University of Delhi

The University of Delhi, commonly known as Delhi University, is a collegiate public central university in New Delhi, India, and one of the largest universities in the world by student enrolment.德里大学通常简称为「德里大学」，是印度新德里的一所学院制公立中央大学，按在校生规模计算，它是世界上规模最大的大学之一。

It is placed 322nd in the QS World University Rankings 2027, in the 701–800 band of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027, 801st in the US News Best Global Universities 2026–2027, and in the 601–700 band of the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026.它在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 322 位，在 2027 年《泰晤士高等教育》世界大学排名中处于 701–800 区间，在 2026–2027 年《美国新闻与世界报道》全球最佳大学排名中位列第 801 位，在 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名中处于 601–700 区间。

Founded in 1922, it teaches through 16 faculties, 86 academic departments and 91 affiliated colleges, and it enrols more than 650,000 students across its regular and non-formal programmes.该校创建于 1922 年，通过 16 个学部、86 个学术系和 91 所附属学院开展教学，其全日制与非全日制项目的学生总数超过 65 万人。

History

• The University of Delhi was established in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly, making it one of the first universities in British India to be created by legislation rather than by royal charter.德里大学于 1922 年依据中央立法议会的一项法案设立，是英属印度最早通过立法而非皇家特许状创办的大学之一。
• Its first Vice-Chancellor was Hari Singh Gour, an educationist and jurist who served from 1922 to 1926 and helped shape the academic structure of the new university.该校首任校长是教育家兼法学家哈里·辛格·高尔，他于 1922 年至 1926 年在任，参与塑造了这所新大学的学术架构。
• At the outset the university was largely an examining and affiliating body that began with three colleges and about 750 students, and its teaching was initially confined to the faculties of arts and science.起初，该校在很大程度上是一个负责考试与附属管理的机构，开办时仅有三所学院和约 750 名学生，教学最初仅限于文学部与理学部。
• Among the colleges that became part of the new university were St. Stephen's College, founded in 1881, Hindu College, founded in 1899, and Ramjas College, founded in 1917, together with the older Zakir Husain Delhi College.并入这所新大学的学院包括 1881 年创办的圣斯蒂芬学院、1899 年创办的印度学院、1917 年创办的拉姆贾斯学院，以及历史更悠久的扎基尔·侯赛因德里学院。
• From 1922 to 1933 the Viceregal Lodge Estate served as the official residence of the Viceroy of India, and in 1933 it was handed over to the university to become its main campus.1922 年至 1933 年间，总督府庄园是印度总督的官邸，1933 年该庄园移交给大学，成为其主校区。
• Sir Maurice Gwyer was appointed Vice-Chancellor in 1937 and is often called the maker of the university because he introduced postgraduate teaching and reorganised the curriculum along modern lines.莫里斯·格怀尔爵士于 1937 年出任校长，常被誉为「大学的缔造者」，因为他引入了研究生教学并按现代标准重组了课程。
• Under Gwyer the university recruited scholars such as the physicist Daulat Singh Kothari and the botanist Panchanan Maheshwari, raising the standard of research and postgraduate teaching.在格怀尔的主持下，该校延揽了物理学家道拉特·辛格·科塔里与植物学家潘查南·马赫什瓦里等学者，提升了研究与研究生教学的水准。
• In 1947 the university's silver jubilee coincided with Indian independence, and the national flag was hoisted at the anniversary convocation by the economist V. K. R. V. Rao.1947 年，该校的银禧庆典恰逢印度独立，经济学家 V·K·R·V·拉奥在周年校庆典礼上升起了国旗。
