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Formation1922
HeadquartersDelhi, India
Type Public
Other nameDU
DU is one of the most sought after institutions of higher education in India

The University of Delhi, informally known as Delhi University (DU), is a collegiate public central university located in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly. It was one of the first institutes to be granted the status of Institute of Eminence. As a collegiate university, its main functions are divided between the academic departments of the university and affiliated colleges. Consisting of three colleges, two faculties, and 750 students at its founding, the University of Delhi has since become India's largest institution of higher learning and among the largest in the world. The university has 16 faculties and 86 departments distributed across its North and South campuses. It has 77 affiliated colleges and five other institutes. The Vice-President of India serves as the University's chancellor.

History

The University of Delhi was established in 1922 as a unitary, teaching and residential university by an Act of the then Central Legislative Assembly of the British India.[1] Hari Singh Gour served as the university's first Vice-Chancellor from 1922 to 1926. Only four colleges existed in Delhi at the time: St. Stephen's College founded in 1881, Hindu College founded in 1899, Zakir Husain Delhi College (then known as The Delhi College), founded in 1792 and Ramjas College founded in 1917, which were subsequently affiliated to the university. The university initially had two faculties (Arts and Science) and approximately 750 students.

The seat of power in British India had been transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911. The Viceregal Lodge Estate became the residence of the Viceroy of India until October 1933, when it was given to the University of Delhi. Since then, it has housed the office of the vice-chancellor and other offices.[2]

When Sir Maurice Gwyer came to India in 1937 to serve as Chief Justice of British India, he became the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Delhi. During his time, postgraduate teaching courses were introduced and laboratories were established at the university.[3] Members of the faculty included Daulat Singh Kothari in Physics and Panchanan Maheshwari in Botany. Gwyer has been called the "maker of university". He was Vice-Chancellor until 1950.[4]

The silver jubilee year of the university in 1947 coincided with India's independence, and the national flag was hoisted in the main building for the first time by Vijayendra Kasturi Ranga Varadaraja Rao. In that year there was no convocation ceremony due to the partition of India. Instead a special ceremony was held in 1948, attended by then Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru, as well as by Lord Mountbatten, Lady Mountbatten, Abul Kalam Azad, Zakir Husain and Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar. Twenty-five years later the golden jubilee celebrations of 1973 were attended by then Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi, Satyajit Ray, Amrita Pritam and M. S. Subbulakshmi.[5]

Present form

The university has grown into one of the largest universities in India. There are 16 faculties, 86 academic departments, 77 colleges and 5 other institutes spread across city, with 132,435 regular students (114,494 undergraduates and 17,941 postgraduates). There are 261,169 students in non-formal education programmes (258,831 undergraduates and 2,338 postgraduates). DU's chemistry, geology, zoology, sociology and history departments have been awarded the status of Centres of Advanced Studies. In addition, a number of the university's departments receive grants under the Special Assistance Programme of the University Grants Commission in recognition of their outstanding academic work.[6]

DU is one of the most sought after institutions of higher education in India. It also has one of the highest publication counts among Indian universities.[7]

The annual honorary degree ceremony of the University have been conferred upon several people, which includes film actor Amitabh Bachchan, former Chief Minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit, cartoonist R. K. Laxman, chemist C. N. R. Rao[8] and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Gordon Brown.[9]

Notable people

This is a list of notable people related to the University of Delhi. This page excludes those people whose only connection with Delhi University is that they were awarded an honorary degree.

Nine heads of state and government, and two Nobel laureates have been associated with the university.

Nobel laureates

Two Nobel laureates have been associated with Delhi University.

