Registrations June 14 - July 26, 2023
CSAS(UG) 2023 Application Form Correction Window July 17 - July 26, 2023
Filling of Colleges/Programs Preferences in CSAS July 17 - July 26, 2023
Auto Locking of Preferences July 27, 2023
Declaration of CSAS Simulated List July 29, 2023
CSAS Preference Change Window July 29 - July 30, 2023
CSAS Round 01
Declaration of CSAS First Allocation List August 01, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat August 01 - August 04, 2023
College to Verify and Approve the Application August 01 - August 05, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees August 06, 2023
CSAS Round 02
Display of Vacant Seats August 07, 2023
Window to Re-Order Higher Preferences August 07 - August 08, 2023
Declaration of CSAS Second Allocation List August 10, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat August 10 - August 13, 2023
College to Verify and Approve the Application August 10 - August 14, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees August 15, 2023
Commencement of Classes August 16, 2023
CSAS Round 03
Display of Vacant Seats August 17, 2023
Mid Entry, Window to Re-Order Higher Preferences August 17 - August 19, 2023
Declaration of CSAS Third Allocation List August 22, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat August 22 - August 24, 2023
College to Verify and Approve the Application August 22 - August 25, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees August 26, 2023
Spot Round
Declaration of Vacant Seats for Spot Round 01 August 29, 2023
Application Window for Spot Round 01 August 29 – August 30, 2023
Declaration of Spot Round 01 Allocation Result September 01, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat September 01 – September 03, 2023
College to Verify and Approve the Application September 02 – September 04, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees September 05, 2023
Spot Round 2
Declaration of Vacant Seats for Spot Round 02 September 07, 2023
Candidates to Apply for Spot Round 2 September 07 – September 09, 2023
Declaration of Spot Round 02 Allocation Result September 11, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat September 11 – September 13, 2023
College to Verify and Approve the Application September 11 – September 14, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees September 15, 2023
Special Spot Round
Declaration of Vacant Seats for Special Spot Round September 18, 2023
Candidates to Apply for the Special Spot Admission Round September 18 - September 20, 2023
Declaration of Special Spot Round Allocation Result September 21, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat September 21 - September 22, 2023
College to Verify and Approve the Application September 21 - September 23, 2023
Final Special Spot Round
Declaration of Vacant Seats for Special Spot Round September 25, 2023
Candidates to Apply for the Special Spot Admission Round September 25 – September 26, 2023
Declaration of Special Spot Round Allocation Result September 27, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat September 27 – September 28, 2023
PG
CUET PG 2023 Exam Date June 5 - June 30, 2023
CUET PG 2023 Result July 20, 2023
DU CSAS(PG) Registrations Start Date July 27, 2023
DU CSAS(PG) Registrations Last Date August 10, 2023
CSAS(PG) Round 1
Declarations of CSAS(PG) 2023 First Allocation List August 17, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat August 17 – August 20, 2023
Department/ College/ Centre to Verify and Approve the Online Applications August 17 – August 21, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees August 22, 2023
CSAS(PG) Round 2
Supernumerary Quota Allocations  August 31, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat August 31 – September 03, 2023
Department/ College/ Centre to Verify and Approve the Online Applications August 31 – September 04, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees September 05, 2023
Mid-Entry Registrations September 07 – September 09, 2023
CSAS(PG) Round 3
Declarations of CSAS(PG) 2023 Third Allocation List September 11, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat September 11 – September 13, 2023
Department/ College/ Centre to Verify and Approve the Online Applications September 11 – September 14, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees September 15, 2023
Spot Round 01
Declaration of Vacant Seats for Spot Round September 19, 2023
Candidates to Apply for Spot Round September 19 – September 21, 2023
Declaration of DU PG Spot Allocation  September 23, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat September 23 – September 24, 2023
College to Verify and Approve the Application September 23 – September 25, 2023
Last Date of Online Payment of Fees September 26, 2023
Spot Round 02
Declaration of Vacant Seats for Spot Round 02 September 29, 2023
Correction/Upgrade Window October 01, 2023
Declaration of DU PG Spot Round 02 Allocation Result October 03, 2023
Candidates to “Accept” the Allocated Seat October 03 – October 05, 2023
Departments/Colleges to Verify and Approve the Application October 03 – October 06, 2023
Last date of online payment of admission fee October 07, 2023

