Students at DU can now study two academic programmes concurrently with a syllabus with 70% or more similarities
NEW DELHI
Delhi University at its 1016th Academic Council (AC) meeting got approval to implement the dual degree programme. Students at DU can now study two academic programmes concurrently with syllabus that have 70% or more similarities. One through full-time physical mode and the other through open and distance learning (ODL) mode.
This was carried out under the guidelines of the National Education Policy 2020.
According to Dr. Manisha Sharma, Associate Professor, Janki Devi Memorial College, DU, “a dual degree at the university will definitely benefit the students of Delhi University as it will provide diverse employment opportunities. It will open multiple career options for them. The initiative of Delhi University will also enhance the knowledge and skills of the students”.
However, a few teachers are criticising it, saying that pursuing one degree is already a full-time commitment. How will they manage two degrees at a time? And a lot of students will probably take it up because they will be able to get two degrees at the same time.
Although, DU aspirants are happy and excited about the new programme stating that, it will provide us with a lot of opportunities and open a lot of doors for us.
During the meeting the Vice Chancellor, Professor Yogesh Singh, provided detailed information on admissions in the current academic session, mentioning that there were a total of 68,583 UG admissions, 11,196 PG admissions, and 784 PhD admissions. He also highlighted that 98 orphan students were admitted with were enrolled with complete fee exemptions under a special reservation scheme. Along with this, a total of Rs 1,00,61,057 was distributed to 1009 students under the financial support system in the financial year 2022-2023.
During the meeting, some syllabus of different departments as per the Undergraduate Curriculum Framework 2022 (UGCF-2022) was also approved. Like, Under the Department of Economics, the syllabus of three DSE papers titled Economic Thought of Dr. BR Ambedkar (Semester III/V); Economy, State, and Society (Semester III/V); and Production Relations and Globalisation (Semester IV/VI) was also approved to be started from the academic session 2022-2023 based on UGCF-2022. Also for those students who have not studied Hindi till class 8th, an aptitude enhancement course called Hindi EL (proposed in Semesters I and II) under the Hindi Department was also approved.
Along with these, criteria for application and criteria to establish equivalency of CUET (UG) subjects with the subjects studied in class XII were also suggested. These included eligibility for B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering, B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering, and B.Tech Electrical Engineering, BA LLB (Hons) and BBA LLB (Hons), Post Graduate Diploma in Cyber Security and Law (PGDCSL).