St Stephen's College

DU's St Stephen's asks students to pay university, college fees separately

St Stephen's College has reportedly also directed students to pay more than three times the university's actual share in the total fees

St Stephen's College, school in Dwarka get bomb threat, search op underway

The St Stephen's College and St Thomas School in Delhi received bomb threats through email on Tuesday, prompting a rush of emergency services at both premises and a thorough search operation by authorities, police said. A team comprising the Delhi Police, a bomb squad, dog squad, the fire department rushed to the spot and carried out a detailed inspection. Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Raja Banthia said St Stephen's College reported that they received the bomb threat at 7:15 am. "The mail said that four IED bombs and two RDX have been planted in the premises and library of the college. It further said that it will explode by 2 pm," Banthia was quoted as saying in a police statement. Teams from Maurice Nagar Police Station and other agencies reached the spot. The entire premises was cordoned off and a thorough check is being conducted. So far nothing suspicious has been found, officials said. The fire department received a call regarding bomb in St Stephen's College at 8.50

Four-engine govt failed: Kejriwal after bomb threats to Delhi institutions

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday hit out at the BJP, saying the "four-engine government has completely failed" the people as he raised concerns over Delhi's law-and-order situation following bomb threats to educational institutions on two consecutive days. A school in Dwarka and the prestigious St. Stephen's College received bomb threats on Tuesday morning, prompting a swift emergency response and a thorough search operation by authorities. A similar threat was sent to three schools on Monday, but all of them turned out to be hoaxes. Reacting to the incidents, Kejriwal took to X to say, "What's happening in Delhi? Yesterday, two schools received bomb threats, and today, another school and a college received threats. Children are scared, and parents are extremely worried. The BJP's four-engine governments have completely failed." Another AAP leader, Aatishi, alleged that law and order have completely collapsed in Delhi and rhetorically asked if student safety is of no importanc

Police suspect student mischief behind bomb threats in Delhi-NCR schools

A prominent college and two schools in Delhi-NCR received bomb threats over email on Friday, prompting police to deploy explosive disposal units and dog squads to comb the premises, officials said. The threat emails were sent to St Stephen's College, a constituent of the Delhi University, Ahlcon International School in Mayur Vihar, and the Shiv Nadar School in Noida. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Noida) Ram Badan Singh later dismissed the threat email sent to Shiv Nadar School as a "hoax". "At 7:42 am, St Stephen's College received a bomb threat via email. Our bomb and dog squads are on the ground, checking the entire premises," a senior Delhi Police officer said. An officer in the East Delhi district said officials of the Ahlcon International School in Mayur Vihar Phase-1 informed the police around 6:40 am that they had received an email regarding a bomb on the premises. Teams are checking the premises, the officer added. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Noida) Singh said the pol

Educated youth must engage in politics to drive change: Delhi CM Atishi

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Saturday urged students to actively participate in politics, cautioning against leaving critical decisions to the "worst kind of people". Speaking at the Founder's Day celebration of St. Stephen's College here, Atishi recounted her time as a student there and how politics was once dismissed as a "dirty business" and an unlikely career choice. "It was more than two decades ago that I was a student here, at that time, the idea of effecting change was limited to charity work or social causes. Politics seemed inaccessible," she said, according to a statement. She explained that disengaging in politics leaves crucial decisions about education, healthcare, and safety in the hands of others, the statement said. "When educated, well-meaning young people stay away from politics, we allow the most important decisions of our lives to be made by the wrong people," she asserted. The chief minister highlighted the transformative work of the AAP government giving .

Delhi HC permits St Stephen's College to hold interviews for minority seats

The Delhi High Court has permitted the St Stephen's College to conduct interviews for granting admission to students under the minority quota besides taking into consideration their common university entrance test scores. A bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma similarly permitted the Jesus and Mary College to hold interviews for the seats reserved for minority category students. The court's order came on applications by the two minority colleges to stay a December 8, 2022, decision of the executive council of the Delhi University (DU) insisting on 100 percent weightage for CUET 2023 score for admission to minority quota. The applications were filed in petitions by the colleges challenging the notification. Besides the pleas of the two colleges, the court order was also passed on a petition by a woman, Sharon Ann George, against the interviews for minority students at the St Stephen's College in addition to the CUET. The court, in its order, observed that in an earli

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St. Stephen's withdraws prospectus that mandated interview for admission

The St. Stephen's College in the national capital withdrew its prospectus that cited interview "compulsory" for students seeking admission

Delhi HC decision on St Stephen's College UG admission procedure on Sept 12

The Delhi High Court may pass judgement on September 12 on two petitions concerning the issue of admission procedure at St Stephen's College of Delhi for its unreserved seats category

Delhi HC reserves order on pleas concerning St Stephen's College admissions

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on pleas concerning issues about the admission procedure at St Stephen's College for its 'unreserved seats' in undergraduate courses. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad concluded hearing submission by the parties on the petitions by a law student and St Stephen's College. Law student Konika Poddar, in her public interest litigation, sought a direction to St Stephen's College to take admission on its 'unreserved seats' only based on marks received by students in the common university entrance test (CUET). St Stephen's College, on the other hand, challenged Delhi University (DU)'s letter asking it to withdraw its prospectus which gave 85 per cent weightage to the common university entrance test (CUET) and 15 per cent weightage to college interview for admission to its unreserved seats in UG courses. The high court had earlier refused to stay for now the university's letter on withdrawal of t

DU admission row: St Stephens challenges withdrawal of its prospectus

A plea was moved by St Stephen's College on Thursday in the Delhi High Court against the Delhi University's order to withdraw its admission prospectus and allow admissions through CUET

Align admission procedure to varsity's policy: DU to St Stephen's College

The Delhi University asked St. Stephen's College to align its admission procedure with the policy, noting that the Common University Entrance Test will provide a level playing field to all applicants

Admission row: St Stephen's to continue with interviews; writes to DU

St Stephen's College urged the Delhi University to abide by the 1992 Supreme Court judgement and "avoid creating an unpleasant situation" for students seeking admission in the college

85:15 admission row: St Stephen's urges DU to reconsider decision

St. Stephen's College wrote to Delhi University urging it to "reconsider its decision" of treating admissions done through 85:15 weightage formula as "null and void", a senior varsity official said

St Stephen's says it will give 85% weightage to CUET score for admission

In an admission notice posted on its website, the college also said that it reserves the right to proceed with admissions as per its own admission policy guaranteed to it as a minority institution

Delhi University to resume offline classes from February 17: DU Proctor

The student outfits, cutting across party lines, have been demanding that the Delhi University (DU) begin offline classes without any further delay

DU's St Stephen's College reopen admission portal for class 12 students

Delhi University's St Stephen's College on Thursday reopened its admission portal till October 3 for CBSE class 12 students whose results were declared on Wednesday.

St Stephen's cut offs: 99.5% for General, 74.5% for CNI category

St. Stephen's College in Delhi University faces an uneasy situation as there is a 25 per cent difference in cut offs for marks between open seats and CNI (Church of North India)