The College started functioning in the capital as a constituent College of the University of Delhi in 1959 and was taken over by the University of Delhi as a University maintained College in 1978.
The College is centrally located at Lodhi Road in South Delhi in the vicinity of Lodhi Gardens, Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Stadium , CII , WWF, Safdarjung Tomb , Humayun Tomb, India Habitat Centre, India International Centre, CGO Complex and many other institutions of national / international significance.
During recent years, the College has registered an impressive quantitative and qualitative improvement. The quality of the incoming students and the University results have shown a progressive upward movement; the addition of essential amenities and other facilities for students has made the College a prestigious institution for academic and co-curricular activities. The College magazine, The �NEW STAR� provides a forum to the students for expressing their views and reviewing the various activities during the year.
Presently, the College is imparting education to 3300 students including foreign students in 19 courses (including 2 post graduate courses) through 19 departments consisting of over 200 well qualified faculty members and about 100 non teaching staff members.
The faculty of the College has been encouraged to take interest in research programmes besides teaching and at present eight research programmes are going on in the College in the departments of Physics, Chemistry, Political Science and Commerce.