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DU, College of Art faculty oppose merger with Ambedkar University Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 04, 2021 12:12 PM IST
DU will write to the Delhi government on Thursday, asking it to follow the “due process”, said Dean of Colleges Balram Pani.

DU, Singapore Fine Arts Society sign MoU on collaboration in Indian music
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 03:07 PM IST
Delhi University, Singapore Fine Arts Society sign MoU on academic collaboration in Indian music

DU, Singapore Fine Arts Society sign MoU on collaboration in Indian music
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 01:52 PM IST
The Delhi University's Faculty of Music and Fine Arts and the Singapore Fine Arts Society have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for "cultural, academic and research collaboration agreement in Indian music".

DU awards over 178,000 degrees at mixed format convocation
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 04:18 AM IST
Addressing the ceremony, Delhi University acting vice-chancellor (V-C) PC Joshi said, “It is not just the first in the history of DU but also across the country that nearly 180,000 students received their degrees digitally.”

Foreign countries want to implement India's NEP: Education Minister Pokhriyal
PTI
PUBLISHED ON FEB 27, 2021 08:00 PM IST
Top most institutes as well as various countries have hailed India's National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 as the world's "biggest reform" and shown interest in implementing it, said Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" on Saturday.

DU's 97th Convocation: Digital degrees awarded to nearly 1,80,000 students
PTI
PUBLISHED ON FEB 27, 2021 04:18 PM IST
The Delhi University became the first institution in the country to award "digital degrees" to its 1,78,719 students during its 97th annual convocation on Saturday, its acting vice-chancellor P C Joshi claimed.

Andhra govt seeks to affiliate Venkateswara College with Andhra University
UPDATED ON FEB 27, 2021 08:20 AM IST
According to an official from the Andhra Pradesh(AP) chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy’s office, the CM had written a letter to Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on February 12.

Delhi University to train 2,000 Singapore students in Indian dance, music
PTI, Singapore
PUBLISHED ON FEB 26, 2021 06:06 PM IST
University of Delhi to train 2,000 Singapore students in Indian dance, music

DU Recruitment 2021: 1145 non-teaching vacancies on offer, here's direct link
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Akhilesh Nagari, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 25, 2021 12:36 PM IST
- DU Recruitment 2021: Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the DU Recruitment test 2021 online at recruitment.nta.nic.in on or before March 16, 2021, until 11:50 pm.

DU ready to consider combination of test, Class 12 marks for UG slots
UPDATED ON FEB 25, 2021 08:31 AM IST
Last December, the Union ministry of education constituted a seven-member committee to recommend modalities for the Central University Common Entrance Test (CUCET) for admission to undergraduate courses across central universities in accordance with the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020.

Delhi University reopens 4 more libraries for research scholars, faculty members
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 15, 2021 11:06 AM IST
It announced that users will have to make prior registration to use the library facilities from 10 am to 4 pm on weekdays.

AAP teacher association to fight DU polls
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 11, 2021 12:19 PM IST
AAP MP Sushil Gupta said just the way the Kejriwal government had made "significant improvements" inside government schools, the party wanted to make similar qualitative changes in Delhi University.

Colleges reopen today for final-year students
By hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 01, 2021 02:53 AM IST
The decision to allow students only for “practicals, skill, library and related activities” – announced on Saturday – also mandates the attendance of all staff members of the colleges.

Final-year DU students can return to campus in ‘small batches’ from Feb 1
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 31, 2021 04:06 AM IST
The decision was taken after a meeting with principals of DU colleges and heads of departments. The University has also made it compulsory for teaching staff to attend in-person classes.

DU working on SOPs for phased re-entry of final year students, next semester likely to be offline
By Kainat Sarfaraz | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 11:34 AM IST
Delhi University is working on framing standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the phased return of final-year undergraduate and postgraduate students with officials also hinting that the next semester may be taught offline.

Delay in declaration of results: DU graduates move HC for direction to JNU
By Press Trust of India| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari | New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 09, 2021 09:19 AM IST
The students claimed that despite achieving a higher score in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) entrance examination, the varsity was not granting them admission due to delay in publication of their graduation results by the DU.