Deshbandhu College Awards & Recognitions

  • Deshbandu is ranked 17 in the College Category by NIRF 2023 Ranking.
  • Deshbandu is ranked 28 in the College Category by NIRF 2022 Ranking.
  • In India Today Group Ranking 2022, the College 48th position in Sciences, 75th position in Commerce across Universities and colleges of India.
  • It is ranked under the top 100 colleges by National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Government of India).
  • It has been accredited by NAAC with B++ grade and scale 2.8.
  • It has been awarded “DBT Star College Project” for its Department of Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Physics, and Zoology by the Ministry of Science and Technology (Government of India).
  • The college library has been awarded the “Best Managed Library Award '' in 38th World Management Congress organized by Confederation of Indian Universities.
  • The college won the prestigious “Sir PM Joseph National Award for Sports Excellence for the Best Department Promoting Specific Sports”.

Deshbandhu College Delhi Courses and Fees

Deshbandhu college offers 17 UG courses and 6 PG courses. The eligibility and fees of the courses are mentioned in the below table:

Course Specialization Details
B.A Economics, Hindi, English, Political Science, Sanskrit, History Eligibility: Intermediate graduate with not less than 50% marks
Duration: 3 years
B.Sc Biochemistry, Maths, Botany, Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physical Science, Computer Science, Industrial Chemistry, Zoology
B.Com. Commerce
M.Sc Mathematics Eligibility: Graduate with not less than 45% marks
Duration: 2 years
M.A Political Science, Hindi, English, Sanskrit
M.Com Commerce

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Deshbandhu College Delhi Admission Process 2023

Deshbandhu College offers 18 courses in the UG programme unders fields such as language, literature, history, political science, etc. Admission to these courses are based on the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) score. Candidates can apply via the online registration method from the official website @cuet.samarth.ac.in. The application fee for CUET is INR 600 for the general category and INR 550 for SC/ST/PWbD/ category. 

  • Admission to Delhi University UG Programme will be granted on the basis of the candidate’s CUET score followed by e-counselling. 
  • Candidates are required to register for e-counselling via the online platform. E-counselling will contain 2 rounds where students will be able to choose the college that they want to opt for. 
  • Students will be granted admission into DU Colleges based on their CUET scores.
  • Sports and Extracurricular Activities Candidates will be required to appear for a performance test along with the CUET entrance examinations.
  •  Selection of candidates for ECA will be made on a combination of the CUET examination score and the candidate’s performance test. 
  • Candidates must have a minimum of 25 percent score on their CUET and a minimum of 75 percent score on their performance test.

Deshbandhu College Delhi PG Admission

Deshbandhu College offers PG courses in Commerce, Arts and Science department. Delhi University opens a general PG application portal. Admission to the PG courses are granted as per the CUET PG examination score. Candidates who wish to seek admission to the PG courses can apply via the online portal by creating a login ID and password. Candidates will be required to pay a fee of INR 500 for each application.

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Deshbandhu College Delhi Placements

Deshbandhu College Placements 2022 recorded 507 placements. Deshbandhu College median package stood at INR 4.17 LPA for the UG batch & INR 5.35 LPA for the PG batch. More highlights of Deshbandhu College Placements 2022 are tabulated below: 

Particulars Placements Statistics 2022
Total number of Graduating Students 1420
Number of Placed Students 507
Number of Students Opted Out for Higher Studies 671
UG Median Package INR 4.17 LPA
PG Median Package INR 5.35 LPA
Top Recruiters Amazon, Asian Paints, IBM, Uber, Wipro etc


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Deshbandhu College Delhi Scholarship

Deshbandhu College offers scholarships to its students base on merit. Scholarships are meant to encourage the students to improve their academics. Below given is the list of scholarships provided by the college:

