DU likely to delay admissions, awaits UGC’s revised calender

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DU likely to delay admissions, awaits UGC’s revised calender

Mohammad.Ibrar@timesgroup.com

New Delhi:  09.07.2020

There is likelihood that Delhi University might postpone this year’s admission process to after September. The university will be extending the cutoff dates as soon as University Grants Commission releases the revised academic calendar, with the new session not expected to begin before November.

Many in DU pointed out that since CBSE has given the opportunity for students to appear in the optional exam after the results are declared, the varsity should wait for its results. “In fact, while CBSE may declare its results by July 15, there are other States that are yet to decide on releasing the results, and DU being a central university, should wait for them and postpone its admission process,” a member of the admission branch said.

Since UGC has said that exams are to be conducted by September-end, the member said by logic, DU’s admission should not begin before that.

A senior Delhi University official, who wished to remain anonymous, explained that “postponing the admission process might seem to be the correct thing to do in the current scenario. CBSE, which was to hold their exams in July, decided to cancel it and will release the results by July

15. Students, however, have the option to take up an optional exam later and improve their scores. The HRD ministry has also said that until students are done with those exams, the admission procedure should carry on.”

While some in DU believe the extension of dates and the delay in starting the new session may have an adverse impact on teaching, former deputy dean of students’ welfare, Gurpreet Singh Tuteja, said that “DU could manage by reducing the summer vacations and making up for lost time.”