DESHBANDHU COLLEGE was established in the year 1952 by the Ministry of Rehabilitation, in the late Sh. Deshbandhu Gupta-a veteran freedom fighter. The college made a humble beginning with just 72 students and the courses like Prep (arts), Prep (Science) and Pre-medical. The College was transferred to Ministry of Education and later taken over by University of Delhi. Guided by the mantra "Karmanyevadhikaraste"- our motto, the college continues to grow both in size and stature. Today, Deshbandhu is a fully maintained constituent college of University of Delhi and has the distinction of being the oldest and the largest co-educational institute in South Delhi promoting Arts, Commerce and Science courses. The College offers eight post graduate and twenty undergraduate courses in the disciplines spanning from languages, history, political science. economics, commerce and all the major branches of science and mathematics and caters to over 2000 students.