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Saturday, November 8, 2025
TopicDelhi University

Topic: Delhi University

Lack of resources and preparedness—Why reopening colleges is a reckless decision

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Delhi University opens doors for physical classes after nearly 2 years

Vishwavidyalaya Metro Station witnessed long queues as students arrived in North Campus. The current batch of 1st year and 2nd year students entered colleges for the first time.

UGC says colleges, universities can reopen, hold classes & exams in offline or ‘blended’ mode

The order comes in view of improving pandemic situation in much of the country, and asks institutions to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour & govt protocols.

‘Will be attending offline classes for 1st time’ — students excited, anxious as DU set to reopen

Decision to restart physical classes from 17 February comes after protests by student organisations. DU asks outstation students to reach Delhi in 10 days, quarantine for 3 days.

DU forms eight-member Committee for Central Universities Common Entrance Test

The committee is headed by DU Registrar Vikas Gupta with Dean (Examinations) DS Rawat serving as its convenor. This year, admissions to the university will be done through the CUCET.

More than 4,000 ad-hoc teachers employed in Delhi University colleges, Modi govt says

According to statistics shared by MoS Subhas Sarkar in Parliament, Ramjas College (137) has the highest number of ad-hoc teachers followed by Sri Venkateswara College (131).

DU entrance test will add red tape to admissions, push underprivileged students back

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

No more cut-offs, Delhi University to admit students based on entrance exams from next year

Whether DU will have its own entrance exams or adopt central govt's entrance test is yet to be decided. Panel also approved maternity leave for ad-hoc staff.

‘Want Delhi University to be more inclusive’: V-C pushes for entrance exams instead of cut-offs

States where boards are less lenient with grading miss out due to the high cut-offs, says Yogesh Singh; Executive Council to take final call on DU’s proposal.

DU’s exam fee collection doubles with Centre’s new portal ‘Samarth’

Earlier, several colleges would not entirely transfer the exam fees to the university as there was no effective mechanism to ensure checks and balances.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.