Exam-bound law students in soup as DU yet to give study material

The law students of the Delhi University (DU) are facing major inconvenience with the University failing to provide them with study material or case material before the examinations which are scheduled on May 8.

Around 6,000 students in the University's Faculty of Law are facing challenges in preparing for the upcoming examinations without study material.

"Study material is a major source of information about our syllabus and also about the cases which will be taught to us during the semester. Without case material, it is difficult for us to study in the class and refer to what the teacher's are teaching," said Arun, a law student.

When they question the administration, the students reportedly get the same reply that the printing of the papers is taking time but the material will soon be given to them.

According to the Faculty of Law, the delay in providing study material to students is due to the non-availability in procuring paper for printing.

A notice issued by the Faculty stated: "We had sent the final case materials for printing in November itself, but the University in December informed us

about the non-availability of paper."

Final semester students are the hardest hit. A third-year law student said: "We are on the verge on completing our semester, but still not aware of our syllabus and the cases that we need to study."

All the students echoed the same problems. Another final year student said: "The complete fees for the study material has been taken from us, but where is the study material? It is very late for the study material to be provided now. The University should reimburse our study material fees."

Law aspirants have stated that though they have access to PDF files on the Faculty of Law website and the library for studying, the availability of study material is vital to them for better preparations.

Ved Kumari, Dean, Faculty of Law, said: "The University told us to get the material printed from a private printer, for which a tender had to be issued because it exceeded more than Rs one lakh. The only reason is the non-availability of paper which also was with the private printer," she added.