Bhagini Nivedita College
Constituent college of University of Delhi
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Bhagini Nivedita College (BNC) is one of the 85 constituent colleges of the University of Delhi.[1][2] The college is located in Kair, near Najafgarh, New Delhi.[3]
Logo of Bhagini Nivedita College | |
| Motto | Vidya Shakti Samsthanam |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1993 |
| Chairperson | Mahender Chaudhary |
| Location | Delhi , India |
| Campus | Rural |
| Affiliations | University of Delhi |
| Website | bhagininivedita |
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History
The college was established in August 1993 as a 'Women's College' in the South Western part of Delhi[4] and was named after Bhagini Nivedita, a Scots-Irish social worker, author, teacher and a disciple of Swami Vivekananda,[5][6] who dedicated her whole life for the education and welfare of women. The college was founded by the Govt. of Delhi.[7]
Courses
Bhagini Nivedita College started with B.A. (Pass) and B.A. (Hons.) Hindi in 1993,[8] and progressively added more courses later.[9] After the implementation of FYUP in 2013, honours course were added in Discipline I in commerce, history, home science, physics and political science by the college.[8]
Programmes
Under the aegis of its affiliate University of Delhi, the college offers undergraduate courses in:[10]
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A) Hons. in Hindi
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A) Programme
- Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com)
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Physical Sciences with Chemistry
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Physical Sciences with Computer Science
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) Hons. in Physics
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) Hons. in Home Science
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A) Hons. in Political Science
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A) Hons. in History
