DU freshers complain of irregular classes, reveals SFI study

The student organisation carried out the survey between December 5, 2022 and December 25, 2022 among the 5,635 first-year students across various colleges of North, South and off campuses.

DU freshers complain of irregular classes, reveals SFI study

As per the survey held by the Student Federation of India (SFI), nearly 52 per cent of the first-year students at the Delhi University have claimed that their classes for their core subjects are not happening on regular basis or not happening at all. 

The student organisation carried out the survey between December 5, 2022 and December 25, 2022 among the 5,635 first-year students across various colleges of North, South and off campuses.  The irregularities in classes in different colleges of DU have been a burning issue after the implementation of the newly-introduced four-year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP), the India Express said in a report. 

The report further said that around 62 per cent of students stated that their Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AECC) and Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) classes were not being conducted at all. While around 56 per cent of students informed that their Value Addition Course (VAC) classes were not happening. 

Ranjeet Yadav, 19, who is pursuing  BA (History) from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce bemoaned about the irregularity in classes, “It’s been two months since our classes has begin but I still not knew the name of our AECC teacher.” said the undergrad student. 

He further said that "the mere introduction of new measures command no significance until the implemen-tation is poor. Irregularity of classes is worse in South and off campus colleges, almost 69 per cent of students from South Campus colleges informed that their VAC and SEC classes don’t happen regularly or don’t happen altogether."

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