DU approves 30 new courses in 20 colleges
NEW DELHI: Delhi University’s academic council (AC) has decided to introduce 30 new courses, at both the under graduation and the post graduation level, in around 20 colleges. The council has also approved to increase 232 seats in existing courses at two colleges.
The decision was taken by the council during a meeting last week.
According to its members, the courses were first passed by the university’s standing committee for academic affairs in September, last year.
“The council has approved the new courses from the next academic session 2019-20. The courses are presently taught at other colleges in the university. The council has also given nod to introduce 10 vocational courses in some colleges,” Hansraj Suman, an AC member, said.
According to the minutes of the AC meeting, which was held on January 2 and adjourned till January 17, it approved to introduce the following undergraduate courses in these colleges: BA (H) in Bhimrao Ambedkar College; BA (H) in Economics in Dayal Singh College (evening) and Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College; BA (H) in Philosophy in Hasraj College; BA (H) in Psychology in Laxmibai College and Bhaskaracharya College; BA (H) in History Dyal Singh College; BA (H) in Political Science in Bhimrao Ambedkar College; BA (H) Hindi Journalism and Mass Communication in Jesus and Mary College, and BSC (H) in environmental science in Vivekananda College and Indraprastha College for women, among others.
The post graduation courses which have been approved include MA in English in Shri Gurunank Dev College), MA in Hindi in Sri Venkateswara College and Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, and MSC in operational research at Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies and Keshav College, among others.
“The number of seats in BA (programme) at Hansraj College has been increased from 40 to 200 from the next academic session. Also, the number of seats in BSC program at Aditi Mahavidhlaya has been increased from 55 to 80. The college will also admit 50 more students in B Com (H) from the next academic session,” the minutes mentioned.