DU panel nod to Gita courses amid dissent

Delhi University’s academic council on Friday approved the introduction of courses on Viksit Bharat and the Bhagavad Gita amid dissent by some members on their content. In other important decisions, the key panel also approved the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020 in postgraduate programmes, PhD supervisions by college teachers, and reservation of one seat in each postgraduate programme for single girl child. The university already reserves one seat per course for single girl child at the undergraduate level since from academic year 2023-24. Following the approval of the implementation of NEP at PG level, the official added, “The draft of Postgraduate Curriculum Framework 2024, based on NEP 2020, was also approved after thorough discussion.” However, a committee member protested the new PG curriculum framework. Instead, they impose additional burdens on students without offering clear benefits.” Several other issues were also raised by AC members, including promotions, restoration of WUS facilities for all teaching and non-teaching staff which had been restricted to university faculty and non-faculty members only, and reasons to withdraw from CUET, among others.