Delhi University teachers have largely rejected the varsity authorities’ request for feedback on the proposed Higher Education Commission of India, which will become a single overarching regulator for higher and technical education. The teachers say the one-week deadline that acting vice-chancellor P.C. Joshi gave them to respond is too short. Any hurried exercise can only […]
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27
Mar
Mar
In order to improve its global rankings, the University of Delhi (DU) is planning to upscale its research and development activities. The university was recently declared as an Institute of Eminence (IoE) because of which it has received large funding from the government. The IoE funds will be allocated to professors from all colleges and […]
17
Mar
Mar
The Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal earlier in the day convened a meeting with the principals and chairpersons of the 12 fully funded DU colleges by the Delhi government. The Delhi government on Tuesday announced that it would release the funds amounting to ₹28.24 crores for the salaries of the staff of its fully-funded Delhi […]
15
Feb
Feb
As part of its phased reopening amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Delhi University will allow research scholars and faculty members to access four more libraries across its campuses. After allowing access to the central library last week, the varsity reopened the Central Science Library, Ratan Tata Library, South Delhi Campus Library, and Faculty of Law Library […]
02
Feb
Feb
Delhi University colleges will reopen in a graded manner on Monday for final-year students who want to use college facilities for practicals. However, most college hostels will continue to remain unavailable. While students may go to their colleges on a voluntary basis for practical work, theory classes will continue to be held online. Different colleges […]
24
Dec
Dec
Delhi University (DU) has decided to create five seats in each of its colleges from next year that will be offered through the discretionary power of the authorities. Academics fear that such a move would promote arbitrary allocation and sycophancy. No other central university or central educational institution has a discretionary quota. In a notice […]
Administration, News
DU Colleges To Increase Seats But Lacks Funds, Infrastructure, and Faculty Members
07
Oct
Oct
The DU Principals claimed that the colleges are ready to increase the number of seats from 66,000 to 70,000 to implement the EWS category but facing several challenges. 51 constituent colleges of Delhi University will be increasing undergraduate seats from 66,000 to 70,000. The DU Principals claimed that the colleges are ready to increase the […]
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Sep
Sep
As per the reports of DUPA, the fund’s requirement for the financial year 2020-21 is 270 crore, this amount has been calculated after adding 10 percent on account of increment and DA. However, the Delhi government had released a fund of 245 crores to 12 colleges which are fully funded by it. On Thursday The Delhi […]