College Type
Public
Established In
1987
Fee Range
INR 28 K - 31 K
Courses Offered
28
Total Faculty
62
Delhi College of Arts and Commerce (DCAC) is a constituent college affiliated with the University of Delhi is a premier institution of higher learning. This co-educational institution is partially financed by the Govt. Of NCT, Delhi. Erstwhile G.D Salwan college, it was established in 1987 under the aegis of the Delhi Administration.
30th Sept 2021 (18:45) - DCAC first cutoff list for 2021 admissions is now out. Candidates may check the course-wise list here. Candidates who have applied for other DU colleges as well can check the college-wise DU first cutoff here.
The institution is situated in a prime location of Netaji Nagar surrounded by prominent residential societies and commercial ventures. The college provides higher education i.e Bachelor’s degree in various streams of Arts and Commerce. The duration for each undergraduate course in DCAC is three years. The college provides admission to over 2500 students under its various Undergraduate Programmes. The college presently operates from a building owned by the Department of Higher Education, GNCTD.
Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, University of Delhi, is situated in Netaji Nagar, Block E, New Delhi 110023 and is well connected by Delhi Metro, two of the nearest metro stations being INA and AIIMS. DCAC, New Delhi has members of both teaching and non-teaching staff functioning under the motto-EXPLORE, RESEARCH and ACHIEVE. The entire team is dedicated to providing excellence in the field of education and others. The college comprises of a State of Art Media Lab and Multipurpose Hall.
The placement cell has strived continuously to help students secure excellent job opportunities accompanied by handsome packages in leading Multinational Corporations. The college added another feather in its cap when it became the first college to introduce a three year Honors Program in Journalism in the year 1989.
DCAC campus is spread across over a vast area of 5 acres out of which 2.5 acres is built up area. The college is also known to provide various self-financed courses in collaboration with various renowned organizations like ILLL, NSDC (National Skill Development Corporation), etc. DCAC New Delhi students are bound to fulfil certain social responsibilities like educating underprivileged students from the vicinity. Project “TANZEAL” is one such initiative undertaken by the college and its students.
DCAC, New Delhi boasts of alumni like Mr. Rahul Verma, Social Worker, and activist and founder of UDAY FOUNDATION, Mr. Rahul Kanwal, Senior Journalist, TV TODAY NETWORK, Ms. Rekha Rana, Bollywood actress, and Theatre Artist, Mr. Gursimran Khamba, AIB Comedian, etc to name a few.
According to ALL INDIA SURVEY conducted by INDIA TODAY and NELSON COMPANY that provides data for best Best Colleges all over India, DCAC, New Delhi ranks 30 in quality of education in Commerce stream, 32 in Arts stream and 8 among top 10 in Mass Communication colleges. The college featured in number 8 in a list of top 10 colleges in the University of Delhi released by plassmania.com, another independent web portal, in 2016.
Chandigarh University provides great placement facilities to its students. The placement record of Chandigarh University has always been commendable. Many national and international companies visit the campus of Chandigarh University for the placement drive. Students of all disciplines and courses get the opportunity to sit for the company and job profile they wish to pursue a career in. Many famous companies come for the campus placement drive at Chandigarh University. Vistara, Indigo, and Jet Airways recruit aviation students and give lucrative salary packages. Chandigarh University assures a hundred per cent placement guarantee to its students. Some of the major recruiting companies are Amazon, Deloitte, Microsoft, HP, SAP Labs, Cognizant, VMWare, Sapient, Hitachi, Flipkart, Practo Technologies, Zomato, Gwynniebee India, L&T, John Deere, TAFE, Schindler, Amazon, SAP Labs, Microsoft, VMWare, HP, Cognizant, Sapient, Deloitte, Hitachi, Practo Technologies etc.
The campus of Chandigarh University is a fully residential campus that accommodates all the students. The classrooms and lecture halls are spacious and can seat people in great numbers. Chandigarh University campus has hostels for boys and girls that have all amenities. The hostels are equipped with canteens, balconies, common rooms, playgrounds and sports grounds, and gardens. The hostels are located near the main building of the college so that students can reach their classes easily. The laboratories of Chandigarh University are equipped with the latest technical equipment and apparatus. The main building of Chandigarh University has a huge auditorium where all programmes and events of the university are conducted. Chandigarh University also has different clubs for the students to participate in.
