Welcome to Delhi College

Delhi College was a unique educational institution in many respects. It imparted the traditional oriental education as well as the modern western learning under the same roof. It was jointly funded from the Muslim religious endowment created by Ghazi-ud-din and the revenues allocated by the British East India Company. Its governing body comprised both the British officials and the local notables. Its teaching faculty consisted of both Europeans and Indians and the students were a judicious mixture of the Hindus and the Muslims with a sprinkling of the Christians. Delhi College thus became a meeting point of several disparate elements. Of no less significance is the fact that western as well as oriental learning was imparted through the medium of Urdu language. It was the first experiment of its kind. It proved immensely successful and had very far-reaching positive effects.