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UGC warns 21 DU colleges running without principals

August 28, 2018 AdminDU, principals, Ugc0 comment

Over 22 of the 77 colleges of Delhi University(DU) are operating without a permanent principal. UGC has issued a warning to 21 of these colleges. Funds the UGC shall be withdrawn if full-time principals are not appointed within the given deadline. The Teachers’ Association of the university has continuously been demanding to streamline the appointment process. UGC Secretary Rajnish Jain said,“As per the latest available update, it has been noticed that many colleges have not complied with the directives of MHRD (Ministry of Human Resource Development) or UGC to appoint…

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DU Students Protested against new PhD and MPhil UGC Guidelines

August 2, 2018 AdminDU, MPhil, PhD, Protest, Ugc0 comment

DU students protested against new UGC norms. The protest was held on Wednesday in the Arts Faculty block of Delhi University. It took the form of a hunger strike.They protested against norms rerequiri PhD and MPhil candidates to score a minimum of 50% in the entrance test to be eligible for admissions. The protest, scheduled to last the whole day from 8 am to 8 pm, consisted of more or less 20 students. They had stationed themselves outside gate 4 of the Arts Faculty block. They demanded complete scrapping of the rule…

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DU Departments Cancelled PhD and MPhil Interviews

July 30, 2018 AdminDU, Manoj Jha, MPhil, PhD0 comment

Rajya Sabha member, Manoj Jha raised an issue in the Lok Sabha on Friday. This was done following the uproar over the admission process of MPhil and PhD programmes in the University of Delhi. Now, two DU departments cancelled PhD and MPhil interviews that were conducted recently. Due to the new University Grants Commission (UGC) norms, several MPhil and PhD seats are set to go vacant. Under the new process, an applicant must score 50 per cent in the entrance exam to be eligible for the interview. Rajya Sabha member…