Shivaji College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi, located in the western part of Delhi, India. The institution offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across the humanities, social sciences, commerce, and the natural sciences. It is named after the seventeenth-century Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, and is sometimes referred to by the fuller form Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj College.
| Name | Shivaji College |
|---|---|
| Other name | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj College |
| Type | Constituent undergraduate college |
| Affiliation | University of Delhi |
| Location | Raja Garden, West Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Country | India |
Shivaji College is among the colleges that form part of the federal structure of the University of Delhi, one of India's largest central universities. As a constituent college, it follows the syllabi, examinations and academic regulations of the university while functioning with its own administration, faculty, and student body. The college admits students through the centralised admission process operated by the University of Delhi.
The college conducts teaching at the undergraduate level in streams typical of University of Delhi colleges, including:
Departments offer both honours and programme courses, and the college also conducts value-added and skill-enhancement courses introduced under the university's curriculum frameworks.
The campus houses departmental facilities, laboratories for the science streams, a library, and grounds used for sports and cultural activities. Like other colleges of the University of Delhi, Shivaji College hosts a students' union, subject-based societies, and cultural and sports clubs that participate in inter-college competitions across Delhi.
As a college of the University of Delhi situated in West Delhi, Shivaji College serves a large catchment of students from the western and outer parts of the National Capital Territory and the neighbouring regions of the National Capital Region. Its association with the central university gives its degrees recognition across India and abroad.