Delhi University allows UG, PG students to change subjects after multiple failed attempts

NEW DELHI: The University of Delhi has announced an amendment to Clause 6 of Ordinance IV, relating to migration and re-admission. As per the amendment, if a student is unable to pass a particular paper after multiple attempts, they may be permitted to change their optional, elective, or subsidiary subjects.

As per the institute, the amendment will be effective from the academic session 2024-2025. Under the existing provisions, change in the optional or elective subjects or subsidiary subjects in any semester of the post-graduate or undergraduate courses was not allowed.

After the update in Clause 6 of Ordinance IV, the student can change their optional, elective, or subsidiary subjects, if they fail multiple times in a particular paper. Students who register for the new subject will have to fulfil all academic requirements, including attendance and internal assessments, and earn the necessary credits.

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“However, if the student is unable to pass the paper after multiple attempts, he/she may be permitted to change the optional or elective subjects or subsidiary subjects in any semester of the Post-graduate or Undergraduate course, register for the new elective course, fulfil all academic requirements, including attendance, internal assessments, and continuous assessment, and thereby earn the requisite credits,” the official notification read.

The university further clarified that the rest of the provisions under Ordinance IV remain unchanged.