Name Affiliation Prize Year References
Aung San Suu Kyi B.A. in Political Science (1964) Nobel Peace Prize 1991
Amartya Sen Professor of Economics (1963-1971) Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 1998

Activists

Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Urvashi Butalia founder of Zubaan, a feminist publishing house
Medha Patkar founder member of the Narmada Bachao Andolan
Aruna Roy Indraprastha founder of Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan
Bunker Roy 1967 St. Stephen's social activist and educator
Rahul Verma Delhi College of Arts and Commerce social worker, columnist and founder of Uday Foundation [10]

Arts, entertainment and television

Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Aarti Bajaj Hansraj film editor
Abish Mathew Ram Lal Anand College Indian comedian and youtuber
Abhinav Kashyap film director and screenwriter
Abhishek Chaubey 1998 Hindu film director [11]
Aditi Arya Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies model and actress
Aditi Rao Hydari Lady Shri Ram actress
Alankrita Sahai model
Ali Abbas Zafar Kirori Mal film director
Amba Sanyal stage actor and costume designer
Amitabh Bachchan Kirori Mal actor
Anjolie Ela Menon Miranda House artist
Ankita Shorey Jesus and Mary model
Anu Aggarwal actress
Anurag Kashyap Hansraj filmmaker
Arjun Rampal 1993 Hindu actor
Ashvin Kumar St Stephen's independent filmmaker
Baisali Mohanty Lady Shri Ram Odissi dancer
Benjamin Gilani actor
Chitrangada Singh actress
Deepa Mehta Lady Shri Ram director
Dipannita Sharma Indraprastha actress
Ekta Chowdhry model
Gauri Khan Lady Shri Ram film producer and co-owner of Red Chillies Entertainment
Geeta Chandran Bharatanatyam dancer
Gulshan Grover SRCC actor
Hasleen Kaur IIMC model
Huma Qureshi 2007 BA in History Gargi film actress and model
Indrani Dasgupta model
Imtiaz Ali 1993 Hindu film director
Imran Zahid B.Com Hindu theatre and film actor
Jaspinder Narula playback singer
Kabir Bedi film actor
Kabir Khan film director and screenwriter
Karan Oberoi B.Com. fitness model
Konkona Sen Sharma 2001 St Stephen's actor
Koyal Rana 2014 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya model
Krishnakumar Kunnath singer
Kulbhushan Kharbanda Kirori mal film actor
Leela Samson Bharata Natyam dancer
Madhumita Raut Indraprastha Odissi dancer
Madhur Jaffrey 1953 BA in English actress and food critic
Mallika Sherawat BA in Philosophy Miranda House actress
Maneesh Sharma film director
Manish Paul television host and stand-up comedian
Manoj Bajpayee 1989 Ramjas Bollywood actor
Manpreet Brar Lady Irwin model
Marc Robinson supermodel, fashion director and fashion choreographer
Mini Mathur television host and actress
Minissha Lamba Miranda house film actor
Mira Nair director
Mohit Marwah
Mrinalini Sharma Jesus and Mary actress
Nandita Das Miranda House; Delhi School of Social Work actress
Nandita Chandra theatre actor
Naveen Kasturia film actor and assistant director
Neetu Chandra Indraprastha model and actress
Neha Dhupia Jesus and Mary actress
Nimrat Kaur B.Com. SRCC actress
Palash Sen MBBS University College of Medical Sciences founder of rock band Euphoria
Pamella Bordes Lady Shri Ram model and photographer
Parikshit Sahni actor
Parvin Dabas actor
Pavan Malhotra Hansraj actor
Prakash Jha did not graduate B.Sc in Physics director
Priyanka Kothari Dyal Singh actress
Priyanshu Chatterjee Ram Lal Anand film actor
Radhika Madan Jesus and Mary actress
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra director
Rannvijay Singh Hansraj VJ with MTV India; current host and director of MTV Roadies
Rati Pandey actress
Rekha Bhardwaj singer
Richa Chadda St. Stephen's actress
Ritu Kumar fashion designer
Ritu Beri Lady Shri Ram fashion designer
Rohit Bal fashion designer
Roshan Seth St Stephen's actor
Saakshi Tanwar TV actor, star of a Star Plus daily Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
Sandali Sinha actress and model
Sanya Malhotra Gargi actress
Satish Kaushik actor and film director
Shah Rukh Khan 1988 Hansraj Bollywood actor
Shakti Kapoor Kirori Mal actor
Shanky Singh 2010 Maharaja Agrasen CWE wrestler
Sharan Rani Backliwal Indraprastha sarod player; recipient of Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan
Shekhar Kapur film director
Shikha Swaroop Miss India
Shonali Nagrani model and actress
Shriya Saran BA Lady Shri Ram actress
Siddharth actor
Siddharth Malhotra B. Com. Shaheed Bhagat Singh actor
Siddhartha Basu Hindu television producer and quizmaster
Sonal Chauhan Gargi model and actress
Sriti Jha actress
Sushant Singh Rajput did not graduate Delhi College of Engineering[note 1] actor
Swara Bhaskar Miranda actress
Tahir Raj Bhasin Hindu actor
Tisca Chopra Hindu actress
Vishal Bhardwaj Hindu director

