New Delhi Mar 23 PTI The Delhi Universitys executive council is scheduled to meet on Friday to discuss a host of issues including a Rs 1000 crore loan from HEFA and admissions solely based on Common University Entrance Test CUET scoresThe universitys academic council in its meeting held on Monday approved that admissions to the varsity be held solely based on CUET scores and that a candidate is only required to have cleared class 12Under the DUs guidelines a candidate must appear in CUET in only those subjects in which they have cleared Class 12If the subject studied in class 12 is not mentioned in CUET candidates will have to appear in a subject that is similar or closely related to the subject they have studied in class 12 Merit will be calculated based on a combination of subjects in which a candidate has appeared in CUET as mentioned in the programme-specific eligibility according to the guidelinesThe approved rules also state that admission to minority colleges like St Stephens and Jesus and Mary will also be done through CUETDuring counselling separate merit lists will be generated for unreserved and minority candidates as per the reservation policy for these collegesThis will come up for discussion in the Executive Council meeting on Friday The EC is the highest decision-making body of the university and once approved there a policy is implementedA proposal on the loan from Higher Education Financing Agency HEFA will also come up for discussion in the meetingThe university is planning to submit a proposal of Rs 107540 crore to HEFA for infrastructure development and the creation of capital assetsAccording to the HEFA funding pattern the university will have to repay the loan in 20 half-yearly instalments in 10 yearsThe university said it has been receiving a very limited allocation for the creation of capital assets for the last three to five years and has been unable to purchase laboratory equipment It also cited the condition of buildings that are in a dilapidated stateThe Education Ministry has already said that major infrastructure projects will be funded through HEFA only and no funds will be released as budgetary support PTI SLB NSD NSD

New Delhi Dec 16 PTI Senior Delhi University officials including pro-vice-chancellor P C Joshi tendered their resignations on Thursday ahead of a meeting of the Executive Council on Friday when the vice-chancellor is expected to announce his new team According to officials privy to the development Joshi Director of South Campus Suman Kundu Proctor Neeta Sehgal and Dean of Students Welfare Rajeev Gupta submitted their resignations These posts are co-terminus they last till the tenure of the vice-chancellor who made those appointments With Professor Yogesh Singh joining as the vice-chancellor on October 8 they were supposed to resign but were asked to continue till the new appointments were made said an official requesting anonymity Joshi had served as the vice-chancellor before Singhs appointment The Executive Council meeting is scheduled for Friday and Singh is likely to announce his new team Dean of Colleges Balaram Pani had also tendered his resignation but he has been asked to continue on his post PTI SLB SMN SMN

New Delhi Oct 26 PTI The Delhi University Executive Council will meet on Friday to discuss changes in the screening process for the appointment of assistant professors a move opposed by teachers bodies who alleged it to be exclusionaryThis will be Delhi University Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singhs first Executive Council meeting after assuming charge earlier this monthAccording to the proposed changes the screening committee will draw up a list of candidates indicating their marks in descending order The marks will be decided on the weightage accorded to scores of candidates in graduation postgraduation and in PhDAn applicant securing less than 65 for departments and 55 marks for colleges will not be included in the list of shortlisted candidates SC and ST candidates will be given a relaxation of five marksIn case of a tie the candidate having the higherhighest marks at Masters level shall be ranked above others according to the agenda of the meetingFor an appointment in university departments a minimum of 30 candidates for the first vacancy and 10 candidates for every additional vacancy shall be called for interview in order of their ranks in the list prepared by the Screening CommitteeThe marks awarded to the candidates during screening shall not have any weightagecredit or merit during assessmentinterview by the Selection Committee These marks shall be used only for screeningshortlistingThe time taken by candidates to acquire MPhil and or PhD degree shall not be considered as teaching or research experience to be claimed for appointment to the teaching positions according to the proposed changesFurther the period of active service spent on pursuing research degree simultaneously with teaching assignment without taking any kind of leave shall be counted as teaching experience for direct recruitmentpromotion it saidExpressing their disapproval over the changes Delhi University Teachers Association wrote to the vice-chancellor demanding immediate withdrawal of the criterion stating that they will be unjust for ad-hoc and contractual teachersThe Executive Council agenda restricts the number of shortlisted candidates to be called for the interview This creates both an anomaly and injustice the teachers body saidThe same small number of candidates will get repeat opportunities to appear in interviews till they are selected while thousands of other candidates including own incumbent ad hocs will never get a chance to appear for almost any interview it allegedThis is nothing less than a travesty of justice in a university where interviews have not happened for around a decade and where so many wait for a fair equitable and just procedure the Delhi University Teachers Association wrote saidThe Screening Criteria gives poor recognition to teaching experience the association alleged adding it devalues teaching experience of many years in ad hoc capacityThe screening criteria awards 25 per cent weightage to PhD degrees a disproportionate sum that will exclude all candidates without PhDs This will be particularly discriminatory in disciplines like english economics commerce History and mathematics where PhDs are difficult to attain early in careerThe high weightage also does not take into account the disparity in quality of PhDs done at various universities but will privilege candidates from other places over the incumbents in DU they saidThe screening criteria award higher marks to those with scores of 80 per cent and above in PG and UG which leads to teachers from disciplines like Languages Humanities and Social Sciences losing scores the Delhi University Teachers Association saidHigh scores like these are also not awarded universally across Indian universities particularly to students who graduated in previous decades some of who are incumbentserving ad hoc teachers in DU causing another layer of problems through the criterias homogenizing approachSuch teachers despite their track record in academic as well as professional work will not even be called for the interview they saidAnother teachers body Academics for Action and Development said the December 5 letter of Education Ministry entitles each ad hoc and temporary teacher to be called for interviews Ad hoc and temporary teachers have been taking classes doing exam-related works undertaking co-curricular activities for years Hence serious questions are being raised about the proposal for taking presentation from them before the interviews it said PTI SLB NSD NSD

