DU Admission 2021 New Courses : Fifteen Delhi University colleges will offer new undergraduate programmes, while two others will expand their present offerings. They will add around 600 seats to the existing 69,554 seats for DU admission 2021 offered by DU colleges when combined.
The new courses, which have already been authorized by DU’s standing committee on new courses, are now awaiting approval from the executive council, the university’s highest statutory authority. On August 31, the EC is due to meet.
Admissions for undergraduate courses at DU began on August 2nd, and registration will be open through August 31st. By October 1, the first DU cut-off for 2021 is expected.
DU Admission 2021 New Courses Details
Increase in seats
The BA Program intake capacity at Hansraj College will be enhanced from 50 to 80 seats, while the BA Sanskrit intake capacity at Zakir Husain College (Evening) will be increased from 15 to 40 seats. Hansraj College will provide BA (Hons) Hindi Journalism to 30 students, while colleges such as Dayal Singh College (Evening), Shyam Lal College, Janaki Devi Memorial College, and Bharati College will begin offering BSc Computer Science in the coming academic year. Ramanujan College will also offer a BSc in operational research.
Other colleges, such as Deshbandhu College and Bharati College Aditi Mahavidyalaya, will provide undergraduate degree programmes with a total of 40 seats. With a class of 12 students, Vivekananda College will begin providing MA English. With 40 and 16 seats, respectively, PGDAV College (Evening) will begin offering BA English and MA Hindi.
NEP Implementation
The EC will also address the implementation of the NEP 2020, which was approved by the Academic Council earlier this week despite strong opposition from teachers’ organizations. Students will be required to take two languages and literature courses as part of the new degree, one of which must be an Indian language. Other essential subjects have been added, such as social and emotional learning, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
The new framework includes courses such as IT Skills, Data Analysis, Mathematics, Science, and Society. Students in the new structure will also be required to participate in extracurricular activities such as music, painting, gardening, sports, and so on. A three-year undergraduate degree will require 148 credits, a two-year diploma will require 100 credits, and a one-year certificate will require 48 credits. Students will need 196 credits to complete a four-year degree. In their final year, students who choose the four-year honors with research option must complete a thesis or an internship.
The DU undergraduate curriculum will be expanded to a four-year programme with a variety of entry and departure points. The three-year degree programme, on the other hand, will be incorporated into a four-year honours degree with a one-year research component.
Meanwhile, the MPhil programme will be phased out beginning in the next academic year. According to the university’s NEP implementation committee report, several new courses will be added to current programmes by next year. The new framework includes two language and literature classes, as well as courses on social and emotional learning, innovation, and entrepreneurship. However, numerous teachers have expressed reservations about the guidelines’ execution.
FAQ’s
A. First week of October.
A. 31st August 2021.
