Lakshmibai College is a constituent college of the

University of Delhi Delhi University (DU), formally the University of Delhi, is a collegiate central university located in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly and is recognized as an Institute of Eminence (IoE) ...

that provides higher education to women only. It is located in

Ashok Vihar Ashok Vihar is a posh locality in the North West district of Delhi, India. Situated along the Ring Road, Delhi, the area is divided into 4 phases. Education There are several schools in Ashok Vihar which include Mata Jai Kaur Public School, ...

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

, India. The college was established in 1965 and is named in honour of

Rani Lakshmibai Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi (; 19 November 1828 — 18 June 1858),Though the day of the month is regarded as certain historians disagree about the year: among those suggested are 1827 and 1835. was an Indian queen, the Maharani consort of ...

Jhansi Jhansi (; Hindi: झांसी, Urdu: ) is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It lies in the region of Bundelkhand on the banks of the Pahuj River, in the extreme south of Uttar Pradesh. Jhansi is the administrative hea ...

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* Delhi University Women's universities and colleges in Delhi North West Delhi district Educational institutions established in 1965 1965 establishments in Delhi {{Delhi-university-stub