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Delhi
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Jawaharlal Nehru University |
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Educational
Institutes
Delhi Public School
Established by DPS Vasant Kunj, it is one of the
foremost schools of the country and has some of the best
talents in the city. The school is situated in a sprawling
10 acres of land with aesthetically designed buildings
and lush green play fields. The school offers the best
in education and has strength of around 4000 students
from class Nursery to XII. It is affiliated to Central
Board of Secondary Education.
Academic excellence has always been the hallmark
of DPS. The school is committed to providing a comprehensive
education that seeks to develop the students as academically
proficient, morally upright and socially well-integrated
individuals.
The school has a system of rewarding students for their
academic excellence by giving scholar Badges. A student
receiving Scholar Badge for 3 consecutive years
is given a Scholar Gown (a blue blazer) in the
3rd year. After being a scholar for five consecutive years
a student receives a gold medal that year. At the +2 level,
the school offers three streams namely Science, Commerce
and Humanities with various combinations.
The school provides ample opportunities for the students
to engage in a wide variety of activities both inter-house
and inter school. Besides these, they are given the option
of pursuing an activity of their choice under the guidance
of well-qualified instructors and teachers. The activities
include aerobics, gymnastics, yoga, clay modelling,
creative writing, public speaking, art and craft, electronics,
dance, music and dramatics.
Lawn Tennis court, the Basket ball courts, the Volley
Ball court, the Football field and the Cricket pitch
are some of the favourite places of the students.
The hostel, which provides accommodation to 72
students (36 boys and 36 girls), is well furnished with
a modern kitchen and aesthetically designed dining halls.
Various facilities for entertainment are provided in the
`Recreation Room', which consists of television, music
system, VCD player, indoor games and a library.
The school has a combined strength of 175 teachers
at the senior and junior level. They are not only qualified
but also have excellent personality and teaching background.
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "The man who can make things
easy is the educator". Thus, the teachers here are competent
and capable of reducing knowledge to that simple compound
of the obvious and the wonderful which slips into the
infantile comprehension.
Address: Sector-5, Pocket 5, Vasant Kunj,
New Delhi - 110 070 |
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Delhi University
Established in 1922, the University of Delhi is
a premier university of the country and is known for its
high standards in teaching and research. The University
had a modest beginning with just three colleges, two faculties
(Arts and Science) and about 750 students. In October
1933, the University offices and the library shifted to
the Viceregal Lodge Estate, and till today this site is
the nucleus of University (Main Campus). Apart from central
administrative offices, examination offices and the sports
complex, main departments of the Faculty of Science are
housed in the Viceregal Lodge Estate.
During the last seven decades the University has
grown into one of the largest universities in India. At
present, there are 14 faculties, 86 academic departments,
79 colleges spread all over the city with about 2,20,000
students.
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Indian Institute
of Technology (IIT)
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is one of the six
Institutes of Technology created as centres of excellence
for higher training, research and development in science,
engineering and technology in India, the others being
at Kanpur, Kharagpur, Chennai, Mumbai and Guwahati.
Established as College of Engineering in 1961,
the Institute was later declared an Institution of
National Importance. It was then accorded the status
of a deemed university with powers to decide its own academic
policy, to conduct its own examinations, and to award
its own degrees.
IIT Delhi is situated at Hauz Khas in South
Delhi. Bounded by the Sri Aurobindo Marg on the east,
the Jawaharlal Nehru University Complex on the west, the
National Council of Educational Research and Training
on the south, and the New Ring Road on the north, the
Institute campus is flanked by Qutub Minar and the Hauz
Khas monuments.
The campus of the Institute extends to an area of 320
acres. It has been divided into four functional
zones:
(i) Residential zone for students
(ii) Residential zone for the faculty and other supporting
staff
(iii) Academic zone for academic buildings and workshops
(iv) Cultural-cum-social and recreational zone for students.
The Students Activities Centre provides all facilities
for students' extra-curricular and physical development.
The central double-storied recreation block with a swimming
pool and a gymnasium hall offers amenities such as squash
courts, hobbies workshops, seminar rooms, music rooms
and other multipurpose rooms for reading and indoor games.
The amphitheatre constructed in modern style is
an added amenity to the centre.
Objectives
Offer instruction in engineering and applied sciences
at a level comparable to the very best in the world.
Provide best facilities for postgraduate studies
and research.
Provide leadership in curriculum planning and laboratory
development.
Develop programmes for faculty development both
for its own staff and for teachers of other engineering
institutions.
Develop close collaboration with industry
through exchange of personnel and undertaking consultancy
projects.
Develop strong collaboration links with other academic
and research institutions in the country and abroad.
Cater to the development of a culture for maintenance
and conservation.
The Institute is also actively involved in collaborative
programmes internationally and nationally in order to
remain at the forefront on the scientific and technological
developments and to share its experience with them. At
present, a large number of collaborative research projects
are in operations with the institutions in U.K., France,
U.S.A., Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Japan, Germany, Sweden
and Austria.
Academic Programmes
Undergraduate Programmes
Four-year B-Tech. Programmes
Five-year Integrated Dual Degree Programmes
Postgraduate Programmes
Research Programmes: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.)
Address: Hauz Khas New Delhi-110 016
Phone: 686 7537, 686 7541, 686 1733, 686 2153 |
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