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Saturday, August 30, 2025
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Topic: Delhi University

Kejriwal writes to Centre seeking amendment in Delhi University Act to set up new colleges

Delhi CM Kejriwal expressed concerns over the high cut-offs in DU colleges and said only 1.25 out of 2.5 lakh students who pass Class 12 board exams get admission in the capital.

Delhi University starts 1st complete online admission process for UG courses

Delhi University had announced its first cut-off list Saturday. Over 3.54 lakh applicants had applied for admissions to nearly 70,000 seats.

Delhi University announces first cut-off list, 100% scores for 3 courses at LSR

The admission process for Delhi University will begin on 12 October with nearly 70,000 undergraduate seats up for grabs.

DU adds 4,000 seats this year, but colleges lack funds, infrastructure & faculty members

College principals say they are ready to add seats to implement EWS quota, but they are facing numerous challenges, including Covid.

‘Haven’t misappropriated funds, Sisodia is forcing us to’ — DU colleges hit back at Delhi govt

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia has alleged that four DU colleges funded by the govt have illegally stashed money in fixed deposits while claiming fund shortage.

Week after HC order, North MCD school teachers get June salary. DU colleges still waiting

Employees of 12 DU colleges awaiting salaries since May. Teachers, pensioners & health workers under North Delhi Municipal Corporation not paid for months.

Delhi HC asks DU to issue digital degrees within next 7 days to those who urgently need it

Delhi HC had earlier passed an order to put in place a proper procedure for issuance of degrees online, and was unhappy that its order hadn't been followed.

IITs won’t lose if JEE is postponed. Delhi, Allahabad universities show the way

The main reason being advanced against deferment is that any further delay in conducting the JEE will put IITs at a disadvantage because the number of students will double up.

DU registration process ends today, receives highest number of applications in 3 years

The varsity received 2,85,128 applications from CBSE Board students, followed by 12,272 from Board of School Education Haryana & 11,521 from the Council for the ISCE.

Delhi HC asks Railways to consider arranging travel of students with disabilities for DU exams

The court asked Railways to consider the feasibility of issuing confirmed tickets at subsidised rates at least 5 days before the second round of exams in September.

On Camera

Mohan Bhagwat’s U-turn on ‘retire at 75’ is a Hindu succession problem

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has backtracked on his retirement rules. The ‘75-year rule’ was applied selectively to sideline some leaders, but it doesn’t apply to the top brass.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Ahead of SCO meet, Russia & China stage maiden joint submarine patrol in Sea of Japan, East China Sea

Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.