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Delhi University releases 2022-23 admission policy, CUET mandatory

Till last year, admission to the Delhi University was on the basis of cut-offs marks in Class 12 board exams

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Not cut-offs, clearing Class 12, CUET now enough to secure admissions to DU

From the academic year 2022-23, students will only need to clear Class 12 and CUET to be eligible for admissions to Delhi University (DU). The proposal to consider passing marks in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for admissions, and not the cut-offs as earlier, was passed by the varsity's executive council during its meeting on Friday. The university also accepted the proposal to set up Delhi School of Analytics (DSA) under Institutes of Eminence. The DSA will offer short and long-term certificate courses, diploma and degree programmes that will enhance the business analytical skills of students. A proposal to borrow money from the Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) was also accepted by the council despite some members showing dissent. The DU will be submitting a proposal of Rs 1,075.40 crore to HEFA for infrastructure development and the creation of capital assets. According to the HEFA funding pattern, the university will have to repay the loan in 20 bi-annual

Mixed reviews on CUET: Fair competition, but a shift in focus

The University Grants Commission (UGC)'s recent move to launch a common entrance test for central universities in India has got mixed reviews from academics and institutes

DU's executive council to meet on Friday; rejig in admission process likely

Until last year, the university was enrolling only those students that cleared the cut-offs

Delhi University proposes to take loan of over Rs 1,000 crore from HEFA

The Delhi University is mulling over taking a loan of over Rs 1,000 crore from the Higher Education Funding Agency (HEFA) for infrastructure development and creation of capital assets

Steps being taken to ensure safe Holi on campus: Delhi University

Holi will be celebrated on March 18.

'India only country that never usurped an inch of another country's land'

In address during Delhi University's 98th convocation ceremony on Saturday, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, India never attacked another country

Fresh UG curriculum to be ready in 3-4 months: Delhi University

Delhi University is preparing the curriculum of its various undergraduate courses and the process will take another three to four months, according to officials. The Undergraduate Curriculum Framework (UGCF), prepared in accordance with the National Education Policy (NEP), was approved by the executive council of the university on February 11. We are now moving to get the courses done. The work has just begun. We will put the course content up for public feedback. The process will take another three to four months, an official said. The UGCF includes two features of the NEP the multidisciplinary approach and the multiple entry and exit scheme (MEES). Under MEES, students can exit at the end of an academic year with a degree. According to the draft, students will stand to earn a total of 176 credits at the end of the fourth year of their undergraduate degree. They need to earn a minimum of 50 per cent credits in a discipline to get the degree with a major in that discipline. The .

DU conducts Covid-19 vaccination drive for students and employees

The Delhi University is conducting a Covid-19 vaccination drive for its teaching and non-teaching employees and students

Delhi's University is bustling again after two long years

The return to normal was long due for students, and also urgent for vendors and businesses that rely on the former for survival and sustenance

As students return to DU, local eateries and food stalls buzz with activity

The canteens and roadside eateries were abuzz with activity as physical classes of DU colleges resumed after two-year hiatus on Thursday

Students show up in good numbers in DU colleges for offline classes

The first day of offline classes at Delhi University saw a good turnout of local students while the attendance of students from other states was low, with numbers expected to rise from the next week.

Delhi University opens doors, students back on campus after two years

The Vishwavidyalaya Metro Station witnessed long queues of students. Many were waiting for their friends to arrive so that they could head for college together

Delhi University colleges reopen, students back on campus after two years

The Vishwavidyalaya Metro Station, near the Delhi University, was packed as a large number students made their way to colleges in the north campus.

DU set to reopen from Thursday; students exalted and some worried

Delhi University (DU) colleges are gearing up to welcome the students on Thursday as many of them will be visiting the campus for the first time since they took admission.

HC refuses to interfere with DU's decision to hold physical examination

Justice Rekha Palli, who was hearing a petition by five outstation DU students, sought the stand of the varsity on the aspect of resumption of physical classes

Delhi University exams in March-April to be held in open book mode

The Delhi University (DU) said all examinations in March and April will be held in open book format, ending uncertainty around the mode of the test among students.

DU okays UG Curriculum Framework formulated in line with NEP

Delhi University has passed the Undergraduate Curriculum Framework formulated according to NEP for its 2022-23 academic session, notwithstanding dissent from some academic council members.