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Topic: Delhi University

Colleges could drop plan to conduct offline exams in July as Covid cases rise

UGC has approached its expert committee, asking it to rethink the idea of holding exams in July and come up with an alternative solution.

Modi govt rankings out — IIT-Madras best institution in India, Miranda House best college

The Modi government has criticised the emphasis global excellence lists place on peer perception to question their assessment of Indian institutes.

Delhi HC refuses to interfere in Delhi University’s decision to hold open book exams

In its order, the court said it wanted to resolve issues faced by persons with disabilities while giving the exams and said they would be addressed by the time the exams start.

IITs and IISc fall in QS rankings for 2021, week after similar THE performance

IIT Delhi and Bombay and IISc Bangalore — all three are Institutes of Eminence in India — slip in the QS Rankings while maintaining top-200 positions.

Kejriwal govt grants Rs 18 crore for employee salaries of 12 Delhi University colleges

The Delhi University Teachers' Association wrote a letter to Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia, saying the grant was inadequate and repeated delays were detrimental.

Delhi University to hold mock tests to familiarise students to online open-book exams

Some of the measures for conducting online open book exams include notifying students through email, students filling up a form denying use of unfair means.

85% DU students don’t want online open book exams, survey by teachers’ body finds

The DU Teachers' Association surveyed over 51,000 students from undergraduate and postgraduate courses to understand how well received the idea would be.

DU online exams not viable, less than 50% students could join virtual classes: Sociology dept

In a meeting, the teachers from the Department of Sociology at Delhi University highlighted the difficulties faced by students from Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast.

‘Neither feasible, nor desirable’ — DU students and teachers oppose open-book online exams

Students and faculty members say the move is infeasible as many students may not have access to the internet and even electricity.

Common entrance test for college ruled out, DU, AMU, BHU will have to continue own admissions

Plan to hold single entrance examination for all higher education institutions was suggested to UGC by an expert committee.

On Camera

From Vedanta, India turned to Nehruvian socialism and buried its liberal roots: Sharad Joshi

An Indian Hitler will have to be exceptionally lucky to survive for any length of time. This much hope ought to be enough for seekers of liberty and equality, wrote Sharad Anantrao Joshi, president of Swatantra Bharat Paksh party, in 1995.

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’.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.