Business

Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Aditya Jha philanthropist and global entrepreneur
Ajaypal Singh Banga B. A. (Economics) St. Stephen's CEO and President, MasterCard
Ankur Warikoo B. Sc. (Physics) Hindu Co-Founder and CEO, Nearbuy
Anshu Jain 1983 B. A. (Economics) SRCC Co-CEO, Deutsche Bank
Ivan Menezes St. Stephen's CEO of Diageo
Naina Lal Kidwai 1977 Lady Shri Ram Chief Executive Officer, HSBC India
Piyush Gupta B. A. (Economics) St. Stephen's CEO and Director of DBS Group
Rahul Bajaj 1958 B. A. (Economics) St. Stephen's billionaire businessman and chairman of the Bajaj Group
Samir Jain St. Stephen's Vice-Chairman and publisher, The Times Group
Sanjeev Bikhchandani 1984 B. A. (Economics) St. Stephen's billionaire businessman; co-founder and CEO, Naukri.com
Shikha Sharma Lady Shri Ram Managing Director and CEO of Axis Bank
Siddhartha Lal 1994 St. Stephen's CEO, Eicher Motors
Vinita Bali 1975 Lady Shri Ram Former Managing Director of Britannia Industries
Vijay Shekhar Sharma Delhi College of Engineering billionaire businessman and founder of Paytm
Viresh Oberoi Hansraj Former CEO of Mjunction
Vivek Chaand Sehgal billionaire businessman and chairman of Motherson Sumi Systems

Educationists

Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta St. Stephen's; Delhi School of Economics Director, School of Convergence
Vivek Bhandari St. Stephen's director, Institute of Rural Management, Anand

Humanities and social sciences

Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Arundhati Virmani Indraprashtha historian
Gita Gopinath 1992; 1994 B. A.; M. A. (Economics) Lady Shri Ram; Delhi School of Economics Economic Counsellor of the International Monetary Fund
Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi St. Stephen's historian
Jasleen Dhamija Miranda House art historian
Kapila Vatsyayan art scholar; chairperson of IGNCA; recipient of the Padma Vibhushan
Kaushik Basu St. Stephen's former Chief Economist of the World Bank and Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India
Omkar Goswami 1978 Delhi School of Economics Chairman and founder, CERG Advisor
Partha Dasgupta 1962 Hansraj Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Cambridge
Ramnarayan Rawat historian of South Asia
Sanjay Jain 1986 B. A. (Economics) St. Stephen's Lecturer of Economics at the University of Oxford
Upinder Singh St. Stephen's historian
Usha Sanyal historian
Utsa Patnaik Indraprashtha Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Veena Das Indraprashtha Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology at Johns Hopkins University

Law

Supreme Court judges

Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Arjan Kumar Sikri Faculty of Law Judge of the Supreme Court of India, former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court
Indu Malhotra 1982 B. A. (Political

Science);

M. A. (Political Science);

LLB

Lady Shri Ram; Faculty of Law Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Madan Lokur St. Stephen's; Faculty of Law Judge of Supreme Court of India; Former Chief Justice of Hyderabad High Court
Madan Mohan Punchhi Faculty of Law 28th Chief Justice of India
Qadeeruddin Ahmed Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
Ranjan Gogoi BA (History); LLB St. Stephen's; Faculty of Law 46th Chief Justice of India
Rohinton Fali Nariman B. Com.; LLB SRCC; Faculty of Law Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Sanjay Kishan Kaul 1982 LLB Faculty of Law Judge of the Supreme Court of India, former Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana
Vikramajit Sen St. Stephen's; Faculty of Law Judge of the Supreme Court of India, former Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka
Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal Faculty of Law 36th Chief Justice of India

