Shanti Devi Arya Mahila College,
Dinanagar, a Postgraduate Multi-Faculty Women College in the border area of
Punjab, has been a revered institution since its very inception in the
year 1968. The college has expanded its horizons and carved a
niche in educational circles. The institution offers 19 undergraduate and 11
postgraduate courses, including degrees and diplomas, and 13 UGC sponsored
career-oriented skill-based courses. The college has achieved recognition
including reaccredited ‘A’ Grade by NAAC, College
with Potential for Excellence Status by UGC, Green Champion
Award by MGNCRE (Govt. of India) and excellent grading under ‘National
Rural Institutions Sustainability Grading’ (NRISG).
The college provides
extensive sport and cultural opportunities along with teaching. Seminars, workshops,
conferences, career counselling, placement and blood donation drives, hobby
classes, camps, educational trips and exhibitions are the regular features. The
college has contributed significantly to extension activities through
MOUs, innovative teaching pedagogy, skill education, sustainable initiatives
and ICT enabled education.
The college boasts
state-of-the-art infrastructure, including Science, Commerce, Arts, IT,
Bio-Technology Blocks, an edifice of 30 Labs including multimedia labs with
latest gadgets and a language lab, a Hi-tech Seminar Hall, an AC Auditorium, an
Indoor Stadium, a Gymnasium Hall, Smart Class Rooms, a Conference Hall, a Heritage
Center, a College Boutique, a Cafeteria, a Stationery Shop, a Yoga Room, a
Medical Room, a Kitchen Garden and a Herbal Garden. The college has
automated computerized UG and PG libraries with 28,000 books, various journals
and magazines and DELNET facility. Other facilities include a Sports Complex, Computer
Centre, Administrative block, Shardanand Hall, Open Air Sitting Facility, Multi
Purpose Hall and Triple Storey Women hostel with all modern amenities, the
fleet of buses, 24-hours power supply, internet facility with Wi-Fi, CCTV
cameras, Public Address and Sound systems, Solar Heating Systems, Water Coolers
with purifiers, Digital boards and Lease lines. The college takes pride in
instilling self confidence, perseverance, and analytical thinking in the
students, providing excellent facilities for learning and achieving scholastic
heights. Quality education is its motto and excellence its goal.