Chandigarh University Campus has separate hostels for boys and girls with all modern facilities and attached mess. The hostel mess serves fresh and hygienic food. You will be provided with facilities like internet, music room, common room with TV & cable facility, room for indoor games and a reading room with a collection of national/international newspapers, magazines, etc. The hostel's houses have a fully equipped gym and separate courts for Volley Ball, Basket Ball, and Badminton. The concerned staff looks after the university assets and ensures that the hostel remains responsive all the time.
It conducts activities centered on outdoor recreation, interactive education, community service, teamwork, physical fitness and intercollege events. It provide instruction and experience in safe hiking, rafting and camping events.
This club is devoted to promote the art of photography among the students by bringing together those who are interested in helping each other to shoot better pictures.as well as to educate, encourage and enhance the photographic knowledge and skills.
A healthy mind dwells in a healthy body”. Sports are a must for the overall development of a student’s personality .Keeping this into accounts, Chandigarh university ensures that the students participate in indoor and outdoor games and sports events under sports club. Sports club has introduce eight departmental sports clubs.
The objective of the club is to elevate and advance the art of the dance in all its educational aspects and to encourage uniform methods of instructions.
Drama club offers the chance for the students to pursue a carrier in the theatre or simply to learn some new skills to share with friends and family.
Chandigarh University has added another feather in its cap by breaking into the #271-280 rank category of the recently released QS Asia University Rankings list. In doing so, Chandigarh University has become Asia's youngest university to gallop into any QS Asia University Rankings list. The current rank of CU in the QS Asia University Rankings 2022 places it with the top 1.7% universities in the Asian continent. Notably, the varsity also ranks among the top 10 self-financing or private Indian universities. The university has also fared well in the other aspects of QS Asia University Rankings 2022 like academic reputation, employer reputation, international faculty, international students, student exchange (inbound & outbound) and so on. The QS Asia University Rankings 2022 depicts the giant strides made by the university in the field of higher education.
Chandigarh University (CU), well-known for having the highest number of international partners in education has signed an academic MoU with the Education Divison of Taipei Economic & Cultural Centre in India. The Taipei Economic & Cultural Centre, India is the representative office of Taiwan in the country and also acts as a de facto embassy. The MoU was signed in the presence of CU management and the delegation from Taiwan's representative office. The MoU will help the students get familiar with new and possible opportunities. Chandigarh University already has over 300 higher educational collaborations with some of the top-notch institutes globally.
Chandigarh University has achieved a bigger milestone, as one of its students Aruna Tanwar becomes the first Indian entry in Para-Taekwondo at Tokyo Paralympics that are scheduled to be held from August 24 to September 5. Aruna Ranwar is already a two-time World Champion who hailed from a Haryanvi Village, Dinod. Despite having three fingers in each hand and arms not fully formed, Aruna Tanwar had a keenness in athletics martial arts. The 21-year-old Aruna is world No. 4 in the Women's U-49 category. Tanwar went onto winning medals in a string of international events, including a Silver medal in the 2018 Asian Para-Taekwondo Championship in Vietnam and Bronze at the World Championship in Antalya, Turkey.
The inauguration of the programme was held virtually. Many renowned scientists and professionals of the respective field including ISRO Scientist Dr. YS Ranjan, Former ISRO Director M Vasagam, and Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai, Program Director of Chandrayaan-1 and Mangalyaan, also known as the Moon Man of India were a part of the virtual inauguration ceremony.
Chandigarh University is planning to design a multipurpose nano-satellite within 10-12 months which will be launched by the ISRO. University Chancellor Satnam Singh Sandhu informed that Rs. 1 crore will be spent for designing the satellite for which the training of students has already started.
Overall: Faculty members of the university are very helpful. There is no communication gap. Students can interact directly with them whenever they need their help. They try to focus on practical knowledge more than the theoretical one. Most of them have corporate experience so students can get an idea about the real corporate world from them. The course curriculum is designed according to the requirements of the corporate world, and it is also updated every year.
Overall: The Hostel facility of the Chandigarh University is equipped with many facilities such as Gymnasium, Gym Services and Well- equipped reading rooms. The hostel also offers residential facilities to the visitors. The food that was served to us in the hostel’s mess was delicious and hygienic. The hostel offers a 24*7 internet facility that is accessible from all rooms of the hostel. Apart from this, there is a salon that is open during the weekend also. Most of the facilities are provided inside the campus so you do not need to step outside the campus.
Overall: I found this College with the help of CollegeDekho. I am still studying in Chandigarh University for B.A+LL.B course. This college have a very nice environment for study , All the labs and classes are well maintained and high quality equipment is use in study. Also, Complete faculty are very supportive to student. Overall a perfect infrastructure for the students.
