The College is named after a great freedom fighter, Behen (Sister) Satyawati, grand -daughter of Swami Shradhanand, who worked in close association with leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Jai Prakash Narain and Sarojini Naidu. She worked tirelessly till her death for uprooting poverty, ignorance and communalism. She was named Toofani Behen (Stormy Sister) by Mahatma Gandhi for her zea
l and commitment. The College is centrally located in Ashok Vihar, North Delhi and has a sprawling campus spread over an area of 10 acres. It is a co-educational institution and attracts students from all strata of the society. The College is proud to have the magnificent, state of the art 'Satya Auditorium', one of the best in the University of Delhi. It is surely going to greatly enhance the activities in the spheres of academics, arts and add to co-curricular activities. In order to help the students to excel their sports capabilities, College has a full-fledged Sports Department situated in a separate block. It also takes care of the special training needs of the persons with disabilities. The College has a modern well-equipped Seminar Room, Computer Laboratory and a fully computerized and air-conditioned Dr. Haldar Memorial Library which has rich collections of books and periodicals. Soon College is going to have new modern teaching blocks, faculty rooms, computer labs and library which are immensely going to add to the academic excellence of the College. The college imparts education in the following courses in accordance with the regulations of the University of Delhi :
1. Programme Hindi and English Medium
3. B.Com. (Programme) English Medium
4. Honoursβ Courses :
(i) B.Com. (English)
(vi) B. Sc. Mathematics
(ii) English
(vii) History (Hindi Medium)
(iii) Hindi
(viii) Economics
(iv) Urdu
(ix) Political Science (Hindi Medium)
(v) Sanskrit
The following Foreign Language Courses are also offered to the regular student of Satyawati College (Day & Evening Classes), Lakshmibai College, Keshav Mahavidyalaya, employees of University of Delhi and its constituent colleges, Government and Public Sector Employees, housewives & others :
(a) Certificate/Diploma Course in German
(b) Certificate/Diploma Course in French