The University Of Delhi Department Of Genetics offers a two-year Master’s programme leading to the M Sc (Genetics) degree. Starting this year, the course would be taught following a semester system (two semesters per year). The course is interdisciplinary in nature, where in some of the core papers are also offered by other Departments. Apart from core papers, papers in Biochemistry, Biostatistics and Computational Biology are also offered. The Department also offers a set of elective courses. The theory courses are supplemented by hands-on practical training with an emphasis on continuous assessment.

University of Delhi Department of English course will begin by providing a broad overview of the ways in which the human body has been theorised and represented in specific sites of performance in the twentieth century. It will then move on to a comparative study of discourses and practices of the body in selected historical contexts-specifically in relation to gender and sexuality, sites of reform in colonial societies, discourses of the nation, and the construction of identity politics in contemporary times. Theories and practices of representation of the body will be studied with close attention to the nuances of the medium of representation.

Central Institute of Education (CIE), now known also as the University of Delhi Department of Education, was perhaps the first major institute of professional learning and research in Education that was established since independence. The first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and his first Education Minister, Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad took considerable interest in CIE’s establishment in 1947 and its activities and progress in those early years.

Department of Computer Science was established in University of Delhi, in the year 1981, with the objective of imparting quality education in the field of Computer Science. With rapidly evolving technology and the continuous need for innovation the department has always produced quality professionals, holding important positions in Information Technology industry in India and abroad.

The University Of Delhi Department Of Commerce formally set up as a separate entity in 1967, has imbibed the DSE tradition of exploring new frontiers of knowledge and innovation in academics. In its history spanning over three decades, it has redefined commerce education in the country. The Department has the legitimate claim and pride of being the premier institution in India for course curriculum development, teaching and researches in Commerce discipline.

The University Of Delhi Department Of Chemistry of Delhi organised its ninth National Symposium on Chemistry, under the auspices of Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) recently. The objective of the symposium was to recognise and encourage high quality research and education in various branches of Chemistry and in the areas interfacing with other Physical and Biological Sciences.

The University Of Delhi Delhi School Of Economics began in 1949 when a group of visionaries led by Professor V.K.R.V. Rao and supported by India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, launched a project to create a centre for advanced studies in the social sciences. The School comprises the departments of economics, geography and sociology. The Department of Economics, recognized as a Centre for Advanced Study by the University Grants Commission, counts numerous outstanding individuals in its list of former faculty.