Delhi University's academic session to start from August 10

Delhi University will begin the academic session online for existing students in various UG and PG courses from August 10. Read further to know more.

The University of Delhi has announced that it will begin its academic session for students from August 10 online. Students who are in their third, fifth, and seventh semesters in Undergraduate (UG) and third semester in Post Graduate (PG) courses, the academic session will start from the said date. However, the varsity is yet to make the announcement about the date it going to begin the academic session for the new batches.

In an official notification, the DU said: "The academic session 2020-2021 of the university will commence from 10-08-2020 with the start of online Classes for the 3rd, 5th and 7th semester of UG courses and 3rd semester of PG courses subject to the prevailing pandemic or any other exigency.” The university said that the decision is being taken considering the revised guidelines given by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and will be “subject to the prevailing pandemic or any other exigency”.

The varsity's decision to begin the academic session comes at a time when the new UGC guidelines are being challenged in the Supreme Court. 31 students from across the country had filed a plea in the Supreme Court asking it to repeal the UGC guidelines citing safety concerns due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Supreme Court hearing on the matter is ongoing. Meanwhile, the varsity's decision to hold open book exams for a final-year student is also being challenged in the Delhi High Court. The High Court, on July 29, had asked the Delhi University to file the affidavit on the mock test, the status of Common Service Centre (CSC) and scribes for visually impaired students.

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