DU Results 2021: Delhi University students must complete practicals to get degree

While practical exams are compulsory to get degrees, students can’t be compelled to appear for exams amid the ongoing pandemic situation.

DU Results 2021: The University of Delhi is reopening in a phased manner. To begin with the reopening process, DU allowed the final year students. However, despite the reopening of the University, the colleges are witnessing thin attendance and outstation students are struggling as many hostels are yet to reopen. For practical sessions, the final year students need to avail themselves of college facilities. While talking about the reopening process and the measures that are being taken in order to prevent COVID-19 spread, DU registrar Vikas Gupta said, “Only final-year students in small batches will be allowed to visit their respective colleges for laboratory/practical sessions and other related activities such as projects, training and placements as per the discretion of the respective principals. This is in line with the UGC guidelines and SOPs and MHA order.”

The registrar further added, “Colleges have also been asked to open their hostel facilities for which students will be allowed in batches. There are around 20% outstation students for whom hostel is a necessity even as they are expected to attend the practical sessions,” Gupta adds. “Final-year students need to complete their practicals, since degrees cannot be awarded without completion of course content. This, however, is not the case with first/second-year students who can complete their practicals once colleges open fully in the next academic session.”

While practical exams are compulsory to get degrees, students can’t be compelled to appear for exams amid the ongoing pandemic situation. Talking about online education, Babli Moitra Saraf, principal, Indraprastha College for Women, said that despite the fully functional college and online classes being conducted by the teacher, the challenge is to provide hands-on training to the students from the far-off areas. “It is too early to say how the situation will unfold. The departments have announced the schedule for practical classes but will keep it flexible to suit students’ needs and their presence in the city,” she added.  

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