• A special convocation held in 1948 was attended by leading national figures including Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Lord Mountbatten, marking the university's rising national profile.1948 年举行的一场特别学位授予典礼上，包括总理贾瓦哈拉尔·尼赫鲁与蒙巴顿勋爵在内的众多国家要人出席，标志着该校全国声望的上升。
• The golden jubilee in 1973 was celebrated with a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as well as the filmmaker Satyajit Ray, the poet Amrita Pritam and the singer M. S. Subbulakshmi.1973 年的金禧庆典举行了一场仪式，出席者包括总理英迪拉·甘地，以及电影人萨蒂亚吉特·雷伊、诗人阿姆丽塔·普里塔姆和歌唱家 M·S·苏布拉马尼亚姆。
• The Delhi School of Economics became one of the university's best-known departments and has counted the Nobel laureate Amartya Sen among its faculty members.德里经济学院成为该校最知名的院系之一，其教师队伍中曾有诺贝尔奖得主阿马蒂亚·森。
• The South Campus was established in 1973 to expand teaching and research, and it moved in 1984 to its present 69-acre site on Benito Juarez Road.南校区于 1973 年设立，用以扩展教学与研究，并于 1984 年迁至位于贝尼托·华雷斯路、占地 69 英亩的现址。
• The Delhi University Students' Union, the university's main student body, was established in 1949 and remains active in student politics, welfare and representation.德里大学学生会作为该校主要的学生组织于 1949 年成立，至今仍活跃于学生政治、福利与权益代表事务中。
• The university celebrated its centenary in 2022 with a programme of events and infrastructure projects marking a hundred years since its founding in 1922.该校于 2022 年举办百年校庆，以一系列活动与基建项目纪念其自 1922 年创办以来的百年历程。
• In 2022 undergraduate admissions were moved to the Common University Entrance Test, which replaced the college-specific cut-off lists used for most programmes.2022 年，本科招生改为采用「共同大学入学考试」，取代了大多数专业此前使用的各学院自定录取分数线。
• In 2025 the university approved a new academic block at Dwarka costing about 107 crore rupees and a 140 crore rupee college in Najafgarh.2025 年，该校批准在德瓦尔卡新建一座造价约 1.07 亿卢比的学术大楼，以及在纳贾夫加尔新建一所造价 1.4 亿卢比的学院。
• A nine-storey hostel for the Institution of Eminence scheme, costing about 332.83 crore rupees and designed for 1,436 students, was also advanced during the same period.同一时期，一项为「卓越机构」计划而建、造价约 3.3283 亿卢比、可容纳 1436 名学生的九层宿舍楼项目也得以推进。
• The university holds the status of an Institution of Eminence, a designation granted by the Government of India that brings enhanced autonomy and additional public funding.该校拥有「卓越机构」地位，这是印度政府授予的一种身份，可带来更大的自主权与额外的公共拨款。
• Governance follows a statutory model in which the President of India is the Visitor, the Vice-President is the Chancellor and the Chief Justice of India is the Pro-Chancellor.其治理遵循法定模式：印度总统为视察人，副总统为名誉校监，印度首席大法官为副校监。
• The present Vice-Chancellor is Yogesh Singh, who began a second five-year term in October 2025 after first taking office in 2021.现任校长为约格什·辛格，他在 2021 年首次就任后，于 2025 年 10 月开始第二个五年任期。
• By the 2020s the university had grown into a network of 91 colleges and more than 650,000 students, making it one of the largest higher education systems in Asia.到 2020 年代，该校已发展成一个由 91 所学院、逾 65 万名学生组成的网络，成为亚洲规模最大的高等教育体系之一。

• The University Stadium was built between 2008 and 2010 and served as a competition and training venue during the Commonwealth Games that were staged in Delhi in 2010.大学体育场于 2008 年至 2010 年间建成，在德里于 2010 年举办英联邦运动会期间，作为比赛与训练场地使用。
• In the decades after independence the university expanded its faculties and colleges rapidly, reflecting the rising demand for higher education in the national capital.独立后的数十年间，该校迅速扩充学部和学院，反映出首都地区对高等教育日益增长的需求。

