University of Delhi

At few varsities such as University of Delhi (DU), Extra Curricular Activities (ECA) based admissions allow certain leeway to students with skills in any sport or activity such as dance, music etc. Over the past two years, the pandemic…

NEW DELHI: Two members of the DU's Executive Council have written to the university Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh urging him to make “amendments” in the structure of the new curriculum which, they claimed, may dilute “academic rigour." The…

Recently Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) staged a protest demanding absorption of ad-hoc teachers. Several teachers who joined in the protest urged the need for a one-time bill or regulation in Parliament to absorb them in…

The heads of the departments at the University of Delhi have prepared the new syllabus which is in sync with the Undergraduate Curriculum Framework (UGCF), 2022. The main focus, in addition to earning degrees, is to make students job-ready…

The latest survey by the Ministry of Education (MoE) reveals that between the January and July 2021 sessions of SWAYAM portal, three crore students registered for various courses, while 11.3 lakh students received certificates. Experts say…

Before escaping the 1947 riots that broke out in Lahore, Vimla Gargi, then a 15-year-old had been a student of FA (erstwhile +2) at Fatehchand College, Lahore. Unsure of the future of her education, Gargi took on an arduous journey from…

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has called for immediate implementation of the Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) across higher educational institutions, urging them to register on the ABC platform (www.abc.gov.in). They would also have…

The National Educational Testing Bureau of the University Grants Commission (UGC) administers the National Eligibility Test (NET) to determine eligibility for lectureships and the award of Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) to Indian…

The difference between the University of Delhi (DU) and St Stephen’s College, New Delhi, continues with no solution in sight as of now. While St Stephen’s College has been firm on a 85:15 formula for all candidates, in which 85% weightage…

NEW DELHI: India’s highest-ranked university overall is the Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences for Dentistry which debuts in the 18th position, while another new entrant, Indian School of Mines (ISM) University, Dhanbad is…