NEW DELHI: Delhi University on Friday decided to hold a second mop-up admission round but in physical mode to fill vacant undergraduate seats, framed uniform guidelines for PhD courses, and resolved to confer an honorary doctorate on Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya, an alumna of the Hindu College.
The decisions were taken at the 1,278th meeting of the Executive Council (EC), chaired by Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh.
At the outset, the EC passed a resolution welcoming the 15th Vice President of India, C P Radhakrishnan, who is also the Chancellor of DU.
During the zero hour, Singh suggested that an “Open Mop-Up round should be considered so that students can get admission directly in the college through spot admission in physical mode.”
The EC authorised the Vice Chancellor to formulate the policy.
EC member Aman Kumar said, “The VC has been given the power to make the policy for the spot round. For the students who will not be able to come to the university physically, there will be provision for them to join online.”
EC member Sunil Sharma said, “Around 7,000–7,500 seats are vacant for the UG admissions as of now, and most of these seats are reserved seats for SC, ST, and OBC candidates. The university has decided to hold a physical mop-up admission round to fill these seats.”
The EC also passed guidelines to bring uniformity in PhD courses across departments from 2025-26.
“The total credits required for the PhD course will range from 12 to 16, with the distribution of the minimum 12 credits being as follows: Four credits of Research Methodology or Advanced Research Methodology, two credits of Research Publication Ethics, two credits of Research Tools and four credits of Discipline Specific Elective Course,” the university said in a statement.
On NEP’s new four-year UG programme, the VC urged research and teacher rooms in colleges, funded from development grants. DU will confer an honorary doctorate on Sri Lankan PM Harini Amarasuriya in October. Meanwhile, faculty flagged 9,000 vacant UG seats, blaming CUET hurdles. DU announced a mop-up round based on Class 12 marks to expedite admissions already underway.