Delhi University’s Academic Council will meet on August 3 to discuss the syllabus of four-year undergraduate programmes (FYUP) based on the newly introduced Under Graduate Curriculum Framework.
The Academic Council, chaired by DU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Yogesh Singh, will be finalising the syllabi of 100 four-year undergraduate courses such as BA (Hons) Business Economics, BA (Hons) Multi-Media and Mass Communication, B.Sc Electronic Science and B.Sc (H) Microbiology.
Resolutions in this regard have been put forward by the university's standing committee and will come up for approval during the meeting. Officials said that the Academic Council will also consider the recommendations of an inspection committee constituted by the Vice-Chancellor (VC) for starting an MS (Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics) course with an intake of two seats per year at the University College of Medical Sciences from this academic year.
The syllabi have been prepared by the course committees compromising of five professors two from the concerned department and three college professors. Resolutions in this regard have been put forward by the university's standing committee and will come up for approval during the meeting.
The syllabi will be presented to the Academic Council (AC), following the approval it will be taken up by the Executive Council (EC), DU's top decision-making body. The new curriculum will be implemented from the academic year 2022-23. The Executive Council (EC) had in February approved an Undergraduate Curriculum Framework-2022 (UGCF-2022), as formulated by the National Education Policy Cell.
Officials said that council will consider recommendations of Standing Committee to increase two more number of scholarships with additional endowment of Rs. Five lakh to already instituted scholarship.
The council on recommendations of Faculty of Medical Sciences will consider course curriculum of MD in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation said an official adding that it would also approve draft ordinance regarding admission criteria, course curriculum and scheme of examination for Msc. Respiratory Therapy Course.
Officials also said that academic council will consider case of Rohit Gurjar for award of Phd. Degree posthumously. Gurjar of Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering passed away due to Covid in April, 2021 after submitting his Phd. Thesis.