FYUP Ka Report Card: 4,000 DU students demand rollback, 68% may discontinue if fees hiked

NEW DELHI: All India Students Association (AISA) Delhi University conducted a university-wide survey titled four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP) ka report card. More than 4,000 students from 23 DU-affiliated colleges participated in the month-long survey conducted in June and demanded rollback of the FYUP.

The students who participated in the survey answered questions about the course structure, fee hike and assessment scheme introduced in the FYUP. In a public meeting, AISA stated that the students have “ rejected each and every aspect of the new system ”. Most of them felt overburdened due to the additional courses and continuing assessments.

“FYUP Ka Report card is an answer to all the lies regarding choice, job opportunities, employment laid out in the National Education Policy (NEP 2020). Students have seen through the lies and have begun to fight back the anti student FYUP,” AISA said.

Professors Nandita Narain, Vijender Chauhan and Jitendra Meena of arts faculty also took part in the public meeting.

DU FYUP Ka Report Card

AISA claimed that the university has already taken a loan of more than Rs 938 crore from the government and hiked the fee up to 200%. “The FYUP model has tried to kill the idea of debate, dissent and freedom in the university, tying the students to a rigorous, meaningless routine of assignments and tests, without an iota of care for educational quality,” it added. The findings of the FYUP survey conducted in Delhi University is as follows.

• 78% of students have said that the quality of education that they hoped and aspired for while taking admission in Delhi University is not as expected.
• 70% of students have said that the new courses like Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC), Value Addition Courses (VAC) have not benefited in any way but have added “extra burden” on students.
• 91% of students have said that they are feeling overburdened by the continuous assessment and tests due to the additional courses.
• 68% of students felt that they will not be able to continue education for the next 4 years if the university hikes fees every year. “This shatters the illusion of 'choice' that the BJP is peddling on the ' multiple entry and exit ' aspect of FYUP,” it said.
• 82% of students have told us that they do not think these certificates or diploma degrees will not help them in future prospects.
• Finally, 87% of students opined that the FYUP should be rolled back.