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Sukrita Baruah
Sukrita is a reporter based in Guwahati, covering India's North East for The Indian Express. She was earlier a correspondent covering the education beat for The Indian Express in Delhi. She tweets at @BaruahSukrita
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DU-Stephen’s faceoff escalates after university seeks UGC intervention
November 19, 2022 05:17 IST
On November 15, DU’s Assistant Registrar (Colleges) wrote to the UGC Secretary, seeking the body’s intervention to “preclude any act of defilement of UGC regulations by St Stephen’s College and other colleges as well.”
Sat, Nov 19, 2022
Jamia suspends professor over teachers’ association election
November 18, 2022 07:22 IST
The office order stated that it was decided to dissolve the present Teachers Association and declared the election notification — issued with Gupta’s signature — “as null and void”
Fri, Nov 18, 2022
60 students for lectures, 30 for tutorials: as Delhi University notifies size of undergrad classrooms
November 17, 2022 05:05 IST
Teachers have pointed out that the tutorial and practical classroom sizes far exceed those that had been recommended by various departments in their syllabus for the Learning Outcome-based Curriculum Framework (LOCF), which was adopted by the university in 2019.
Thu, Nov 17, 2022
Springdales school founder, who oversaw leaps in education, dies at 99
November 12, 2022 05:22 IST
Rajni Kumar was born in London in 1923 and was named Nancie Joyce Margaret Jones. During her time as a student at the London School of Economics, she met Yudister Kumar, a student from Punjab, and fell in love.
Sat, Nov 12, 2022
In Delhi University, switch from cut-off to CUET helps Bihar state board, hurts KeralaPremium Story
November 12, 2022 04:02 IST
With the adoption of CUET and a centralised allocation admission system, DU this year moved away from a decades-long system of admissions based on Class 12 marks.
Sat, Nov 12, 2022
DU Admissions 2022: Cut-offs gone, competition remains in Delhi University’s popular courses and colleges
November 10, 2022 04:20 IST
After decades of admissions through cut-offs based on class 12 marks, DU adopted CUET this year. In 2021, the last year of cut-off-based admissions, 10 programmes across colleges had set a 100% cut-off.
Fri, Nov 11, 2022
‘We put our life savings into these flats’: Residents of Chintels Gurgaon in shock at news of demolitionSign In to read
November 06, 2022 20:32 IST
The Gurugram administration has ordered the demolition of Tower D of Chintels Paradiso citing safety of residents as large part of the building's sixth floor has collapsed over nine months ago.
Mon, Nov 07, 2022
‘How many kids have air purifiers at home?’: On school closure, not everyone is on boardSign In to read
November 05, 2022 05:10 IST
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday announced that schools in Delhi will shut for primary classes, up to class V, from Saturday.
Sat, Nov 05, 2022
‘Complete closure not the answer’: School principals as Delhi’s air quality worsensSign In to read
November 03, 2022 19:16 IST
NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo Wednesday recommended to the Delhi Chief Secretary that schools in the capital be shut down till air quality improves.
Thu, Nov 03, 2022
For day 1 of college, Delhi University rolls out the red carpetSign In to read
November 03, 2022 04:59 IST
“Our journey to be here has been a roller coaster ride,” said Anamika, who was excited to begin at Miranda House in its BA (Hons) English programme. “At the end of it, I’m happy to be in one of the best colleges,” she added.
Thu, Nov 03, 2022
DU Admissions 2022: Full list of colleges with hostels, accommodation capacitiesSign In to read
November 02, 2022 09:34 IST
DU Admissions 2022: The availability of campus accommodation becomes an important factor candidates keep in mind while deciding on their college. Only 20 DU colleges have hostel facility.
Fri, Nov 04, 2022
From 120 to 1: CUET effect shows on Kerala board students in Hindu College courseSign In to read
November 02, 2022 04:29 IST
In 2021-22, out of the 146 students admitted in the B.A. (Hons) Political Science programme in Hindu College after the first two cutoff lists, 124 were from state school boards – 120 from the Kerala board, 3 from Rajasthan, and 1 from Haryana.