Academics

• The University of Delhi teaches through 16 faculties and 86 academic departments spread across its colleges, and it ranks among the largest universities in India by student numbers.德里大学通过分布在各学院的 16 个学部和 86 个学术系开展教学，按学生规模计，是印度规模最大的大学之一。
• It offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes as well as certificate, diploma and advanced diploma courses across a wide range of subjects.该校提供本科、研究生与博士项目，并在广泛的学科领域开设证书、文凭与高级文凭课程。
• Departments including chemistry, geology, zoology, sociology and history have been designated Centres of Advanced Study by the University Grants Commission of India.包括化学、地质、动物学、社会学与历史学在内的多个系，被印度大学拨款委员会指定为「高级研究中心」。
• The Delhi School of Economics, home to the economics and sociology departments, is one of the university's most distinguished academic centres and attracts students from across India.德里经济学院是经济系与社会学系所在之地，是该大学最杰出的学术中心之一，吸引着全印度的学生前来就读。
• The Faculty of Law is one of the oldest in India and prepares students for legal practice, having produced many judges, jurists and public officials.法学院是印度历史最悠久的法学院之一，为学生从事法律实务做准备，培养了众多法官、法学家与公职人员。
• The university runs more than 240 courses and more than 70 postgraduate degrees, with research programmes leading to PhD degrees in most major disciplines.该校开设 240 多门课程和 70 多个研究生学位项目，并在大多数学科设有可授予博士学位的科研项目。
• In the 2021 National Institutional Ranking Framework, the university was ranked fifth among universities, fifteenth overall and twelfth in the research category.在 2021 年「国家院校排名框架」中，该校在大学类别中排名第五，综合排名第十五，研究类别排名第十二。
• The university's research output, as recorded by the OpenAlex scholarly index, exceeds 86,000 works with about 3.9 million citations to them.据 OpenAlex 学术索引记录，该校的研究产出超过 8.6 万项，获得约 390 万次引用。
• The university is a member of the Institution of Eminence scheme, which supports the development of high-quality research and teaching in selected Indian universities.该校是「卓越机构」计划的成员，该计划旨在支持入选的印度大学发展高质量的研究与教学。
• The university holds accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council with an A++ grade and a CGPA of 3.4, valid from 2024 to 2029.该校持有印度国家评估与认证委员会的认证，等级为 A++，累计绩点为 3.4，有效期自 2024 年至 2029 年。
• Teaching is supported by affiliated and constituent colleges that together employ several thousand academic staff across the city of Delhi.教学由附属学院与直属学院共同支撑，这些学院在德里全市共聘用了数千名学术人员。
• The Department of Economics has counted the Nobel laureate Amartya Sen and the former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh among its faculty over the years.多年来，经济系的教师队伍中曾有诺贝尔奖得主阿马蒂亚·森与前总理曼莫汉·辛格。
• The university offers specialised programmes through recognised faculties and centres including the Faculty of Management Studies and its departments of computer science.该校通过经认可的学部与中心开设专门项目，包括管理学院及其计算机科学系等。
• Since 2022 undergraduate admissions have been conducted through the Common University Entrance Test for most programmes, standardising entry across the colleges.自 2022 年起，大多数专业的本科招生通过「共同大学入学考试」进行，统一了各学院的入学标准。
• The university supports research through central facilities, a large library system and central instrumentation services shared by its departments.该校通过中央设施、庞大的图书馆体系以及由各系共享的中央仪器服务来支持研究工作。
• Its Faculty of Law and the Delhi School of Economics are particularly well known for producing public servants, economists and lawyers of national standing.该校的法学院与德里经济学院尤以培养具有全国影响力的公务员、经济学家与律师而闻名。

• The Faculty of Management Studies offers postgraduate management programmes that are among the most sought after in India and admits students through a competitive entrance test.管理学院开设的研究生管理项目在印度最受追捧之列，并通过竞争性入学考试录取学生。
• Several of the university's science departments maintain research collaborations with national laboratories and with industry across the Delhi region.该校的若干理科院系与全国性实验室以及德里地区的产业界保持着研究合作。