Others

Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Abhilasha Kumari Indraprashtha Chief Justice on the Manipur High Court
Bishwajit Bhattacharyya Faculty of Law
Gopal Subramanium Faculty of Law
Gita Mittal Lady Shri Ram Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court
Pinky Anand Lady Shri Ram; Faculty of Law
Sidharth Luthra 1987; 1990 Hindu; Faculty of Law Former Additional Solicitor General of India
T. Vaiphei Faculty of Law Chief Justice of Tripura High Court

Literature

Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Ali Sardar Jafri Zakir hussain Delhi college Urdu author and poet.
Amitav Ghosh St. Stephen's; Delhi School of Economics English language author
Anita Desai Miranda House writer
Khushwant Singh St. Stephen's Author best known for his novel Train to Pakistan; Padma Vibhushan recipient
Kunzang Choden B. A. (Psychology) writer
Mukul Kesavan St. Stephen's Historian, novelist and political and social essayist
Mohan Rana Hindi poet
Nabila Jamshed writer
Namita Gokhale co-founder of Jaipur Literature Festival
Shiv Khera writer
Upamanyu Chatterjee St. Stephen's writer

Military

Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Padmavathy Bandopadhyay Kirori Mal Air Marshal in the Indian Air Force
Sonam Wangchuk Sri Venkateswara Colonel in the Indian Army; Kargil War veteran; Maha Vir Chakra recipient
Sourendra Nath Kohli B. A. St. Stephen's Former Chief of the Naval Staff in the Indian Navy
Surinder Mehra Former Chief of Air Staff in the Indian Air Force
Syed Ata Hasnain 1972 B. A. (History) St. Stephen's retired Lieutenant General in the Indian Army

Media

Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Niharika Acharya VOA Aaj Tak reporter, anchor
Pallavi Aiyar B. A. (Psychology) St. Stephen's author and China correspondent of The Hindu
Rajat Sharma Editor in chief of India Tv,founder of Independence News Services & host of Aap ki Adalat.
Swaminathan Aiyar St. Stephen's economist and former editor of The Economic Times
Niret J. Alva television producer and CEO, Miditech
Ambika Anand Jesus and Mary Editor-in-Chief, fashion at NDTV Good Times
Shereen Bhan Delhi Bureau Chief and Executive Editor, CNBC-TV18
Satinder Bindra India Bureau Chief, CNN
Romola Butalia writer, author, website editor
Shoma Chaudhury ex-Managing Editor, Tehelka
Prabhu Chawla editor of India Today; host of Seedhi Baat on Aaj Tak
Swapan Dasgupta 1975 B. A. St. Stephen's political analyst and journalist
Vinod Dua Hansraj journalist
Bahar Dutt columnist for CNN-IBN
Barkha Dutt television anchor and journalist
Sagarika Ghose news editor and columnist, CNN-IBN
Arnab Goswami Hindu Editor-in-chief, Times Now
Ramachandra Guha writer and columnist
Prem Shankar Jha columnist; former editor, The Hindustan Times
Manoj Joshi journalist, Deputy Editor, Mail Today
Rini Simon Khanna news anchor
Mammen Mathew editor and Managing Director, Malayala Manorama
Rajiv Mehrotra writer; television producer-director; documentary filmmaker
Chandan Mitra editor of The Pioneer
Aroon Purie Editor-in-chief, India Today
Nidhi Razdan Lady Shri Ram NDTV anchor
Radhika Roy co-founder of NDTV
Nalini Singh journalist, Doordarshan, known for her programme Aankhon Dekhi
Chitra Subramaniam, journalist who broke the Bofors scandal story
Salma Sultan news anchor of Doordarshan

Politics and Government

Heads of state and government

Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Aung San Suu Kyi 1964 1st State Counsellor of Myanmar
Bingu wa Mutharika 1961; 1963 B.Com.;M.A. (Economics) SRCC; Delhi School of Economics 3rd President of Malawi
G.P. Koirala 30th Prime Minister of Nepal
Khandu Wangchuk former Prime Minister of Bhutan
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq 1943 B.A. (History) St. Stephen's 6th President of Pakistan
Narendra Modi 1978 B.A. (Political Science) School of Open Learning 14th Prime Minister of India
Salim Ahmed Salim 1968 St. Stephen's 4th Prime Minister of Tanzania
Sangay Ngedup former Prime Minister of Bhutan

