The University of Delhi also known as Delhi University or DU is a premier institution in India for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Education. Established in 1922, DU has been continuously ranking as the top university in India. Home to some of the top colleges of the country, Delhi University has 70 odd colleges affiliated to it offering numerous courses.

Five departments namely Chemistry, Geology, Zoology, Sociology, and History have the status of the Centres of Advanced Studies. These centers are known for the quality of education they provide and have carved a niche for themselves as centers of excellence in teaching and research in their respective areas. A large number of students apply at the time of Delhi University Admissions to get into these centers.

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Delhi University is famous for the Commerce, Arts and Science courses that it offers. The India Today Group along with Nielsen comes up with a list of the best DU colleges every year. Like every year, even this year they have come up with a list of top 10 Delhi University colleges for various streams like arts, commerce, and science.

The list appears to be very surprising as many south campus colleges have been able to make it in the list this year. While Acharya Narendra Dev College & Deen Dayal Upadhyay College make their way to the top 10 DU colleges, Ramjas College has gone down the list.

Here is the complete list of Delhi University top 10 colleges for various streams:

Arts : Top 10 DU colleges for Arts

1. St. Stephen’s Colleg
2. Lady Shri Ram College For Women
3. Hindu College
4. Miranda House
5. Hansraj College
6. Ramjas College
7. Shri Ram College of Commerce (For Economics)
8. Indraprastha College For Women
9. Sri Venkateswara College
10. Jesus & Mary College

Science : Top 10 DU colleges for Science

1. St. Stephen’s College
2. Miranda House
3. Hindu College
4. Sri Venkateswara College
5. Hansraj College
6. Ramjas College
7. Gargi College
8. Acharya Narendra Dev College
9. Deen Dayal Upadhyay College
10. SGTB Khalsa College

Commerce : Top 10 DU colleges for Commerce

1. Shri Ram College of Commerce
2. Lady Shri Ram College For Women
3. Hindu College
4. Hansraj College
5. Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce
6. Sri Venkateswara College
7. Jesus & Mary College
8. Ramjas College
9. Indraprastha College For Women
10. Shaheed Bhagat Singh College

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A bit about the Top Delhi University Colleges :

1. St. Stephen’s College

St. Stephen’s College is known for its high cutoffs. It follows its own admission procedure. Applications are completely online. The DU Admission process followed by other colleges does not apply to St. Stephen’s. You can find their press release at the time of DU Admissions 2019 here.

2. Lady Shri Ram College For Women

In 2014, LSR was named the Top Arts Colleges of University of Delhi. Lady Shri Ram College For Women started in 1956. Currently the college has about 2000 students studying in it. The college campus is spread in a 15-acre (61,000 m²)  area in Lajpat Nagar in South Delhi,

3. Hindu College

A very well known Delhi University College. Founded in 1899, the college is also among the oldest colleges in Delhi. Hindu College has a long list of Notable Alumni like the famous Director Imtiaz Ali and Ajay Jadeja. The college has a number of societies which are tasked with organising the department-specific co-curricular activities.

4. Miranda House

Miranda House is a residential college for women in Delhi University. The college campus is one of the most beautiful and largest campuses in DU. Miranda House has a very active placement cell. The college also has International collaborations and exchange programmes for the students of different departments.

5. Hansraj College

D.A.V College Managing Committee founded Hansraj College. With a strength of over 5000 students, it is also one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Delhi. The college has produced a long and notable list of alumni which are prominent leaders in their respective fields both nationally and internationally.

6. Ramjas College

Ramjas College is one of the founding colleges of University of Delhi, along with Hindu College and St. Stephen’s College. Ramjas College is a North Campus college. The college is famous for its sports teams and it has Tie-ups with premier foreign universities.

7. Shri Ram College of Commerce 

Shri Ram College of Commerce, also known as SRCC is one of the institutions in India that does not require any introducion. SRCC is a very well known University of Delhi college, probably the most famous one. SRCC offers courses in Arts and Commerce Stream. The only Arts course offered by this top DU college is Economics. This is the most sought after college at the time when DU Cut offs are released.

8. Indraprastha College For Women

Indraprastha College for Women or IP College is the oldest college in Delhi University for women. The college offers Graduate & Post-graduate courses and is among the most prestigious colleges in India. Indraprastha College is the only DU college to offer Bachelor in Mass Media and Mass Communication [BMMMC] degree.

9. Sri Venkateswara College

Sri Venkateswara College is a co-ed constituent college of the University of Delhi, located in the South Campus. It is a very prominent college with a lush green campus spread over a very large area. The college has a hostel, but a large chunk of outstation students reside in Satya Niketan, South Extension and Lajpat Nagar.

10. Jesus & Mary College

Jesus & Mary College also known as JMC is a women only college in the South Campus of DU. JMC is a minority college and has a 50% reservation for Catholic or other Christian students. The college is very well known for the quality of education that it provides and is a hub for co-curricular activities.

11. Gargi College

Established in 1967, Gargi College is another women-only South Campus college in DU. Gargi offers courses in Arts and Humanities, Commerce, Science, and Education. The college is known for its academic excellence. The result of the last two years University examinations records 99% pass and about 45-50% first divisions in this college.

12. Acharya Narendra Dev College

Acharya Narendra Dev College established in 1991, is a very young college. It is the only college in Delhi University that is primarily for science. Acharya Narendra Dev College also offers part-time certificate and diploma courses in foreign languages such as French, German, Russian and Spanish.

13. Deen Dayal Upadhyay College

Established in 1990, Deen Dayal Upadhyay College is also known as DDUC. Apart from the regular courses, DDUC, located at Shivaji Marg, Moti Nagar (New Delhi) also offers Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) and Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS). BBS is a unique course offered in only three colleges of the University for Delhi. There is no Delhi University Cut Off for BBS but follows a National Level entrance test in which over 25000 students apply every year.

14. SGTB Khalsa College

Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College or SGTB Khalsa College is a North Campus college. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutes for Commerce and Economics in India and regularly features in the top commerce college rankings with B.Com(Hons) and Eco(Hons) being the most sought after courses. The cut-offs of these courses last year stood at 97.5%.

15. Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce

Sri Guru Gobind Singh College Of Commerce (S.G.G.S.C.C) is an off campus co-educational DU College. The college offers the following courses:

• Bachelor with Honours in Commerce.
• Bachelor with Honours in Economics.
• Bachelor in Commerce.
• Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science.
• Diploma in Business Journalism and Corporate Communication. or (D.B.J.C.C)
• Post Graduate Diploma in International Marketing. or (P.G.D.I.M)
• Bachelor of Business Economics. or (B.B.E.)

16. Shaheed Bhagat Singh College

Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (SBSC) is a co-educational institute located at Sheikh Sarai Phase II of Delhi University. The college fetched ranking of number 17 for the best Commerce colleges in India in 2012. SBSC is a part of the South Campus. The college is very well known for active and well functioning academic as well as extracurricular student-run societies.

The colleges in the lists above are the dream colleges that every student eyes to get. However, according to us, the best college for you is the one that you get into! So, grab a seat as soon as the cut off lists are out, and you always have an option to migrate (take admission) in other colleges in next cutoffs.