Top Colleges of Delhi University for Science Courses 2023

Know which are the top 10 Colleges of DU to pursue a Science course. Also check number of seats and annual fee of Science courses offered at the top Delhi University colleges.

The University of Delhi popularly known as Delhi University (DU) receives approximately around 2.58 lakh applications to fill up nearly 63,000 undergraduate seats which are offered by various affiliated colleges of the university. Delhi University is one of the most sought-after universities in the country when it comes to pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate education. DU has been known for having extremely high cutoffs, with first few rounds ranging between 90-100 percent at most of its colleges in streams like Commerce and Science. This creates a lot confusion among students in shortlisting the perfect course and college at the Delhi University based on their preferred course.

With an aim to give equal opportunity to students, the Delhi University from this year onwards, admission at Delhi University will be done through Common University Entrance Test (CUET) score. The entrance examination that the aspirants will be giving for UG courses is CUET UG 2023 and for PG courses is CUET PG 2023.

The Ministry of Education conducts an annual excercise of ranking of education institutions in the country, National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), DU colleges are also ranked in the NIRF Ranking and a good number of them feature among the top 10 colleges in the country. NIRF Rankings are helpful for candidates in selecting the top colleges for the course of their choice. In this article, we have listed the best DU colleges to pursue a Science course. Here, we will tell you about how these colleges were established, how many seats they have in science courses as well as the annual fees charged by them.

Note: The Delhi University colleges mentioned below are in no particular order.

ATMA RAM SANATAN DHARMA

Established by the Sanatan Dharma Sabha (Rawalpindi) Delhi, Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College is a co-educational college of DU that is located at Dhaula Kuan. Spread over an area of 12.31 acres, DU’s Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College is part of the South Campus. The college offers students with arts, science and commerce courses at the UG level and at the PG level it offers courses such as MA English, MA Hindi, MA Political Science and MCom.

Year of Establishment: 1959

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The seats mentioned above are for General Category candidates.

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The fee mentioned above is for General Category candidates.

DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAY COLLEGE

Year of Establishment: 1990

Recently shifted to Dwarka, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College was initially located at Karampura. The college receives a 100% grant from the Government of NCT of Delhi. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College of DU has a student strength of 2,531. Out of this number 1,422 are male students and the remaining 1,109 are female students. The new campus of the DU College is built on a plot of 7.7 acres.

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The fee mentioned above is for General Category candidates.

GARGI COLLEGE

Year of Establishment: 1967

An all-girls’ college, DU’s Gargi College is a part of the South Campus of the university. The college is known to have a strength of 3,500 students and is known to house 180 faculty members. Candidates can secure admission in arts, commerce as well as science stream courses at the college at the undergraduate level. PG courses offered at the college include – MA English, MA Political Science and MSc Chemistry.

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The fee mentioned above is for General Category candidates and based on 2022 data.

HANS RAJ COLLEGE

Year of Establishment: 1948

Founded by DAV College Managing Committee in the memory of Mahatama Hans Raj, Hans Raj College is located at Delhi University’s North campus. Hansraj College is one of the largest constituent colleges of Delhi University with more than 5,000 students being imparted UG, PG education. Hansraj has been ranked among one of the top five colleges for science, commerce and arts courses several times in the last decade. College's distinguished alumni included bureaucrats, eminent authors, politicians, academics and business tycoons. 

The college is famous for its science and commerce courses. Students also move to Hans Raj for PG courses offered like – MA Economics, MA English, MA Hindi, MA History, MA Mathematics, MA Sanskrit, MCom, MSc Anthropology, MSc Botany, MSc Chemistry, MSc Geology, MSc Mathematics, MSc Operational Research, MSc Physics and MSc Zoology. Apart these courses aspirants can also pursue certificate/diploma courses such as Diploma French Language, Certificate Course French Language, Certificate Course German Language, Diploma German Language, Certificate Course Spanish Language and Diploma Spanish Language at this DU college.

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The fee mentioned above is for General Category candidates. 

HINDU COLLEGE

Year of Establishment: 1899
One of the oldest colleges of the country, Hindu College is located at Delhi University’s North Campus, it is famous for science as well as arts courses offered at the college campus. PG courses offered at the college include – MA English, MA Hindi, MA History, MA Mathematics, MA Political Science, MA Sanskrit, MCom, MSc Botany, MSc Chemistry, MSc Mathematics, MSc Operational Research, MSc Physics and MSc Zoology. Apart from UG and PG courses, Hindu College also offers certificate programmes like Certificate Course in French Language, Certificate Course in German Language, Certificate Course in Russian Language and Certificate Course in Spanish Language. The college currently has 2,500 students on board.

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The fee mentioned above is for General Category candidates.

KIRORI MAL COLLEGE

Year of Establishment: 1954
The foundation stone of the current college building of Kirori Mal College was laid down by the first President of India, Dr Rajendra Prasad. Kirori Mal College (KMC) offers Science and Arts courses to aspirants at the undergraduate level. It is the only DU college that offers BSc (Program) Analytical Chemistry at the UG level. The college offers PG courses in Economics, English, Hindi, Political Science, Mathematics & Operations Research, Botany, Zoology, Physics, Chemistry, Sanskrit and Urdu.

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The fee mentioned above is for General Category candidates.

MAHARAJA AGRASEN COLLEGE

Year of Establishment: 1994

A constituent college of Delhi University located in eastern part of Delhi. The college was initially named as Co-Educational College, which later got changed to Maharaja Agrasen College. Currently, it offers 10 undergraduate courses to students in all the streams – Science, Arts and Commerce.

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The fee mentioned above is for General Category candidates.

MIRANDA HOUSE

Year of Establishment: 1948
Founded by the then Vice-Chancellor of Delhi University, Sir Maurice Gwyer, the foundation stone of Miranda House was laid by Lady Edwina Mountbatten. Miranda House offers Science and Arts courses to aspirants at the UG level. At the PG level the college offers courses such as – MA Bengali, MA Economics, MA English, MA Hindi, MA History, MA Music, MA Philosophy, MA Sanskrit, MSc Anthropology, MSc Botany, MSc Chemistry, MSc Mathematics, MSc Physics and MSc Zoology. Miranda House also offers Certificate and Diploma courses to aspirants like Certificate Course French Language, Certificate Course German Language, Certificate Course Russian Language, Certificate Course Spanish Language and Diploma Spanish Language.

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The fee mentioned above is for General Category candidates.

LADY SHRI RAM COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

Year of Establishment: 1956

Located on a beautiful 15-acre campus, Lady Shri Ram College is a part of the South Campus of the Delhi University. It is one of the finest institutions for courses in Humanities, Social Sciences and Commerce. The college is also popular for its courses in Science stream, especially BSc Programme in Statistics.

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The fee mentioned above is for General Category candidates.

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• Top Colleges of DU for Arts
• Top Colleges of DU for Commerce

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