DU opens doors to madrasa students

Starting this year,Delhi University will open its doors to students of recognised madrasas that have established boards on par with state education boards.

Admission based on certificates issued by madrasas was not done till now. But,the university has issued a circular to all colleges,allowing admission of students from madrasas that are affiliated to state madrasa boards recognised by the government. Of course,admissions will be subject to students meeting the eligibility criteria set for different courses. This will be applicable from this academic session, a senior DU official said on Saturday.

Uttar Pradesh,Bihar,West Bengal,Madhya Pradesh and Odisha are among the states that have state-level madrasa boards. Certificates issued by these boards are considered on par with CBSE and other school board certificates.

The move is a step towards making the university system more inclusive,said Dr M Aslam Parvaiz,principal of Zakir Husain Delhi College.

Madrasa,which have government-recognised boards,teach social sciences,Hindi,mathematics,etc. While universities like JNU,Jamia and AMU accept madrasa certificates for some courses,DU did not do so till now. It is a very inclusive step, Dr Parvaiz said.

Zakir Husain Delhi College will operate a separate counter to facilitate the admission of madrasa students,the principal said.

It is a welcome move and will help bring students from madrasas to the mainstream system. I am happy that the decision has been made, said Dr Rajendra Prasad,principal of Ramjas College.

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Jawaharlal Nehru University accepts madrasa board students from 25 madrasas recognised by its academic council for admission to BA (Hons) courses in foreign languages,said D Tekchandani,Advisor (Admissions) JNU.

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