Campus

• The University of Delhi has a main campus in the northern part of New Delhi and a South Campus, together with several outlying and specialised sites across the city.德里大学在德里北部设有主校区，并有南校区，此外还在全市拥有若干外围与专门场地。
• The North Campus, built around the former Viceregal Lodge Estate, houses the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Science and many of the university's oldest colleges.北校区围绕前总督府庄园而建，容纳了文学部、理学部以及该校许多历史最悠久的学院。
• The South Campus was established in 1973 and moved in 1984 to a 69-acre site on Benito Juarez Road, where professional faculties and newer departments are based.南校区设立于 1973 年，并于 1984 年迁至贝尼托·华雷斯路占地 69 英亩的场地，专业学部与较新的院系即设于此。
• The university operates additional campuses in the East, West and Central parts of Delhi in order to accommodate its very large student population.为容纳其庞大的学生群体，该校还在德里东部、西部与中部运营额外的校区。
• The university's sports stadium has about 2,500 permanent seats and capacity for around 7,500 spectators, and it was inaugurated in July 2010 for the Commonwealth Games.该大学的体育场设有约 2500 个固定座位，可容纳约 7500 名观众，于 2010 年 7 月为英联邦运动会而启用。
• The library system includes a central library together with departmental and college libraries that together hold millions of volumes.该校的图书馆体系包括一座中央图书馆，以及各系与各学院的图书馆，馆藏合计达数百万册。
• Historic buildings such as the Viceregal Lodge give the North Campus a distinctive architectural character that reflects its colonial-era origins.诸如总督府等历史建筑赋予北校区独特的建筑风貌，反映了其殖民时代的渊源。
• New construction, including the Dwarka academic block and a nine-storey hostel for 1,436 students, continues to expand the university's physical estate.包括德瓦尔卡学术大楼和可容纳 1436 名学生的九层宿舍在内的新工程，持续扩充着该校的实体版图。

Reputation

• The University of Delhi is one of India's most recognised universities and appears in the QS, Times Higher Education, US News and Shanghai global rankings.德里大学是印度最知名的大学之一，出现在 QS、《泰晤士高等教育》、《美国新闻与世界报道》以及软科的世界排名中。
• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 it was placed 322nd, while in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 it fell in the 701–800 band.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中它位列第 322 位，而在 2027 年《泰晤士高等教育》世界大学排名中则处于 701–800 区间。
• The US News Best Global Universities 2026–2027 placed it 801st, while the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026 placed it in the 601–700 band.《美国新闻与世界报道》2026–2027 年全球最佳大学排名将其列为第 801 位，2026 年软科世界大学学术排名则将其置于 601–700 区间。
• Its reputation rests heavily on the 91 colleges affiliated with it, several of which, such as St. Stephen's College and Hindu College, are among India's most selective.其声誉在很大程度上依托于 91 所附属学院，其中圣斯蒂芬学院、印度学院等多所都是印度录取门槛最高的学院之列。
• The university holds accreditation with an A++ grade and has been designated an Institution of Eminence by the Government of India.该校持有 A++ 等级的认证，并被印度政府指定为「卓越机构」。
• The OpenAlex scholarly index records more than 86,000 works and about 3.9 million citations associated with the university, reflecting a substantial research output.OpenAlex 学术索引记录显示，与该大学相关的成果超过 8.6 万项、引用量约 390 万次，体现出可观的研究产出。
• The Delhi School of Economics and the Faculty of Law are especially well regarded and attract students from across India as well as from abroad.德里经济学院与法学院尤受推崇，吸引着来自全印度乃至海外的学生。
• Its scale, with more than 650,000 students, makes it one of the largest single university systems in the world.其逾 65 万学生的规模，使其成为世界上规模最大的单一大学体系之一。
• Together with institutions such as Jawaharlal Nehru University, it forms part of the national capital's dense higher education landscape.与贾瓦哈拉尔·尼赫鲁大学等院校一道，它构成了首都地区密集的高等教育版图。

