Functional Hindi syllabus not framed, classes put on hold

The university’s academic council and executive council passed the syllabi of roughly 130 courses in two days over a week ago. But the syllabus of Functional Hindi was not passed.

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The course teaches the functions of Hindi language in administrative work, advertising, mass communication and computer education, among others.

While some teachers are blaming university officials for not informing the University Grants Commission (UGC) that such a course exists, there are others who think the UGC is at fault for passing syllabi in a hurry and not taking note of the existence of such a course.

“We are in a very strange situation. The college has admitted students to the 30 seats available for the programme but we cannot begin classes as we have no syllabus. We have written letters to everyone including the Delhi government, DU vice-chancellor and the Department of Hindi, but so far nothing has happened. At the very least, they should allow us to teach according to the old syllabus before the new one is drawn up,” a teacher from Ambedkar College said.

When contacted by The Indian Express, Hindi department head Hari Mohan Sharma also seemed clueless. “We are supposed to frame the syllabus but that can only happen if the UGC acknowledges that such a course exists. I had brought the matter to the V-C’s notice but I don’t know what is happening now,” he said.

DU media spokesperson Malay Neerav said the matter has been brought to the university’s attention. “This matter will be sent to and dealt with by the newly formed choice-based credit system oversight committee,” he said.