DU to merge popular UG courses, admission based on cut-offs

With almost the entire education process at Delhi University undergoing a major overhaul, it seems some more changes are in queue. According to latest reports, the university is planning to merge some of its popular courses from 2013-14 academic sessions without reducing the number of seats offered.

In the first case, Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS), Bachelor of Financial Investment and Analysis (BFIA) and BA (Hons) Business Economics (BBE) will be merged into one course. In the second case, Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Journalism and Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Mass Communication will be combined into one course. So far, no name has been given to the new programme and the final decision will be taken by March-end, right before admission to these courses starts (April first week).

The university has already scrapped its traditional BA, B Sc and B Com programmes. The idea is to do away with specialised courses at undergraduate level.

Meanwhile, DU has set March 20 deadline for developing curriculum for the four-year undergraduate courses. Vice-chancellor Dinesh Singh has allotted Rs 2 lakh to each department and Dean (Academics) for this purpose, stated a recent university release.

The admission for most new four-year undergraduate programme will be based on cut-offs, established on the Class XII marks and choice of undergraduate course. However, a different approach will be taken to prepare the cut-off formula for admissions to various courses. Recommendations to increase the number of seats in each discipline have also been floating.

Currently, BBE has 554 seats, BBS 275, BFIA 62 and BA Journalism 180.