Deshbandhu College

Deshbandhu College (देशबंधु कॉलेज) is a college established in 1952 and affiliated to University of Delhi. Deshbandhu College was established in 1953 by the Ministry of Rehabilitation, as a memorial to freedom fighter Deshbandhu Gupta.

Undergraduate

 * B.A. (Hons) Economics
 * B.A. (Hons) English
 * B.A. (Hons) Hindi
 * B.A. (Hons) History
 * B.A. (Hons) Political Science
 * B.A. (Hons) Sanskrit
 * B.A. Programme
 * B.Com.
 * B.Com. (Hons)
 * B.Sc. Applied Physical Sciences (Comp. Sc)
 * B.Sc. Applied Physical Science (Industrial Chemistry)
 * B.Sc. Life Sciences
 * B.Sc. Physical Sciences
 * B.Sc. (Hons) Botany
 * B.Sc. (Hons) Chemistry
 * B.Sc. (Hons) Mathematics
 * B.Sc. (Hons) Physics
 * B.Sc. (Hons) Biochemistry
 * B.Sc. (Hons) Zoology

Postgraduate

 * M.Com.
 * M.A. Hindi
 * M.A. English
 * M.A. Economics
 * M.A. Mathematics
 * M.A. Political Science
 * M.A. Sanskrit
 * M.Sc. Mathematics

Rankings
It is NAAC A++ college, ranked 17th among colleges in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2023.

Societies
Following is the list of societies of Deshbandhu College (excluding Departmental societies) -
 * Deshbandhu Dramatics Society - Stage players
 * Oculis - Film society
 * Deshbandhu Dramatics Society - Street theatre Society
 * Dialecticians - English debating society
 * Antdristi - Hindi debating society
 * Art Meister - Art and craft society
 * Physica - The Physics society
 * Fiontrai - Entrepreneurship Cell
 * Quizzards - Quizzing club
 * Sharpshooters - photography society
 * YUVA - Youth United for Vision and Action
 * Timbre - music society
 * IGNIS - flashmob group
 * National Cadet Corps
 * National service scheme
 * Enactus Deshbandhu
 * Deshbandhu Express - College media channel owned and run by students
 * DESH - college magazine
 * Leaders of tomorrow - NGO
 * POLIENZ - The Political Science society

Events
Deshbandhu College organises its annual fest Sabrang in even semesters. Each department has their societies which organise seminars and lectures by eminent scholars and scientists.

Notable faculty

 * Om Prakash Kohli, former member of Rajya Sabha, Governor of Gujarat
 * Ravish Kumar, Ramon Magsaysay Awardee

Notable alumni

 * Prabhu Chawla, editorial director of The New Indian Express
 * Rajiv Goswami (d. 2004), president of Delhi University Students Union
 * Gulshan Kumar, founder of the T-Series music label; Bollywood movie producer
 * Ravish Kumar, journalist, news anchor at NDTV
 * Shantanu Moitra, music composer, National Film Award winner for music direction
 * Raghu Ram, producer of MTV's Roadies
 * Ajay Dutt, MLA, Delhi Legislative Assembly
 * Sahil Uppal, Actor
 * Ashok Lavasa, former Election commissioner of India
 * Late Major Udai Singh(Shaurya Chakra, Sena Medal)