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{{Infobox university
|name = Bhagini Nivedita College
|image_name = File:Bhagini Nivedita College.gif
|image_size =
|caption = Logo of Bhagini Nivedita College
|established = 1993
|motto = Vidya Shakti Samsthanam
|type = [[Public college|Public]]
|faculty =
|affiliations = [[University of Delhi]]
|principal =
|chairperson = Arnold James
|director =
|city = [[Delhi]]
|country = [[India]]
|campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
|website = [http://bhagininiveditacollege.in bhagininiveditacollege.in]
}}
'''Bhagini Nivedita College''' (BNC) is one of the 85 [[Constituent college|constituent colleges]] of the [[University of Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Colleges - University of Delhi|url=http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=list-of-colleges|website=www.du.ac.in|accessdate=14 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bhagini Nivedita College (Delhi)|url=http://www.itimes.com/lifestyle/bhagini-nivedita-college-delhi|website=www.itimes.com|accessdate=14 October 2016}}</ref> The college is located in [[Kair, Delhi|Kair]], near [[Najafgarh]], [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sebastian|first1=Kritika Sharma|title=Commuting no hassle for students looking for a DU degree|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/commuting-no-hassle-for-students-looking-for-a-du-degree/article7381041.ece|accessdate=14 October 2016|work=The Hindu|date=3 July 2015|language=en-IN}}</ref>

==History==
The college was established in August, 1993 as a 'Women's College' in the South Western part of Delhi<ref>{{cite web|title=Bhagini Nivedita College - University of Delhi|url=http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=bhagini-nivedita-college|website=www.du.ac.in|accessdate=14 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019020921/http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=bhagini-nivedita-college|archive-date=19 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was named after [[Bhagini Nivedita]], a [[Ulster Scots people|Scots-Irish]] [[social worker]], [[author]], [[teacher]] and a disciple of [[Swami Vivekananda]],<ref>{{cite book|title=Studies From An Eastern Home|publisher=Forgotten Books|isbn=1-60506-665-6|author=Margaret Elizabeth Noble|page=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author1=Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy|author2=Whitall N. (INT) Perry|title=The Wisdom of Ananda Coomaraswamy: Reflections on Indian Art, Life, and Religion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SXD_NsQycKYC&pg=PA129|year=2011|publisher=World Wisdom, Inc|isbn=978-1-935493-95-2|pages=129–}}</ref> who dedicated her whole life for the education and welfare of women. The college was founded by the [[Govt. of Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Directorate of Higher Education|url=http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_he/Higher+Education/Home/Colleges+Sponsered+by+Delhi+Govt./|website=delhi.gov.in|accessdate=26 July 2014}}</ref>

==Courses==
Bhagini Nivedita College started with [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] (Pass) and B.A. (Hons.) Hindi in 1993,<ref name="Chowdhury">{{cite news|last1=Chowdhury|first1=Shreya Roy|title=New courses in 33 colleges of Delhi University|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/New-courses-in-33-colleges-of-Delhi-University/articleshow/20610425.cms|accessdate=14 October 2016|work=The Times of India|agency=TNN|date=16 June 2013}}</ref> and progressively added more courses later.<ref name="history">{{cite web|title=Brief History|url=http://bhagininiveditacollege.in/page.php?page_id=6|website=bhagininiveditacollege.in|accessdate=14 October 2016}}</ref> After the implementation of [[FYUP Row#The FYUP|FYUP]] in 2013, honours course were added in Discipline I in commerce, history, home science, physics and political science by the college.<ref name="Chowdhury" />

===Programmes===
Under the aegis of its affiliate [[University of Delhi]], the college offers undergraduate courses in:<ref name="du">{{cite web|title=Bhagini Nivedita College - University of Delhi|url=http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=bhagini-nivedita-college|website=du.ac.in|accessdate=26 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726231948/http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=bhagini-nivedita-college|archive-date=26 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Bachelor of Arts]] (B.A) Hons. in [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
* [[Bachelor of Arts]] (B.A) programme
* [[Bachelor of Commerce]] (B.Com)
* [[Bachelor of Science]] (B.Sc.) in Physical Sciences

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.bhagininiveditacollege.in/ Bhagini Nivedita College]

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