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Milestones of the College

1966

The Academic Council of Delhi University approved opening of the college in its meeting held on 12th April, 1966 and Executive Council approved of it in its meeting held on 12th May, 1966. The University Grants Commission approved of it for grants on the same basis as for other colleges vide Deputy Secretary UGC letter F. 1-22/65 ( CU) dated 27th March, 1966.

1967

The college was founded on 17th July, 1967 in Mata Sundri Gurdwara Complex for B.A.(pass) course with 407 students on rolls. Mrs. S. M. Singh was appointed first Principal of the college on 13.7.1967. Though Honourable Jathedar Santokh Singh was nominated first Chairman of College Governing Body on 12.6.1967

1968

B.A.(Hons.) in Punjabi, Hindi, Sanskrit and History were introduced in 1968

1969

B.A.(Hons.) in Political Science and Philosophy were added in 1969

1976

Post Graduation(M.A.) in Punjabi was introduced in 1976

1978

M.A. in Sanskrit started in 1978. The year 1978 saw the addition of B.A.(Hons.) in Mathematics and B.Com(Pass).

1979

The academic and sports achievements started pouring in. A noble programme of Bani/Declamation and Kirtan Competitions involving teams from schools and colleges was initiated to inculcate a spritual flame in the minds of students and staff. An inter college cultural festival "Saarang" started during this phase.

1980

B.A. (Hons. ) in English was introduced in 1980. The collge got a state of the art newly renovated Mata Gujri Seminar Hall in the basement. Its seating capacity is 130 and fitted with modern sound system.

1985

B.A. (Hons.) in Psychology and B.Com(Hons.) in 1985.

1992

The Block A of present college Building was constructed and the college shifted its classes to this block in 1992.

1993

M.A. in Political Science was introduced in 1993

1994

M.A. in Hindi was introduced in 1994.

2003

The college shifted its Admin/Accounts and Principal's office to newly built block B. With this block number of classrooms increased to 62. During this phase the college got a modern centrally air-conditioned library of size 13,600 sq. ft.

2005

With a view to encourage skill based education, The college with the permission of UGC started 3 Vocational Courses- Computer Application, Tourism & Travel Management and Textile Designing.

2007

Department of Elementary Education began its journey in Mata Sundri College on October 18, 2007.

2008

The College further enhanced its academic stature by introducing three Foreign language certificate courses approved by University of Delhi in French, German and Spanish.

2011

  1. An elevated Auditorium named after Mata Sahib Kaur Ji fitted with modern facilities was constructed with seating capacity of 500 became operational in 2011.
  2. A beautiful canteen for students and staff was made ready with a capacity of 300.
  3. A small modern Gymnasium is also housed.
  4. A beautiful place of worship i.e. college Gurudwara is also built in the centre of Block A
  5. The college further got its fourth floor constructed on block B.
  6. The college has been provided with free wi-fi to students and staff by University of Delhi via a leased line.
  7. The college is equipped with 25 multi media projector installed in classrooms.

2017

  1. The latest achievement of the college was to introduce two new Under graduate courses i.e. B.Sc. (Hons.) Computer Science and B.Sc. (Hons.) Statistics in this year.
  2. 2. Golden Jubilee (50 Years) of the College celebrated
  3. A Course on Diploma in Foreign Languages began.

2019

  1. A new add-on course “Mastering the Stock Market” was started in February 2019 in collaboration with Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
  2. The establishment of IGNOU regular study centre was approved on 16th August, 2019. The regular study centre code is 29060.

2020

  1. six classrooms were added on the fourth floor.

2021

  1. A spacious and Well equipped Computer Lab is constructed with the capacity of 60 computers.

What our Alumnae say

I would say that whatever I have learnt in my life, the credit of that journey goes to my lovely institution, Mata Sundri College.I believe that studying at Mata Sundri College helped to develop my talents and my hidden potential.

Shaheen History (Hons)
Assistant Professor,Bhagini Nivedita College