Maitreyi College

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TypeGovernment
EstablishedJuly 1967; 58 years ago (July 1967)
PrincipalDr. Haritma Chopra[1]
Address
Bapudham Complex, Chanakyapuri[2]
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India
Maitreyi College
TypeGovernment
EstablishedJuly 1967; 58 years ago (July 1967)
PrincipalDr. Haritma Chopra[1]
Address
Bapudham Complex, Chanakyapuri[2]
, , ,
India
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUniversity of Delhi
Websitemaitreyi.ac.in

Maitreyi College is a women's college in the South Campus of the University of Delhi, located in Bapu Dham, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021, India. It was established in July 1967 and named after the Vedic sage Maitreyi.[3] An all-women's college, it offers various courses in the fields of Science, Arts and Commerce. The college was recognised by DBT as a star college, conferring the star status to all four of its science departments namely Botany, Zoology, Chemistry and Mathematics.[citation needed]

It is ranked 38th among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2025.[4] The college has been accredited grade A++ by NAAC.[5]

Due to the construction of Pink Line, Maitreyi College is quite accessible via Delhi Metro. The nearest metro station is Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus metro station which is around 1 km from the college.[6]

It is ranked 34th among colleges in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2022. Archived 16 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine

College rankings

Academic courses and departments

Maitreyi College offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses.

  • Three-year undergraduate programme
  • Two-year post graduate programme

Three-year Undergraduate Programmes

  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Bachelor with Honours in English
  • Bachelor with Honours in Hindi
  • Bachelor with Honours in History
  • Bachelor with Honours in Political Science
  • Bachelor with Honours in Sanskrit
  • Bachelor with Honours in Sociology
  • Bachelor with Honours in Commerce
  • Bachelor with Honours in Botany
  • Bachelor with Honours in Chemistry
  • Bachelor with Honours in Maths
  • Bachelor with Honours in Physics
  • Bachelor with Honours in Zoology
  • Bachelor with Honours in Commerce
  • Bachelor of Commerce
  • Bachelor of Science Programme with Physical Science (Physics, Chemistry / Computer Science, Maths)
  • Bachelor of Science Programme with Life Sciences (Botany Chemistry, Zoology)

Two-year Post-Graduate Programmes

  • Master of Arts in Political Science
  • Master of Arts/Science in Mathematics

Awards

Notable alumni

References

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