Other Politicians, Royalty, Civil servants and Diplomats

Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Ajai Malhotra B. A. (Economics); M. A. (Economics) Hindu; Delhi School of Economics Ambassador of India to Russia
Ajay Maken Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
Alka Lamba Dyal Singh; St. Stephen's Member of Legislative Assembly
Ambika Soni Indraprastha former Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Amrita Meghwal Member of Legislative Assembly
Arun Jaitley 1973; 1977 B. Com.; LLB SRCC; Faculty of Law Former Minister of Defence and Minister of Finance
Arun Shourie St. Stephen's Former Minister for Communications & Information Technology and Member of Parliament
Brinda Karat Miranda House Member of Parliament
Chirag Paswan Member of Parliament
Devyani Rana member of the Nepalese royal family
Emmanuel Blayo Wakhweya 1960 Ugandan Minister of Finance
Gopalkrishna Gandhi St. Stephen's Former Governor of Bihar and Governor of West Bengal
Hardeep Singh Puri Hindu former Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
Dr. Harsh Vardhan Zakir Husain Delhi College Minister of Health and Family Welfare since 2014, Chairman of the WHO Executive Board
Ira Singhal NSIT[note 2] IAS: Topper, Civil Services Exam 2014
Jai Parkash Aggarwal Member of Parliament
Jarbom Gamlin former Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh
Javeed Ahmad St. Stephen's Director General of Police of Uttar Pradesh Police
Kapil Sibal LLB Faculty of Law Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Government of India
Karni Singh St. Stephen's Last titular Maharaja of Bikaner
Kiran Bedi 1988 LLB Faculty of Law first woman to become an Indian Police Service officer
Kiren Rijju BA; LLB Hansraj; Faculty of Law Member of Parliament
Lala Hardayal St. Stephen's
Laxmi Narayan Yadav Member of Parliament
Madanlal Khurana Kirori Mal former Chief Minister of Delhi
Mahesh Sharma University College of Medical Sciences
Mani Shankar Aiyar B. A. (Economics) St. Stephen's Member of Parliament
Maneka Gandhi Lady Shri Ram Minister of Women and Child Development
Mayawati 1975 B. A.; LLB Kalindi; Faculty of Law former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Meenakshi Lekhi B.Sc. (Botany); LLB Hindu; Faculty of Law Member of Parliament
Meira Kumar Indraprashta; Miranda House former Minister of Water Resources, Speaker of the Lok Sabha, and Indian Presidential Candidate in 2017.
Montek Singh Ahluwalia B. A. St. Stephen's Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission
Murtaza Ali Khan St. Stephen's Last titular Nawab of Rampur
Najeeb Jung B. A. (History); M.A. (History) St. Stephen's 20th Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
Naresh Gujral Member of Parliament
Naveen Jindal 1990 Hansraj Member of Parliament
Naveen Patnaik B. A. Kirori Mal current Chief Minister of Odisha
Navin Chawla 1966 B. A. (History) St. Stephen's Chief Election Commissioner of India; author of Mother Teresa's biography
P. N. Dhar Hindu principal secretary to Indira Gandhi's Prime Minister's office
Pankaj Saran B. A. (Economics); M. A. (Economics) Hindu; Delhi School of Economics Deputy National Security Advisor of India; Former Ambassador of India to Russia
Pooja Kapur Ambassador of India to Bulgaria and Macedonia.
Preeti Saran Lady Shri Ram Former Ambassador of India to Vietnam
Pradeep Kumar Sinha St. Stephen's; Delhi School of Economics 31st Cabinet Secretary of India
Rahul Gandhi did not

