New Delhi: The Delhi University may have decided to scrap the controversial Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP) on Friday, but confusion continues to prevail among students who had taken admissions into the course last year when it was first introduced.
The students, who have cleared their Class 12 exams this year, are also as confused. While the University is now reverting to its three-year programme, there is no clarity on when the admission to the new academic session will start.
While over three lakh students have applied for various courses in the DU with some 54,000 seats available, the 60-odd colleges had halted admissions in the wake of the FYUP row between the DU and the University Grants Commission (UGC) – the agency that funds and coordinates with varsities on education policies.
Delhi University Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh had on Friday stressed on the importance of protecting the interests of the students seeking admission into the university."The University of Delhi recognises the need of the hour. It is of paramount importance to protect the students by ensuring the start of the admission process," Singh had said.
As regards the fate of some 60,000 students who enrolled in FYUP last year, the UGC is mulling to shift them to the old three-year format, meaning they will have to complete the remaining three years' course in two.
The DU's academic council will meet later today to discuss various issues, including the transition process from FYUP to the three-year format.
The University has already appointed a committee of 12 college principals to look into the matter.
First Published: Saturday, June 28, 2014, 09:45
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