4-year undergraduate prog getting good response: DU VC

Defending four-year undergraduate programme which has been drawing flak from various quarters, Delhi University Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh today claimed the initiative is getting due support from students as well as university faculty.
"The university organised an interaction with around 3,000 students across the city where we gave fairly detailed presentation of what is the four-year programme. We asked them to fill a feedback form...90 per cent of the students have expressed liking for the programme...They want to enrol in it," Singh told reporters here.
"This is another affirmation in what we believe is a good thing," he said.
The VC also read out a statement in support of the four- year programme, which he said was signed by 43 principals of DU's colleges.

"We, who represent the colleges of Delhi university, wish to state that we are well prepared for the four-year undergraduate programme. We take objection to the opinions and needless interference of those who are superficially acquainted with the process and activities of the university," the statement said.
Another document which was signed by faculty members from various departments said, "We strongly urge our misguided colleagues to refrain from demoralising the prospective students with misleading propaganda and from harming the image of the university."

DU's four-year programme with multiple degree options will entail a shift from the present 10+2+3 scheme to a four- year graduation with multiple exit points.

Informing that DU has done away with the centralised admission process for SC/ST students, Singh said, "The SC/ST students will now fill a form like all students and the admission will be available to him or her in every college of his or her choice."
"We are constituting a monitoring committee in every college which will aid and monitor the admission process for SC/ST students," he said.
Announcing a major relief to disabled students, Singh said now their disability certificates issued by the authorities concerned will be enough to secure them admission.
Earlier, the certificate had to be verified separately at the university.