Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences is a constituent college of the University of Delhi, located in Dwarka, in the south-western part of Delhi, India. The college is dedicated primarily to undergraduate teaching and research in the applied sciences, and is named after the twelfth-century Indian mathematician and astronomer Bhaskaracharya.
| Name | Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences |
|---|---|
| Type | Constituent college, undergraduate |
| Affiliation | University of Delhi |
| Location | Dwarka, New Delhi, India |
| Focus | Applied sciences |
| Named after | Bhaskaracharya (Bhaskara II) |
The college was established by the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi as part of an effort to expand higher education in applied sciences within the framework of the University of Delhi. It is fully funded by the Delhi government and operates under the academic regulations of the University of Delhi, with students receiving degrees awarded by the university.
The institution is situated on a campus in Sector 2, Dwarka, and forms part of the cluster of Delhi University colleges located in the western parts of the capital.
Bhaskaracharya College offers undergraduate programmes in applied science disciplines. Teaching emphasises laboratory-based learning, with departments covering subjects such as applied physical sciences, applied chemistry, applied life sciences, microbiology, biomedical sciences, food technology, instrumentation, electronics, computer science, and mathematics. The curriculum follows the structure prescribed by the University of Delhi.
The college also hosts student research activity and academic societies linked to its various departments, alongside the standard student welfare bodies common to Delhi University colleges.
As one of the few colleges of the University of Delhi devoted specifically to applied science streams, Bhaskaracharya College plays a role in providing professionally oriented science education at the undergraduate level. Its location in Dwarka makes it part of the wider expansion of Delhi University's footprint outside the traditional North and South Campus areas.