In late 18th century, the Madrasa Ghaziuddin, as it was then called, was as an institution for education in literature, science and arts. Later, it came to be known as Anglo Arabic college and then as Delhi college in 1824. In 1975, the college was renamed after former president Zakir Husain. The college offers courses in 19 disciplines. Under the ‘faculty mentor scheme’ each student admitted to the college is attached to one faculty member   who acts as his /her guide and counselor for the next three year.

Principal M Aslam parvaiz says
"We believe in value-based education and one can feel the Indian-ness on campus. We have many innovative schemes to offer personal attention to the students. Ours is also the first college in Delhi to ban tobacco products and junk food "

Zakir Husain College: Courses Affered
BA programme, BA (honours) in English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Arabic, Bengali, Persian, Urdu, Economics, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, history, political science; Com (honours) BSc  in life sciences, political science; BSc  (honours) in mathematics, chemistry, botany, zoology, electronics

Zakir Husain College: Admission Procedure

• http://www.zakirhusaincollege.in/Admissions.aspx

The college library stocks nearly 1,11,500 books. The library also subscribes to 35 national and international journals and has a vast collection of electronic material for e-learning. There is a book bank, too, for needy students.  The college has facilities for cricket, basketball, volleyball, chess, judo, table tennis, boxing and various athletic competitions. Besides various societies for extra-curricular activities, there is career counseling and a placement cell too. It is the only college which has started full dress convocation.

Zakir Husain College: Famous Alumni

• Mr. J.N. Dixit, Former Foreign Secretary;
• Mr. Haroon Yusuf, Minister Delhi Govt.;
• Mr. Choudhary Prem Singh, Speaker Delhi Assembly;
• Mr. Jagdish Tytler, Politician
• Mr.Shoeb Iqbal, Deputy Speaker, Delhi Assembly;
• Late Mr. Sikender Bakht;
• Dr. P. K. Dave, Former Director, AIIMS;
• Dr. Lanka, AIIMS;
• Dr. Harsh Vardhan;
• Mr. Pankaj Vohra, Political Editor, Hindustan Times;
• Mr. Siddharth Choudhary, Novelist;
• Mr. Ali Sardar Jafri, Poet;
• Mr. Akhtar-ul-Iman, Poet;
• Prof. Gopi Chand Narang, Former President of Sahitya Academy.

Zakir Husain College: Location

• Centrally Located near Ajmeri Gate
• 1.5 Km from N.Delhi Metro Station
• Easy Access for Bus Transport
• 2.5 Kms from Connaught Place
• 3 Kms from I.T.O

Zakir Husain College: Contact

• Dr Zakir Husain College
• Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Tagore Rd, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India
• Phone Number:- +91-11-23233420, +91-11-23232218
• E-mail:-principal@zakirhusaincollege.in
• Website:- http://www.zakirhusaincollege.in