graduate

St. Stephen's Indian National Congress Member of Parliament (from Amethi Lok Sabha constituency)
Rangarajan Kumaramangalam 1977 Kirori Mal former Minister of Power
Raninder Singh St. Stephen's [citation needed]
Ranjib Biswal St. Stephen's Member of Parliament
S. Y. Quraishi St. Stephen's 17th Chief Election Commissioner of India
Sachin Pilot B. A. St. Stephen's Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan
Salman Khurshid St. Stephen's former Minister of External Affairs
Sarup Singh Ramjas former Governor of Gujarat and Governor of Kerala
Satish Upadhyay B. A. (Political Science)
Shaktikanta Das B. A. (History); M. A. (History) St. Stephen's 25th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
Shashi Tharoor B. A. (History) St. Stephen's Minister of State for External Affairs; former U.N. Under Secretary General
Sheila Dikshit M. A. (History) Miranda House former Chief Minister of Delhi
Shivshankar Menon M. A. (History) St. Stephen's 4th National Security Advisor of India; 27th Foreign Secretary of India
Smriti Irani School of Open Learning Former Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Minister of Human Resource Development
Subramanian Swamy Hindu
Sucheta Kripalani Indraprastha former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India's first woman Chief Minister
Sujatha Singh Lady Shri Ram; Delhi School of Economics 30th Foreign Secretary of India
Syeda Saiyidain Hameed 1963 BA Miranda House former member of the Planning Commission of India
Thupstan Chhewang 1967 B. A.; LLB Ramjas; Faculty of Law Member of Parliament
Tulsi Agarwal Bharatiya Janata Party politician
Virbhadra Singh B. A. St. Stephen's former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh
Vijay Goel M. Com. SRCC Member of Parliament
Vijay Jolly B. Com.; M. Com. SRCC MLA
Vijay Keshav Gokhale M. A. (History) 32nd Foreign Secretary of India
Vinod Rai Delhi School of Economics 11th Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Wajahat Habibullah 1965; 1967 B. A. (History); M. A. (History) St. Stephen's 1st Chief Information Commissioner of India
Syed Zafar Islam Ph.D Investment Banker and Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, former Director at Deutsche Bank and Spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party

Note that Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, the fifth President of India, graduated from St. Stephen's College, when the college was under the University of the Punjab.

Science and Engineering

Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Amolak Chand Jain 1948; 1950 B.Sc. (Chemistry) Chemist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Amit Dutt 1994; 1995 B.Sc. (Botany); Diploma in biochemical technology Geneticist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Amitabh Joshi BSc (Botany); M.Sc. (1988) Evolutionary Biologist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Amitava Raychaudhuri Particle physicist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Anil Grover 1977; 1979 B.Sc.; M.Sc. Plant molecular biologist, N-Bios laureate
Anil Kumar Tyagi Biochemist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Apurva Sarin Cell biologist, N-Bios laureate
Archana Bhattacharyya B.Sc (Physics); M. Sc. (Physics) Physicist; Director of the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism
Asoke Nath Mitra 1947; 1949 Ramjas Physicist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Charusita Chakravarty B.Sc. (Chemistry) St. Stephen's Professor of chemistry at IIT Delhi; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Deepak Kumar St. Stephen's Physicist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Eknath Prabhakar Ghate St. Stephen's Mathematician; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Gaiti Hasan 1976 B.Sc. (Zoology) Miranda House Molecular Biologist
Hirdaya Behari Mathur 1948 Chemist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Jogesh Pati 1957 M.Sc. Physicist at the University of Maryland, College Park, recipient of the Dirac Medal.
Kasturi Lal Chopra 1952; 1954
Krishna N. Ganesh 1977 Ph.D. Chemist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Meena Upadhyaya Medical Geneticist
N. A. Ramaiah Physical chemist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Pran Nath 1958 Physicist at Northeastern University
Raj Rewal 1954 Department of Architecture[note 3] architect
Rajinder Kumar Delhi College of Engineering[note 1] Chemical engineer and a former professor at the Indian Institute of Science
Ravi Grover 1970 Delhi College of Engineering Nuclear scientist and mechanical engineer; Padma Shri recipient
S. C. Jain Physicist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Sampat Kumar Tandon 1972 PhD Geologist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Sangeeta Malhotra 1988 B.Sc. Hansraj Astrophysicist; Fellow of the American Astronomical Society
Satish Chandra Maheshwari St. Stephen's Molecular Biologist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Satish Kumar Gupta B.Sc. Immunologist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Shasanka Mohan Roy, 1960; 1962 B.Sc.; M.Sc. Quantum physicist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Srinivasan Varadarajan 1952 PhD Chemist and Padma Bhushan awardee
Subhash Chandra Lakhotia 1971 cytogeneticist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Sushil Kumar 1960 Hansraj Geneticist; Recipient of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
Usha Kehar Luthra Lady Hardinge Medical College Pathologist and cytologist
V. Balakrishnan St. Stephen's Professor of Physics at IIT Madras
Vaidyeswaran Rajaraman 1952 B.Sc. (Physics) St. Stephen's Engineer, academic and writer, known for his pioneering efforts in the field of Computer Science education in India
Vinod Dham B.E. (Electrical Engineering) Delhi College of Engineering[note 1] Inventor of the Pentium chip
V. K. Dadhwal B.Sc. (Botany) Hansraj Director of Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology

