With the controversial four-year-undergraduate programme rolled back, the ball has been put by the Delhi University in the court of the college principals to devise a guideline to the preceding three-year semester system. In the statement issued on Friday, vice-chancellor Dinesh Singh said, ‘The university of Delhi recognises the need of the hour. In line with the directive of the University Grants Commission (UGC), the university has decided to roll back the FYUP. Consequently, the admission process shall be conducted under the scheme of courses that were in force in the academic session 2012-13 in all colleges of the university of Delhi.’
‘It is expected that principals of our colleges shall assist in devising and ensuring a speedy completion of the admission process,’ said Dinesh Singh. Later in the evening, Alka Sharma, Registrar, DU, in a press release, said ‘The vice-chancellor has appointed a committee of principals which will devise the modalities for admissions and advise and monitor all admission-related issues in colleges so the process of admissions to the undergraduate courses for 2014-15 is completed in the shortest possible time and in a smooth manner.’ She further said: ‘Jaswinder Singh, principal of SGTB Khalsa College, will be the co-convenor and Dr SK Garg, principal, Dean Dayal Upadhyaya College, will be the convenor.’ The 12-member Principal Committee is expected to submit their guidelines by Monday, according to sources.
After the statement by the vice-chancellor, the principals met Prof Dinesh Singh and asked for guidelines. To which, sources said, Prof Singh replied that he did not have one to offer immediately and asked the principals to devise one taking into account all academic and legal complications the roll back would create.
UGC had said that FYUP was illegal. But at the same time, UGC has also asked for the retention of B.Tech courses. ‘If we retain B.Tech courses, then it will fall into ordinances of FYUP which was termed illegal by the UGC. So, how are we supposed to continue with B.tech courses? Won’t that be illegal,’ asked a principal. ‘It won’t be easy to switch from FYUP to three-year undergraduate programme. Lot of discussions are required. It has to be done through proper process,’ said another principal. Amidst all this, it is now expected that admissions will begin soon, before the end of next week.More on PG3
‘It is expected that principals of our colleges shall assist in devising and ensuring a speedy completion of the admission process,’ said Dinesh Singh. Later in the evening, Alka Sharma, Registrar, DU, in a press release, said ‘The vice-chancellor has appointed a committee of principals which will devise the modalities for admissions and advise and monitor all admission-related issues in colleges so the process of admissions to the undergraduate courses for 2014-15 is completed in the shortest possible time and in a smooth manner.’ She further said: ‘Jaswinder Singh, principal of SGTB Khalsa College, will be the co-convenor and Dr SK Garg, principal, Dean Dayal Upadhyaya College, will be the convenor.’ The 12-member Principal Committee is expected to submit their guidelines by Monday, according to sources.
After the statement by the vice-chancellor, the principals met Prof Dinesh Singh and asked for guidelines. To which, sources said, Prof Singh replied that he did not have one to offer immediately and asked the principals to devise one taking into account all academic and legal complications the roll back would create.
UGC had said that FYUP was illegal. But at the same time, UGC has also asked for the retention of B.Tech courses. ‘If we retain B.Tech courses, then it will fall into ordinances of FYUP which was termed illegal by the UGC. So, how are we supposed to continue with B.tech courses? Won’t that be illegal,’ asked a principal. ‘It won’t be easy to switch from FYUP to three-year undergraduate programme. Lot of discussions are required. It has to be done through proper process,’ said another principal. Amidst all this, it is now expected that admissions will begin soon, before the end of next week.More on PG3