Scholarship Eligibility
Lala Deshbandhu Gupta Award for Academic Excellence Number of Awards: 4
For Science (All Sciences and Mathematics)
For Humanities (Humanities and commerce)
Only toppers of the college in University Exam (first attempt)
aggregate of I,II,III year will be eligible
Lala Lajpat Rai Gold Medal Best N.S.S. Worker for three years continuously
Nirmal Gian Prakash Gold Medal All Rounder in Biochemistry
Mrs. Gauri Bhan Gold Medal First position in Chemistry (Hons.) Ist Year
Seema Saxena Kulshreshta Memorial Scholarship Female Topper B.Com (Hons.) III Yr
Smt. Manorma Joshi Scholarship First position in Sanskrit (Hons.) I Year
Sh.Trilochan Dutt Joshi Scholarship First position in Sanskrit (Hons.) II Year
Sh. Anjan Dutta Memorial Prize First position in Sanskrit (Hons.) III Year
Sh. Avtar Krishan Dhar Scholarship First position in B.Sc. Life Science
(Aggregate of I, II, & III yr.)
Dr. Ruchi Sharma Memorial Prize First position in B.Com (Hons.)
Aggregate of I,II, & III yr

Financial Assistance

The college grants fee concessions to a maximum of 20% of the total number of students on its rolls every year. Fee concession is awarded to deserving students who apply on a prescribed form available in the college office.Information regarding freeships granted by State Government are put on the notice board from time to time.

Under the National Loan Scholarship Scheme those students who have obtained a first division (60% marks or more) in their last examination can apply for a loan scholarship through the college. In addition, the college has a financial assistance fund with the objective of extending financial assistance to needy students.

Deshbandhu College Delhi Facilities

Deshbandhu College offers the following facilities to its students, so as to smoothen their lives at college.

  • Banking: Students can use the Punjab and Sind bank facilities.
  • Canteen: There is a canteen at this college. It provides delicious food during college hours.
  • Girls Common Room: There is a girl's room, with a female security guard.
  • Parking: This college provides a big parking space for the staff and the students
  • Photocopier: A photocopy facility is available adjacent to the Library.
  • Library: This College has a modern and well-equipped library consisting of a wide range of books on various subjects. 
  • Web access center: There is Wi-fi enabled in the whole college campus, and the web access center offers the students and the staff to access the online journal and university content on its internet.
  • Placement Cell: This college offers great placement opportunities is that looked after by the placement cell of the college.

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Deshbandhu College Delhi FAQs

Ques. What is the admission preview at Deshbandhu college?

Ans. There is no entrance examination. The admission to all the courses is done based on the merit of the last qualifying examination by the students.

Ques. Are there any hostel facilities available for the students at Deshbandhu College?

Ans. No, there is no Hostel facility for the students. But there are many Paying Guest (PG) facilities near the college. Students can avail of those in case they need it.

Ques. Is Deshbandhu college easily reachable?

Ans. The college is located in Delhi. In Delhi, transport is easy with the metro trains, express trains, airports, and bus travel.

Ques. Is there any provision for the online payment of fees at Deshbandhu College?

Ans. Yes, the students can pay the fee of the college via the online portal.

Ques. Does Deshbandhu College provide distance education?

Ans. Yes, the college also facilitates distance education, for those who cannot be regular students. Many BA and MA degree courses are available under the branch of IGNOU, at Desbandhu College.

Ques. Are students provided scholarships at Deshbandhu College?

Ans. Yes, the students are provided scholarships at the college. The students are offered the following scholarships:

  1. Academic 
  2. Sports & Co-Curricular Activities

Ques.  Can I apply for foreign language courses besides the main graduation course in Deshbandhu College? If yes, how? 

Ans. Yes, the candidate can apply for a diploma in foreign language courses along with their graduation course. For this, visit the website of the particular college to take admission to the diploma course. 

Ques.  Does Deshbandhu college have a hostel facility? 

Ans. No, the college does not have a hostel facility presently. Students need to look for PGs around the college.

Ques. Does Deshbandhu college provide a bank facility?

Ans. The college has services from Punjab and Sind bank. Students can open their accounts as well as take advantage of other banking facilities.