Acharya Narendra Dev College is a constituent college of University of Delhi operating under the aegis and fully funded by Government of NCT, Delhi. Established in 1991, the college has a unique distinction of being the only college in the University of Delhi that is primarily for science. It is named after the great educationist and reformist of modern India, Acharya Narendra Dev. Over the years, it has acquired repute for the meritorious profile of its student population, their sense of discipline and social responsibility. On offer are several Bachelor of Science programmes for pure and applied science streams such as B.Sc. Honours in Physics, Chemistry, Electronics, Computer Science, Botany and Zoology; B.Sc. Programmes in Physical sciences, Life Sciences, Applied Physical Sciences and Applied Life Sciences.
It is the first college of the University to introduce the B.Sc. Honours Biomedical Science and the only one to run B.Sc. General in Sericulture (now B.Sc. Programme in Applied Life Science). In addition to the science courses, the college offers Honours in Mathematics and Commerce. Students can also enroll for the Postgraduate Degree of University of Delhi in Chemistry and Mathematics. It also offers Post Graduate Diploma Course in Computer Application (PGDCA) of the University of Delhi. Besides, it runs part-time certificate and diploma courses in foreign languages in the evening.