SPM College is a well-known women’s college of Delhi University. It was established in1969 in the memory of distinguished academician and statesman Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherji. It has no affiliation with any sect, religion, political group, or thinking.
The college motto "tejasvi vadhita mastu" in Sanskrit has a profound meaning. It is derived from the Taittiriya Upanisad. It means ---Let our efforts at learning be luminous (-tejasvi) and filled with joy, and endowed with the force of purpose (-vadhita mastu).
The college is home to a highly accomplished faculty and excellent infrastructure that caters to the needs of over 3000 students. The infrastructure and amenities include a spacious building, sprawling lawns and playgrounds, a state–of–the –art, fully air-conditioned Auditorium, a fully computerized Library, a well-equipped Gym, Seminar halls, an Audio Visual room, a Web Access Center and various other facilities. All the labs, seminar halls, and 30 classrooms are equipped with projectors.
The college offers various undergraduate and post-graduate courses in Humanities and Commerce streams. The College also offers Teachers Training Programmes -- B.Ed & B.El.Ed. We are proud to say that SPM is among the few colleges of University of Delhi to have a B.Ed. course outside the Central Institute of Education (CIE), University of Delhi.
Besides offering full-time courses, the college also runs centers for the Non-Collegiate Women’s Education Board and the School of Open Learning. SPM is one of the few colleges which have been allowed to set up the UGC-approved Buddhist and Guru Nanak Study centers. The college also has a Family Counseling Center for students established by the Social Welfare Board, Delhi.
The student demography of SPM is heterogeneous. Government norms for the reserved categories are duly followed in the admission process. Students from the length and breadth of India are enrolled in the institution. Special provisions are in place for differently-abled students and staff members. The college provides adequate infrastructural support such as ramps, wheel chairs, washrooms, special pavements for their movement within the college premises.
SPM College is located in Punjabi Bagh (West), New Delhi. It is well connected by the Shivaji Park Metro Station.
With an academically challenging curriculum and a thriving extra-curricular environment, the college is committed to preparing young women to face the challenges of the modern world.
