DU prepared for 1st batch of final-year FYUP college students: V-C

“So far, 20,221 college students out of over 72,000 have opted out of the FYUP, which implies greater than 50,000 college students will proceed with the course,” the V-C informed The Hindu.

Over issues about required infrastructure and workload of present lecturers, Mr. Singh mentioned, “We are well-prepared to start the fourth 12 months, and there ought to be no points. Principals are making preparations, and senior lecturers might be taking the fourth-year courses.”

The FYUP, beneath National Education Policy 2020, was adopted by DU in 2022, permits a pupil to obtain a certificates after finishing one 12 months, a diploma after two years, a graduate diploma after the third 12 months, and a graduate diploma with a analysis specialisation after the fourth 12 months.

However, a few of thelecturers say that the universities neither have an sufficient instructing and non-teaching employees nor the required infrastructure for fourth-year college students.

Rajesh Jha, a professor at Rajdhani College, mentioned, “Preparations are beneath method however there are not any extra lecture rooms and lecturers. We need to take the fourth-year courses both early within the morning or late within the night.”

Raising comparable issues, Astha Ahuja, a professor at Aryabhatta College, mentioned, “We are nonetheless struggling to finalise the timetable as there’s a lack of instructing employees.”