The Four-Year Undergraduate Course (FYUP) of the Delhi University is finally going to be tabled in the Academic Council (AC) meeting on Tuesday for formal approval.
From the time of its announcement, several committees working on the entire structure, examination and admission criteria, and syllabi sought by each department need the final nod by the Academic Council members. The council is the final body that will approve the whole programme and will initiate any major addition or subtraction in the new course.
“We are gearing up for the academic meeting, all the necessary work has been completed and we have been through all the deadlines. All the committees engaged in structuring the FYUP have submitted their work and we have had a detailed look on everything. At the AC meeting the ordinances and regulations need to be reviewed by its members. Amendments would be made to those ordinances that need to be changed. Basically, they will look into the academic side of the FYUP,” said Alka Sharma, the Registrar of the university. She also said that the university is revisiting on some guidelines of attendance which will be discussed in the minutes of the meeting as well.
The highlight of the meeting would be the syllabus for the new courses. While the majority of the courses were tabled for approval in the university before their final submission to the AC the syllabus of History Department and Sociology still remains pending for the approval by the standing committee of the university.
The Dean (Academics) Malashree lal stressed that the concerned authorities have done their jobs the best and the new syllabus is of better quality formed after rigorous discussion. “We are very excited with the new academic content in the under-graduation courses. This has been set in such a way that it will change the face of higher education. The department heads and faculty members have contributed and addressed the suggestion given to each other. The academic decision by the council is awaited and we are yet ready for any modifications,” she added.