Satyawati College
| Motto | Sanskrit: तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय |
|---|---|
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Motto in English
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"Lead me from Darkness to Light" |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1972 |
| Principal | Dr Manjula Das |
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Academic staff
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150 |
| Students | 2,000 |
| Location | Delhi, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | University of Delhi |
| Website | satyawati |
Satyawati College is a university college in Delhi, India, affiliated to the University of Delhi. It offers both morning and evening classes to a student base of almost 2,000, with a permanent teaching staff of around 150.
The college was established in 1972 by the Government of Delhi, while "Evening college" was established in 1973. It is one of the constituent colleges of Delhi University that lies in North campus, in Phase-3, Ashok Vihar, Delhi. The College is named after a great freedom fighter, Behen (Sister) Satyawati, granddaughter of Swami Shraddhanand, who worked in close association with leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Jayaprakash Narayan and Sarojini Naidu. She worked tirelessly till her death for uprooting poverty, ignorance and communalism. She was named Toofani Behen (Stormy Sister) by Mahatma Gandhi for her zeal and commitment.
It offers degrees in Commerce, Economics, English, Hindi, History, Mathematics, Political Science, Sanskrit, and Urdu. Economics and Commerce are the two most popularly subscribed courses.
Active participation in DUSU Elections is taken. Several Delhi University Presidents and eminent posts in Delhi University Students Union were from Satyawati College.
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