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DU rejects Rahul Gandhi claim it excludes backward students via interview

Rejecting his claims, DU said it admits students based on CUET scores, and the standard admission process does not include interviews for most undergraduate and postgraduate programmes

DU plans to expand Patel Chest institute into multispeciality hospital

The Delhi University is planning to develop the Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute (VPCI) into a multispeciality hospital, Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh said Thursday. Started in the 1950s, the Patel Chest Institute has sent a proposal to the Government of India to make it a full-fledged medical college. "We have Patel Chest Institute. We wish to make it a full-fledged medical institute, which is why the Patel Chest Institute has sent a letter to the Government of India. It is now a specialised hospital if we could include more disciplines. We will open a multispeciality hospital in the coming days," Singh said. The VPCI is a postgraduate medical institution devoted to research, teaching and patient care in the field of chest diseases. It is a University of Delhi-maintained institution and is funded entirely by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The Institute is ideally located in the heart of the main campus of the University of Delhi, providing the requisite academic ...

DU teachers allege discrepancy in allocation of teaching positions at IPCW

Delhi University teachers have written to the vice chancellor citing "discrepancies" in the allocation of teaching positions under reserved categories at the Indraprastha College for Women, alleging that the roster has been twisted in such a way that three ST positions have "lapsed" in different departments. According to teachers, there was only a single vacancy for the Scheduled Tribes (ST) in the IPCW's commerce department in 2019, which has come down to zero this year. A similar trend has been noticed in the Economics department as well. In the letter dated Friday, 10 teachers, including academic council members, have urged Yogesh Singh to take appropriate action in the matter. The IPCW Principal Poonam Kumaria did not respond to calls from PTI. "We would like to let you know about the various discrepancies that have been time and again prevalent in the allocation of teaching positions in the colleges of Delhi University. It is a harsh reality of the current times where we see t

Rahul's visit raises security concerns, will ensure not happen again: DU

The Delhi University on Saturday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's "sudden and unauthorised" visit to one of the men's hostels raised serious security concerns and the DU authorities will ensure that such incidents do not happen again. Gandhi visited the Post Graduate Men's Hostel on Friday. He interacted with the students and had lunch with them. The DU said in a statement the visit disrupted the lunch of many inmates and raised serious security concerns for them. It said the hostel administration and guards informed the university authorities about it. "Rahul Gandhi, along with many outsiders, made a sudden and unauthorised entry into the P G Men's hostel in the lunch hour on 05/05/2023 without any prior intimation, the university said. "It disrupted the lunch of many inmates, who got annoyed due to the chaos created by his entry along with the mob accompanying him. This entry raises serious security concerns for the hostel inmates and the leader. University authorities will t

BBC documentary screening: Students detained at DU; CrPC Sec 144 imposed

The call was given by the NSUI-KSU for the screening of the BBC

DU issues guidelines for centenary chance exam, registration to open May 1

The drop-out students have been given this one-time chance in view of the Delhi University's year-long centenary celebrations starting May 1

DU first cut-off for postgraduate-level admissions to be released soon

After the release of the revised schedule, eligible candidates can get their documents verified to book their seats

DU admission 2019: Humanities a hit, BA(Hons) Eng draws most applications

The BA (Hons) English course saw the maximum number of applications at 1,42,979, followed by BA (Hons) Political Science at 1,30,240

Polling begins in DU, JNU

The results of DU polls will be declared on Saturday while JNU's will be on Sunday

Applications to DU UG courses cross 1 lakh mark in 3 days

A total of 60,000 seats in various UG programmes are up for grab

Kashmiri migrants will continue to get 5% quota in DU

The panel will submit its final recommendations to the Vice Chancellor who will then take a call on the admission policy