Delhi University admission round 1 ends, 72k candidates accept allotted seat

Delhi University admission round 1 ends, 72k candidates accept allotted seat

With 72,865 candidates accepting their allotted seats, the window for acceptance for the first round of admissions at Delhi University came to a close Saturday. There are a total of around 70,000 seats open for admissions across colleges and courses in DU. In its first round, the administration made 80,164 allotments. Colleges will have till […]

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DU hopes to fill all seats in first round

DU hopes to fill all seats in first round

The Delhi University administration is hoping to fill all its undergraduate seats in the first round of seat allocations itself. The university has 70,000 undergraduate seats on offer across all courses and colleges and in the first round, it has made 20% extra allocations for each programme in each college for unreserved, OBC and EWS […]

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Over 60,000 students say yes to DU’s offer

Over 60,000 students say yes to DU’s offer

More than two-third of seats allocated by Delhi University for its undergraduate admissions have been accepted by candidates, as of Thursday evening. While there are around 70,000 undergraduate seats on offer, the varsity has made 80,164 allocations in the first round, the results of which were shared with candidates Wednesday evening. As of 7 pm […]

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DU doubles down on appointment of Stephen’s principal

DU doubles down on appointment of Stephen’s principal

The University of Delhi has written to the governing body of St Stephen’s College once again on the matter of appointment of the principal, stating that the university is “constrained not to recognise professor John Varghese as principal of the college ever since his five-year term ended”, and asking the college to follow UGC regulations. […]

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Namaz row at Gurgaon university as group objects to prayers on football field by African students

Namaz row at Gurgaon university as group objects to prayers on football field by African students

A group of more than 20 students at GD Goenka University on Sohna-Gurgaon road staged a protest after some foreign students offered namaz in a football field at the university earlier this week. Sources said protesting students raised ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans and filed a complaint with the registrar, stating “there should not be any […]

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NIOS counters AAP govt: Country’s first virtual school launched by Centre, not Delhi

NIOS counters AAP govt: Country’s first virtual school launched by Centre, not Delhi

The Centre-run National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) Wednesday countered Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s claim that his government was launching the first virtual school in the country. In a statement, the NIOS, which functions as an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Education, said the first virtual school of India was launched by it […]

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DTU suspends a third of its M.Tech programmes over ‘poor admissions’

DTU suspends a third of its M.Tech programmes over ‘poor admissions’

Delhi Technological University (DTU), formerly known as the Delhi College of Engineering, has “suspended” more than a third of its master’s programmes for the academic year 2022-23 on account of “less number of admissions”, The Indian Express has learnt. At least 10 out of the 26 M.Tech programmes offered at DTU will not run this […]

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Learning programme at govt schools brings most students up to the mark

Learning programme at govt schools brings most students up to the mark

A majority of primary and pre-primary class students in Delhi government schools will now move on to regular teaching-learning after over three months of focused foundational learning, with the latest round-up of assessments showing them to be at a ‘desired learning level’. Since schools in Delhi reopened physically in full capacity on April 1 this […]

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Central University Entrance Test: All You Need To Know

Central University Entrance Test: All You Need To Know

The Central University Entrance Test or CUET-UG, which is mandatory for undergraduate admission to central universities across the country, is set to be held this month. The Indian Express answers some of the frequently asked questions about the computer-based test When is CUET-UG scheduled to be held? Unlike NEET, CUET will be conducted over multiple […]

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