Delay in declaration of results: DU graduates move HC for direction to JNU to grant admission
By PTI | Posted by Nilesh Mathur | Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JAN 06, 2021 05:44 PM IST
Three students, whose graduation results were declared by Delhi University (DU) with a delay during the COVID-19 pandemic, have urged the Delhi High Court to direct JNU to give them admission in post-graduate courses.

One year since violence in JNU, no arrests yet
By Fareeha Iftikhar and Kainat Sarfaraz | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 05, 2021 02:21 AM IST
On January 5, a group of students and teachers had organised a march at the T-point near Sabarmati hostel when a mob, armed with hammers, sticks, and rods and wearing face masks, allegedly attacked them. The mob broke into several hostels, including Periyar and Sabarmati, and beat up the students.

Delhi HC asks DU to provide timeline for results, mark sheets and holding convocation for students
By Press Trust of India| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari | New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 03, 2021 01:26 PM IST
The high court said DU shall file a comprehensive affidavit providing the timeline and procedure regarding these issues so that students are not inconvenienced every semester and are not forced to approach the court for obtaining their transcripts, mark sheets and degree certificates, as was done in this matter.

No admissions under new seats plan in Delhi University
By Fareeha Iftikhar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 30, 2020 10:37 AM IST
Delhi University officials said no college has approached the administration with a request for admission on these seats.

Students join farmers in protest at Delhi’s borders
By Fareeha Iftikhar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 25, 2020 03:05 AM IST
Most of these students are from Delhi University (DU), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Punjab University, Jamia Millia Islamia, and Ambedkar University.

DU approves supernumerary quota; teachers and student groups allege move aimed at corruption
By Press Trust of India| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari | New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 24, 2020 06:28 PM IST
Four members of the varsity’s Academic Council (AC) claimed that the supernumerary seats will be like management quota as the power to select candidates has been left with principals and the university.

Delhi HC directs AAP govt to release DU professors’ salaries
By Asian News International| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari | New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 16, 2020 08:42 PM IST
The High Court was hearing a petition filed by Assistant Professor Udaibir Singh and other staff of different colleges of Delhi University seeking direction to the respondent colleges to pay the petitioners’ salary due from several months.

After niggling troubles, DU students to get an extra hour to upload scripts
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 14, 2020 01:31 AM IST
Sunday’s announcement comes after several students, on the first day of the exams on Saturday, complained of troubles while uploading answer scripts.

Sarvodaya Enclave loses 77 trees in 7 years
By Soumya Pillai | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 10, 2020 05:37 AM IST
A survey showed that fully grown Ashoka, Amaltas, Neem, Bougainvillea, Saptaparni, Peepal trees had been lost.

Delhi University sets the ball rolling for appointment of new vice-chancellor
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 09, 2020 06:10 AM IST
The university administration will now select two names out of seven and send them to the University Grants Commission (UGC). The selection committee for the recruitment of V-C consists of three people — two of them will be suggested by the DU administration and one will be recommended by the Union education ministry.

Delhi University may set up its third campus in east Delhi
By Fareeha Iftikhar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 08, 2020 08:52 AM IST
Delhi University has two campuses -- North and South, besides several affiliated colleges spread across the city. DU pro-vice-chancellor (VC) PC Joshi, who is also the acting vice-chancellor, told HT that the new campus will come up in Surajmal Vihar area of east Delhi.

New tree-frog genus offers hope of uncovering many more amphibian species in India
By Jayashree Nandi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 07, 2020 07:53 AM IST
The identification of this new genus has created ripples in amphibian research and highlighted so much that is left to be discovered in the amphibian world. The research work was carried out by SD Biju, professor and researcher, Delhi University, along with a team of researchers from the Zoological Survey of India–Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, National Centre for Cell Science and scientists from Indonesia, China and Thailand.

News updates from Hindustan Times: West Bengal governor says state government distancing itself from rule of law and all the latest news
By hindustantimes.com | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 06, 2020 05:05 PM IST
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An eye out for birds
By Karishma Kuenzang | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 06, 2020 08:16 AM IST
Musician Manta Sidhu takes up the cause of fostering birds that need help, and tells you why you should too!