Delhi University council approves second-semester syllabi of four-year undergraduate programmes

NEW DELHI: The Delhi University's Academic Council on Tuesday approved the second semester syllabi of four-year undergraduate programmes based on the Undergraduate Curriculum Framework. Resolutions in this regard were put forward during the meeting.

The council discussed the syllabi of 100 undergraduate courses, including BA Business Economics (Hons), BA Multi-Media and Mass Communication (Hons), BSc Electronic Science (Hons) and BSc Microbiology (Hons). "The Academic Council has approved the syllabi of the second semester of undergraduate courses," a council member said. The matter will now be taken up by the varsity's Executive Council, its top decision-making body. The university had earlier approved only the first-year syllabi.

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A new curriculum has been implemented from the 2022-23 academic year after the Executive Council, in February, approved an Undergraduate Curriculum Framework-2022, as formulated by a National Education Policy cell. First-semester classes began on November 2 and will end in March. Classes for the second semester will begin in March and run till July. The council has also approved an additional 12 earned leaves every year for the next three years.

The council also approved a Rs 2,500 hike in PhD thesis evaluation fee to Rs 7,500 for students with a fellowship and raising the total fee for students without a fellowship to Rs 5,500. Previously, students had to pay Rs 500 for their provisional and thesis submission certificate. This has been increased to Rs 750 each and will be submitted along with the thesis submission fee.

The DU academic council also passed the resolution seeking to increase the number of students in a class to accommodate all admissions. The university has significantly increased batch sizes that has massive student to teacher ratios. The DU teachers have been against this move and spoke out about the increase, saying that this is an 'attempt to reduce workload, end jobs’.