Notable faculty

Name Affiliation College Notability References
Anil Kumari Malhotra principal of Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital Padma Shri recipient (2016)
Andre Beteille Professor Emeritus of sociology Delhi School of Economics
Amartya Sen Professor of Economics between 1963 and 1971 at the Delhi School of Economics Recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998
Ashok Mitra Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India and Member of Parliament
Autar Singh Paintal Principal University College of Medical Sciences medical scientist who made pioneering discoveries in the area of neurosciences and respiratory sciences.
Bhisham Sahni former lecturer in English at Zakir Husain Delhi College author and playwright
Debi Prasad Sarkar former professor of biochemistry, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipient
Indu Malhotra Lecturer of Political Science Miranda House Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi Lecturer in History from 1928 to 1944 St. Stephen's Pakistani historian
Jagdish N. Bhagwati professor of international trade at the Delhi School of Economics from 1962 to 1968
Kamal Kumar Sethi former professor of cardiology, Padma Shri recipient
Manmohan Singh Professor of International Trade, 1969-1971 Delhi School of Economics 13th Prime Minister of India
M. N. Srinivas sociologist
Padma Desai Associate professor of economics from 1959 to 1968 Delhi School of Economics Professor of Comparative economic systems, Columbia University
Percival Spear lecturer in History from 1924 to 1948 St. Stephen's College historian
Pranab Bardhan Professor (1973 to 1977) Delhi School of Economics Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley
Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan Professor of Economics Indraprastha wife of the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan
Raj Krishna professor at the Delhi School of Economics
Sampat Kumar Tandon former pro-vice chancellor, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
Santosh Kumar Sen Head of post graduate studies Maulana Azad Medical College Indian surgeon and Padma Bhushan recipient
Surendra Sheodas Barlingay logician and Marathi writer
Sushil Kumar Saxena arts, Indian author, music critic & exponent
Tista Bagchi professor of linguistics
Tapan Raychaudhuri Indian historian
T. A. Venkitasubramanian former professor of biochemistry, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipient


 

Alumni on Wikispooks

PersonBornNationalitySummaryDescription
Montek AhluwaliaIndiaGlobal Commission for Post-Pandemic Policy, G30
Shumeet BanerjiSpook
Businessperson
WEF AGMs, Senior Adviser of Chatham House, BBC non-executive director
Ajay Banga10 November 1959USDeep state operative
Businessperson
Indian-US business with a lot of connections, especially to processed food. As Mastercard executive interested in a cashless society.
Partha Dasgupta17 November 1942
Rahul Gandhi19 June 1970IndiaPoliticianPart of the Nehru–Gandhi family. President of the Indian National Congress 2017-2019, but resigned as party leader after poor election results.
Aung San Suu Kyi19 June 1945MyanmarPolitician
Narendra Modi17 September 1950PoliticianHindu nationalist Prime Minister of India.
Hardeep Singh Puri15 February 1952IndiaDiplomat
Civil servant
Indian diplomat with a belief in Western good intentions
T. S. Tirumurti7 March 1962IndiaDiplomat
Civil servant
Indian diplomat
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