Delay in admission process in DAV (PG) College and DBS (PG) College this year may cause problems for the principals of these colleges in ensuring the mandatory 180 days of teaching in a year as per University Grants Commission guidelines. In compliance with Uttarakhand High Court’s order, HNB Garhwal Central University had recently directed the college principals to ensure 180 days of teaching in their colleges.
As per University academic calendar, the first year admissions for all classes should be completed by July 26.
Amid protest by leaders of various students’ groups against cap on admissions in various degree courses, admission process in DBS (PG) College and DAV (PG) College could not begin. In DBS (PG) College, merit list for admissions in various courses were released on Saturday but college student leaders did not allow admissions in the college. In DAV (PG) College, following protest of students’ leaders and recent Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat’s instruction to the principals of government colleges and government degree colleges to follow last year’s admission process this year, the admission process could be start in DAV (PG) College. College principal Devendra Bhasin said that admission in the college will begin after High Court’s next order as earlier in compliance with High Court Order, the university had directed the college principal to allow students’ admission on sanctioned seats.