NEW DELHI: The continuing face-off over the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP) earned Delhi University a dubious distinction on Monday. For the first time in the varsity's 92-year history, principals of all constituent colleges on their own decided to defer admissions for 2014-15 till the FYUP issue was resolved.
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Admissions on the first cutoff were to start from Tuesday. However, the complete silence of the University Grants Commission and DU authorities through the day meant college principals were left with absolutely no directions on how to set the cutoffs. Needless to say, the anxious wait continued for students seeking admission.
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Meanwhile, the 10-member committee set up by UGC to prepare a roadmap for the transition back to a three-year undergraduate programme held its meeting on Monday. It suggested that all courses that existed prior to FYUP be restored but said the interests of students enrolled under the BTech programme should be protected.
As ambiguity continued, the DU principals' association convened a meeting at Khalsa College. By then, several colleges had already decided cutoffs, some were already holding meetings and the rest had deferred the process. Instead of waiting for DU to decide, the 36 principals who attended the meeting passed a resolution in favour of deferring the process.
"In view of the recent developments and the seriousness of the situation regarding the conflicting guidelines of University of Delhi and University Grants Commission regarding admissions... the principals' association has no option but to resolve to defer the process of admissions till unambiguous guidelines are received by the colleges from the competent authority," said a statement by the association.
READ ALSO: DU can do what it wants: FYUP camp
Admissions on the first cutoff were to start from Tuesday. However, the complete silence of the University Grants Commission and DU authorities through the day meant college principals were left with absolutely no directions on how to set the cutoffs. Needless to say, the anxious wait continued for students seeking admission.
READ ALSO: Crisis leaves first batch in a bind
Meanwhile, the 10-member committee set up by UGC to prepare a roadmap for the transition back to a three-year undergraduate programme held its meeting on Monday. It suggested that all courses that existed prior to FYUP be restored but said the interests of students enrolled under the BTech programme should be protected.
As ambiguity continued, the DU principals' association convened a meeting at Khalsa College. By then, several colleges had already decided cutoffs, some were already holding meetings and the rest had deferred the process. Instead of waiting for DU to decide, the 36 principals who attended the meeting passed a resolution in favour of deferring the process.
"In view of the recent developments and the seriousness of the situation regarding the conflicting guidelines of University of Delhi and University Grants Commission regarding admissions... the principals' association has no option but to resolve to defer the process of admissions till unambiguous guidelines are received by the colleges from the competent authority," said a statement by the association.
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