Thu, Nov 03, 2022
In Delhi University admission rush, some colleges report empty seats in lesser-known coursesSign In to read
November 01, 2022 05:11 IST
Against the roughly 70,000 seats available for admissions in DU this year, the university had made 80,164 allocations, out of which around 60,000 had completed their admissions in the first round.
Tue, Nov 01, 2022
Kirori Mal College journey — from ‘stinking tract of land’ to theatre hubSign In to read
October 30, 2022 05:41 IST
According to the history the college management itself has put forward on its website and other forums, it dates back to 1951 when it was established by American Jesuits as Nirmala College.
Sun, Oct 30, 2022
Police red flag possible hacking for illegal Delhi University admissionSign In to read
October 29, 2022 23:11 IST
Admissions to undergraduate courses in DU are currently underway, and in a first, are being held via the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) instead of Class XII marks.
Sun, Oct 30, 2022
Why do kids skip school? New data offers answersSign In to read
October 28, 2022 14:28 IST
3.48 lakh students of Delhi government schools have been identified as "chronic absentees", data compiled by the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights shows
Sat, Oct 29, 2022
‘Chronic absenteeism’ at Delhi govt schools: Easier to bring back younger kids, officials saySign In to read
October 28, 2022 04:14 IST
In absolute numbers, the number of children aged under 5 and between 5 and 7 make up a small fraction of this 3.48 lakh owing to the much smaller number of such children enrolled in Delhi government schools. However, they make up one-fourth of the children of these age categories in these schools.
Fri, Oct 28, 2022
Sickness to migration to death in family: 3 lakh Delhi govt school students absent since academic year startSign In to read
October 27, 2022 04:40 IST
Until September 30, as many as 7516 of the children enrolled in these schools did not attend school for a single day and attempts to contact their families were unsuccessful.
Fri, Oct 28, 2022
In DU-CUET mix, new teething troubleSign In to read
October 22, 2022 05:46 IST
According to the admission rules issued by Delhi University this year, for admission, candidates can only write the CUET in subjects they studied in class XII. During the 'subject-mapping' stage of the application process, they had to 'map' the CUET papers they had written against their class XII subjects.
Sat, Oct 22, 2022
DU Admissions 2022: More than 60,000 students say yes to DU’s offerSign In to read
October 21, 2022 05:00 IST
While there are around 70,000 undergraduate seats on offer, the varsity has made 80,164 allocations in the first round, the results of which were shared with candidates Wednesday evening. As of 7 pm Thursday, 60,863 candidates have accepted these allocations.
Sat, Oct 22, 2022
51 top scorers in CUET get first college-course choice at Delhi UniversitySign In to read
October 20, 2022 06:08 IST
Five candidates each had also chosen and been allotted seats in BA (Hons) History at St Stephen’s College and BA (Honours) Political Science at Miranda House.
Thu, Oct 20, 2022
DU Admissions 2022: Apart from CBSE, students from Haryana, Kerala and Rajasthan boards registered highest number of seats last yearSign In to read
October 19, 2022 12:49 IST
DU Admissions 2022: In 2021-22, highest number of seats – 59,199 of the 71,748 – were from CBSE; Kerala board had small pool of applications and the highest acceptance rate
Thu, Oct 20, 2022
Delhi University defers round 1 of seat allocation to WednesdaySign In to read
October 17, 2022 21:47 IST
This comes after the Supreme Court Monday said it will hear a plea by St Stephen’s College against a Delhi High Court on admissions to the college on Wednesday.
Mon, Oct 17, 2022
Like in previous years, CBSE students make up chunk of undergraduate admissions at DUSign In to read
October 17, 2022 19:47 IST
After CBSE, the board with the second highest number of registrations is the CISCE, candidates from which make up 3.87% of this year's registrations.
Mon, Oct 17, 2022
Teacher, mom of 2: Meet ex-DU students giving exams a second chanceSign In to read
October 16, 2022 20:39 IST
Homemakers, professionals, and men who had to support their families back during their college days were among those who gathered at the university with admit cards, stationery and guidebooks for last-minute study.
Mon, Oct 17, 2022