Admit students to 3-year UG course from Thursday: UGC tells DU

The University Grants Commission today directed Delhi University to start the admission process from Thursday for the three-year UG programme and not FYUP. Admissions were slated to begin on 24 June but were deferred following the stand off between Delhi University and UGC over the Four Year Undergraduate programme.[caption id=“attachment_1588881” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Will admissions start on Thursday? AFP[/caption] According to a CNN-IBN report, if the admission processs actually starts on Thursday it would be a major relief to a section of students aspiring for Delhi University. On Tuesday, out of 64 colleges of the Delhi University, 57 colleges agreed to comply with UGC directives of reverting back to three-year undergraduate course. These college included prestigious ones like St. Stephen’s and SRCC, which replied in the affirmative to the UGC directly. Before today’s directive, the UGC has already sent three letters to the Delhi University asking it to admit students to the three-year degree course. Tuesday also saw lot of drama unfolding with conflicting reports of resignation by Delhi University VC Dinesh Singh. But the speculations were finally laid to rest when the HRD ministry said that it has not received any resignation letter.