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Delhi University may provide up to 20% courses online through Swayam portal

New Delhi, Nov 27 (PTI) The Delhi University may provide up to 20 per cent of its courses through online medium on the Swayam...

Teachers claim Delhi University hiked PhD fees by 1100%; SFI demands rollback

New Delhi: The Delhi University's English Department has hiked the fees for its PhD programme by 1,100 per cent to Rs 23,968 from Rs...

President & two central posts go to ABVP in DUSU polls, vice-president from NSUI

ABVP candidate Tushar Dedha wins post of president while Aparajita & Sachin Baisla become secretary & co-secretary. Abhi Dahiya of NSUI becomes vice-president.

Delhi University cancels RJD MP Manoj Jha’s lecture, then V-C says he will be reinvited

V-C says he was unaware why 4 September event was cancelled. DU had invited Jha, a professor at the university, to address faculty as part of its series of online refresher courses.

Central universities go IIT way with endowment funds but challenges remain

Fund would be in addition to what CUs get from govt — 2023-24 budget set aside Rs 11,252.56 cr for them. Education ministry issued guidelines in 2022 to help CUs initiate process.

Modi’s day in DU: Metro ride, memories & chats with students — ‘like being among my own’

PM visited Delhi University as chief guest for closing ceremony of its centenary celebrations. He lauded the new 4-yr undergraduate programme & laid foundation stones for a few projects.

‘Compulsory attendance, black clothes discouraged’: How some DU colleges are prepping for Modi visit

PM Modi will Friday virtually lay the foundation stone of three new buildings during a visit to the DU campus to mark the closing of the university’s centenary celebrations.

Scripture lessons, but eye on job market too: What DU’s new Hindu Studies course will be all about

DU is all set to begin offering postgraduate and PhD programmes in Hindu Studies from this year. BHU is the only other central university offering similar courses.

‘Not on toppers’ radar’ to top of NIRF charts: How DU’s Atma Ram waltzed past likes of LSR & Stephen’s

In 2018, Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College was ranked No.14 on NIRF’s rankings for best colleges. In 2023, the college ranked No. 6, ahead of some of DU’s most celebrated colleges. 

DU drops Iqbal from syllabus, approves new centres for Partition, Hindu & Tribal studies

Several members of DU academic council opposed syllabi changes & raised issue of displacement of ad-hoc teachers.

On Camera

Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

‘Not just Russian oil, India tapped us along on trade deal,’ says US treasury secy Scott Bessent

New Delhi: The US is not worried about the rupee “becoming a reserve currency” given that it is at an all-time low versus the...

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

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.