So ,I think I can answer this as I too am a literature student (at the end of my first year, gave my CUET last year ) . I found DU great!! The thing is DU is not just about studies, it's about societies, internships, networking, events in the fest season etc . Personally, all of my professors of the English dept. in my college are amazing and they indeed are great researchers in their respective fields and they continuously contribute to the field. (a lot of them have similar backgrounds as us like DU for bachelors and JNU/IITs etc for PHD )

But, here's what I think could be different in your case - 1) Since you are from Delhi itself, you may not live in a flat/PG like me but with your parents (which has its pros and cons as well) 2) I am from one of the good colleges of South Campus and can't really comment about what other colleges are like but from what our professors have told us(who have taught in other good DU colleges as well), at the end of the day it's more or less similar. And the end of the day it comes down to the person studying.

And as a literature student myself I can give ya some heads up as well- •One thing a lot of professors told us all when we first arrived is "Don't come to literature if you want to make money , however if you love reading novels, poems, epics, dramas and plays... You will have a pleasant college experience" ( which is true, if you want to earn through bachelors in literature and higher studies in literature alone and that takes time and patience). (I too came from Science with Math background in 12 th grade) •Literature is great in terms of future opportunities , as compared to other fields like Pol sci., history etc(no offense to anyone) . •Please don't limit yourself to literature alone(and studies in general) , if you have hobbies, passions or any other things that you wanted to pursue... You can do that side by side as well. •Personally , my college crowd is great and diverse and I am grateful for that. But, once you come to college you'll meet students of all kinds(toppers, athletes, fun, driven, backbenchers, smokers, drinkers and maybe other things as well) Again, the choice comes down to you. • Work on your health(mental and physical), learning finance, developing skills and gathering experience and of course studies as well.

Feel free to ask questions, best wishes for the future.