Delhi university

PM Narendra Modi's metro ride is going viral across all the social media platforms. On June 30, PM Narendra Modi, who laid the foundation stone of three buildings at Delhi University, took a ride on the Delhi Metro to reach the university. On his way, he had detailed interaction with the commuters. Later, Modi shared that during his ride, he discussed topics like OTT, series and others with students.

The Delhi University (DU) decided to remove passed a motion to remove a chapter on Pakistan’s national poet Muhammad Iqbal from the political science syllabus. The Academic Council of DU passed a resolution in this regard, confirming members of the statutory body. Born in 1877 in Sialkot in undivided India, Iqbal wrote the famous song Saare jahan se achcha. He is often credited with giving the idea of Pakistan.

The Delhi University announced to offer of two seats each under supernumerary quota to orphans in all undergraduate and postgraduate programmes from the next academic year.  In addition, the DU Administration also announced that such students will also be exempted from payment of any kind of fees, after a varsity's Executive council meeting held on February 3. The Welfare Board of College will bear the expense.

One of the most prestigious universities in India, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is having extremely poor conditions for its students. In a media interview, a student Umesh Chandra Ajmeera, who was luckily saved after a chunk of plaster fell on him, said “We are living in very poor condition. We don't even get basic facilities for living." Besides poor, dangerous infrastructure, the JNU hostlers complain lack of facilities.

From next year, Delhi University will offer variety of certificate courses to students from other universities. DU's academic council will meet on August 3 to examine the scheme's implementation. Competence Enhancement Scheme will allow people from "different walks of life" to register in the institution. Admissions will be based on merit, and candidates will be able to enroll for a maximum of two courses and eight credit topics every… read-more