New Delhi Aug 30 PTI Implementation of the National Education Policy a four-year undergraduate programme and merger of College of Arts with the city government-run Ambedkar University will come up for discussion during the Delhi University executive council meeting on Tuesday according to the agenda document The implementation of the National Education Policy NEP from 2022-23 and the four-year undergraduate programme were approved by the Standing Committee on Academic Matters and the Academic Council last week The multiple entryexit scheme MEES where students will be able to enter and exit any programme at various stages and the Academic Bank of Credit ABC will also come up for discussion according to the document circulated among EC membersThey will come up for discussion in the meeting on Tuesday and are likely to be approved The Executive Council EC is the highest decision making body of the university The EC meeting takes up the proposals approved by the Academic Council and also some other matters that were pending from earlier meetingsThe Delhi University Teachers Association DUTA however will hold an online protest on Tuesday against the implementation of the NEPIt is extremely unfortunate that threadbare discussion in the Academic Council of August 24was not allowed on this major restructuring The structure will lead to dilution of degrees and render workload unstableAny restructuring which will lead to dilution and jobs cut is unacceptable Students and teachers have suffered hurried implementation of one reform after another for the last one decade the DUTA saidThe Delhi Cabinet in March took the decision to merge the College of Art currently affiliated to Delhi University DU with Ambedkar University Delhi AUD The matter of de-affiliation of the College of Arts with DU will be discussed in the meeting according to the agendaThe setting up of DU Digital Infrastructure Support for Colleges and Departments DUDISCAD is also a part of the EC meetings agenda it read The DUDISCD will be involved in assisting colleges and departments to develop in-house digital infrastructureThe university had earlier also said it will establish facilitation centres in Roshanpura in Najafgarh and Bhati Kalan in Fatehpur Beri on the land given by the Delhi government The centres will save students residing in far-flung areas from a long commute to the university campus and will extend help in relation to examination and admission-related proceduresThe university also has plans to set up a college in Fatehpur Beri for which the names of first woman chief minister of Delhi Sushma Swaraj Swami Vivekananda Veer Savarkar and Sardar Patel were proposed In its meeting held on Tuesday last week the academic council put forth five more names including that of DU alumnus Arun Jaitley and former prime minister Atal Bihari VajpayeeThe Council resolved that the name of these collegescentres may be given after the names of Sushma Swaraj Swami Vivekananda Veer Savarkar Sardar Patel The Council also suggested the names of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Savitri Bai Phule Arun Jaitley Choudhary Brahm Prakash and CD DeshmukhAfter general discussionsuggestions the Council resolved that the vice-chancellor be authorised to finalize the name read the agenda of the meetingThe vice-chancellor had constituted a committee for empanelment of adjunct faculty in the university departments and colleges for value addition and internationalization of the academic activities to engage the international adjunct faculty from their own resources to significantly enhance the teaching-learning process in the University of Delhi The discussion on appointment of international adjunct faculty is also included in the meeting agenda on Tuesday PTI SLB TDS TDS

New Delhi Aug 30 PTI Implementation of the National Education Policy a four-year undergraduate programme and merger of College of Arts with the city government-run Ambedkar University will come up for discussion during the Delhi University executive council meeting on Tuesday according to the agenda documentThe implementation of the National Education Policy from 2022-23 and the four-year undergraduate programme were approved by the Standing Committee on Academic Matters and the Academic Council last weekThey will come up for discussion in the meeting on Tuesday and are likely to be approvedThe Executive Council EC is the highest decision making body of the university The EC meeting takes up the proposals approved by the Academic Council and also some other matters that were pending from earlier meetingsThe Delhi Cabinet in March took the decision to merge the College of Art currently affiliated to Delhi University DU with Ambedkar University Delhi AUDThe matter of de-affiliation of the College of Arts with DU will be discussed in the meeting according to the agenda of the meeting circulated among the EC membersThe setting up of DU Digital Infrastructure Support for Colleges and Departments DUDISCAD is also a part of the EC meetings agenda the agenda readThe DUDISCD will be involved in assisting colleges and departments to develop in-house digital infrastructureThe university had earlier also said it will establish facilitation centres in Roshanpura in Najafgarh and Bhati Kalan in Fatehpur Beri on the land given by the Delhi governmentThe centres will save students residing in far-flung areas from a long commute to the university campus and will extend help in relation to examination and admission-related proceduresThe university also has plans to set up a college in Fatehpur Beri for which the names of first woman chief minister of Delhi Sushma Swaraj Swami Vivekananda Veer Savarkar and Sardar Patel were proposed In its meeting held on Tuesday last week the academic council put forth five more names including that of DU alumnus Arun Jaitley and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari VajpayeeThe Council resolved that the name of these collegescenters may be given after the names of Sushma Swaraj Swami Vivekananda Veer Savarkar Sardar Patel The Council also suggested the names of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Savitri Bai Phule Arun Jaitley Choudhary Brahm Prakash and CD Deshmukh After general discussionsuggestions the Council resolved that the vice-chancellor be authorised to finalize the name read the agenda of the meetingThe vice-chancellor had constituted a committee forempanelment of Adjunct Faculty in the university departments and colleges for value addition andinternationalization of the academic activities to engage the international adjunct faculty from theirown resources to significantly enhance the teaching-learning Process in the University of DelhiThe discussion on appointment of international adjunct faculty is also included in the meeting agenda on TuesdayPTI SLB TDS TDS