Delhi University's Standing Committee on Academic Matters and the Academic Council have recently approved the implementation of the National Education Policy, NEP, and a four-year undergraduate program for the academic session 2022-2023.
The implementation of Delhi University's four-year undergraduate program along with the merger of Colleges of Arts with Ambedkar University was discussed in the executive council meeting of the university on August 31, 2021.
As per the latest news, the Executive Council (EC) has given the final approval to the decision in a late-night meeting held Tuesday. Three members dissented. This means DU will have a four-year undergraduate programme from the academic session 2022-23.
The Academic Council had earlier passed the agenda on August 24 with 16 of the 26 elected members dissenting against the decision. They also alleged there was no discussion and they were asked to just submit the dissent notes.
“The NEP has been passed in the meeting today. It will now be implemented from the Academic Session 2022-23. Detailed discussions took place on the matter. Three people even dissented which we have noted,” Registrar Vikas Gupta said.
EC members Seema Das, R P Singh and Ashok Aggarwal dissented on the matter. While Das is an elected teacher representative, Singh and Aggarwal are members of the University Court in the EC.
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Under the National Education Policy 2020 implementation in Delhi University UG program, students will be offered a multiple entry/exit scheme called MEES which will enable students to enter and exit the program at various stages.
During the academic meeting, the university will also discuss the management of the Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) along with the document circulated to EC members of the university. The discussions are likely to be approved by the council on August 31, 2021.
The Executive Council of Delhi University is the higher decision-maker which discusses the proposals offered by the Academic Council and offers the final decisions. The council's meeting will also discuss other matters which were pending from earlier meetings.
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Further, Delhi University's Association (DUTA) will also hold an online protest regarding the implementation of National Education Policy 2020 at Delhi University today.
As per the DUTA's official statement, “It is extremely unfortunate that threadbare discussion in the Academic Council of August 24 was not allowed on this major restructuring. The structure will lead to dilution of degrees and render workload unstable".
“Any 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 decade”.
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According to the agenda, the university will also discuss the merging of the College of Art with the government-run Ambedkar University Delhi along with the de-affiliation of the College of Arts with DU.
The agenda of the meeting reads, “The Council resolved that the name of these colleges/centers 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 discussion/suggestions, the Council resolved that the vice-chancellor be authorized to finalize the name”.
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