Maitreyi College is a women’s constituent college of the University of Delhi, located in the university’s South Campus at Bapu Dham, Chanakyapuri. Established in July 1967, the college is named after the Vedic scholar Maitreyi and has built a strong reputation in the sciences alongside its arts and commerce programmes. Here’s a complete overview of what the college offers.
History and Naming
Maitreyi College was established in July 1967 and named after Maitreyi, a revered Vedic-era female scholar and the wife of the sage Yajnavalkya. As an all-women’s college, it was founded specifically to expand higher education access for women within the University of Delhi’s South Campus.
Affiliation and Recognition
Maitreyi College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi, operating under the Government of Delhi’s oversight while being affiliated with and governed academically by DU. It is recognized by the UGC.
Accreditation and Rankings
The college holds an A++ NAAC grade, with a CGPA of 3.51, valid through November 2027 as of its most recent accreditation cycle. In the NIRF 2025 rankings, Maitreyi College was ranked 38th nationally among colleges, with a score of 61.84 — a position that has fluctuated somewhat across recent years, having been ranked 29th and 36th in earlier cycles.
Special Recognition: DBT Star College Status
Maitreyi College has been recognized as a “Star College” by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, with all four of its science departments — Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, and Mathematics — conferred this status. This distinction places Maitreyi among a select group of top colleges in the University of Delhi to receive this recognition, reflecting particular strength in its science programmes.
Courses Offered
Maitreyi College offers a diverse range of undergraduate programmes across Science, Commerce, and Humanities, including BA (Hons) in subjects like English, Economics, and Political Science, BSc (Hons) in Physics and Chemistry, and B.Com (Hons), along with additional programmes like B.Sc (PCZ) and Bachelor of Social Work (BSW). At the postgraduate level, the college offers select programmes including MSc in Mathematics. In total, the college offers roughly 43 courses across 6 streams, along with a range of Value-Added Course (VAC) and Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) options under the current curriculum framework.
Admission Process
Admission to Maitreyi College is conducted primarily through the Common University Entrance Test (CUET), for both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, followed by Delhi University’s Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) counselling process. There is no provision for direct admission outside this centralized process.
Fees and Scholarships
Maitreyi College offers freeship benefits to students whose parental income falls below certain thresholds (with figures cited variously between INR 8 lakh and 15,000 per month across different scholarship schemes), covering tuition and development fees for eligible students, alongside additional scholarships for SC/ST students and other need-based categories.
Placements
Maitreyi College maintains an active placement cell that organizes campus recruitment drives, internship fairs, workshops, mock interviews, and career guidance sessions. Placement outcomes are generally described as decent for a DU women’s college, with particularly strong results in commerce, economics, and science streams; the on-campus placement rate for eligible final-year students is generally in the 20-30% range, with many students instead pursuing postgraduate study or competitive exams, or securing off-campus opportunities. Recruiters at recent placement drives have included Deloitte, PwC, KPMG, EY, Accenture, TCS, Nomura, and S&P Global.
Campus Life
Maitreyi College is well known within DU for its campus gardens, having received recognition and awards for having among the best-maintained gardens across the university. The college is also involved in national initiatives including Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, an MHRD programme supporting rural development collaboration, and Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, which celebrates India’s cultural diversity.
The Bottom Line
Maitreyi College combines a historic, women-focused academic mission with genuine strength in the sciences, reflected in its DBT Star College status and NAAC A++ accreditation. Its CUET-based admission process, broad range of arts, science, and commerce programmes, and active placement cell make it a well-regarded choice among DU’s South Campus colleges.
Rankings, cutoffs, fees, and admission criteria change annually — verify current details directly on Maitreyi College’s official website or the University of Delhi’s admission portal before applying.