St. Stephen's is a co-educational institution of higher learning located in the University Enclave on the University of Delhi's 'North' Campus. The college was founded on 1st February 1881.It was first affiliated to Calcutta University and later to Punjab University but, with the establishment of Delhi University in 1922, it became one of its three original constituent colleges.
The college offers undergraduate courses in Economics, English, History, Philosophy, Sanskrit, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics while Urdu and Persian are offered as Discipline 2 subjects. There are also post-graduate level courses in English, History, Philosophy, Sanskrit, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Operations Research.
There are ample facilities provided by the college for gymnastics, badminton, squash, table tennis and other indoor games that play an important role in developing the personality of an individual. Apart from this, there is a Society for each subject that sponsors extra-curricular lectures and discussion and, in general, tries to stimulate interest in the subject. The College also has a Chapel, which is open to all members of College for worship and meditation. Instruction from the life & teachings of Jesus Christ is given to first year Christian students.
The alumnus of the college is called a Stephanian. The college has given us some eminent personalities such as Shahshi Tharoor (Politician), Kabir Bedi (Actor), Kapil Sibbal (Politician), Montek Singh Ahluwalia (Former Finance Secretary) and Konkana Sen Sharma (Actress).
USP: St. Stephen's is particularly well known for a large number of academics, writers and prominent civil servants it has produced over the years.