Student life

• The Delhi University Students' Union, established in 1949, organises elections and activities that are followed closely across India and often attract national attention.德里大学学生会成立于 1949 年，其组织的选举与活动在全印度备受关注，往往引发全国性的瞩目。
• Colleges across the city hold annual cultural festivals that draw students from many institutions and rank among the largest student events in India.全市各学院每年举办文化节，吸引众多院校的学生参与，属于印度规模最大的学生活动之一。
• The university's students compete in inter-college tournaments across cricket, football, hockey and athletics, fostering a strong sporting tradition.该校学生在板球、足球、曲棍球与田径等项目上参加院际比赛，培育出浓厚的体育传统。
• Hostels provide accommodation for a portion of the student body, including the nine-storey hostel built for 1,436 students under the Institution of Eminence scheme.宿舍为部分学生提供住宿，其中包括依据「卓越机构」计划建造、可容纳 1436 名学生的九层宿舍楼。
• Student societies, debating unions and departmental associations give students opportunities for public speaking, journalism, debate and the performing arts.学生社团、辩论会与各系协会为学生提供公开演讲、新闻实践、辩论与表演艺术的机会。
• The annual convocation and the many college festivals structure a vibrant calendar of social and cultural activity throughout the academic year.一年一度的学位授予典礼与众多学院节庆，共同构成贯穿整个学年的活跃社交与文化日程。
• With more than 650,000 students, the university sustains one of the busiest student cultures in the world, spanning dozens of campuses.凭借逾 65 万名学生，该校维系着世界上最繁忙的学生文化之一，横跨数十个校区。
• Its location in the national capital gives students access to libraries, museums, internships and public institutions that enrich campus life.其地处首都的位置，使学生得以接触图书馆、博物馆、实习机会与公共机构，丰富了校园生活。

Notable people

• Aung San Suu Kyi, who earned a bachelor's degree in political science in 1964, later received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.昂山素季于 1964 年取得政治学学士学位，后于 1991 年获得诺贝尔和平奖。
• The economist Amartya Sen taught at the Delhi School of Economics before winning the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998.经济学家阿马蒂亚·森曾在德里经济学院任教，后于 1998 年获得诺贝尔经济学奖。
• Manmohan Singh, who served as Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014, was associated with the university as a teacher and administrator.曼莫汉·辛格于 2004 年至 2014 年任印度总理，曾以教师与管理者身份与该校相关联。
• The actor Shah Rukh Khan studied at Hansraj College, and the actor Amitabh Bachchan studied at Kirori Mal College, both colleges of the university.演员沙鲁克·汗毕业于汉斯拉杰学院，演员阿米塔布·巴强毕业于基罗里·马尔学院，二者都是该校的学院。
• The politician Shashi Tharoor and the former finance minister Arun Jaitley were also educated at colleges affiliated with the university.政治家沙希·塔鲁尔与前财政部长阿伦·贾伊特利也曾在隶属该校的学院接受教育。
• Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, the fifth President of India, and Sucheta Kriplani, the first woman to serve as a Chief Minister of an Indian state, were alumni.印度第五任总统法赫鲁丁·阿里·艾哈迈德，以及印度首位女性邦首席部长苏奇特拉·克里普拉尼，都是该校校友。
• Vinod Dham, sometimes described as the father of the Pentium processor, and Ajay Banga, president of the World Bank, studied at the university.被称为「奔腾处理器之父」的维诺德·达姆，以及世界银行行长阿贾伊·班加，都曾在该校求学。
• Gita Gopinath, the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, earned degrees here before her international career.国际货币基金组织第一副总裁吉塔·戈皮纳特，在国际职业生涯之前曾在此取得学位。
• The writers Vikram Seth, Anita Desai and Amitav Ghosh all studied at colleges associated with the university.作家维克拉姆·塞斯、安妮塔·德赛与阿米塔夫·高希都曾在与该校有关联的学院就读。
• Jagdish Bhagwati, a leading trade economist, and the historian Ramachandra Guha have been associated with the university as scholars.知名贸易经济学家贾格迪什·巴格瓦蒂与历史学家拉马钱德拉·古哈，都曾以学者身份与该校相关联。
• The university's alumni have gone on to lead national politics, global finance and the arts, sustaining its reputation as a training ground for Indian public life.该校校友此后活跃于国家政治、全球金融与艺术领域，维系着它作为印度公共生活人才培养之地的声誉。

• The economist Kaushik Basu, a former chief economic adviser to the Government of India, has also been associated with the university as a scholar.曾任印度政府首席经济顾问的经济学家考希克·巴苏，也曾以学者身份与该校相关联。
• The film-makers Mira Nair and Nandita Das both studied at colleges linked to the university before building international careers in cinema.电影人米拉·奈尔与南迪塔·达斯都曾在与该校有关联的学院就读，此后在国际影坛建立了事业。