July 28, 2014

having declaring that first year students who failed or missed their examinations in 2013-14 could apply for re-admission for this academic session (2014-15), Delhi University has more news in store. According to this notice issued by the University, second year students who failed to pass or sit for their Semester III and IV papers will not be held back to repeat the year. They will be allowed to reappear for these papers along with their Semester V and VI papers as third year students. This issue came as a relief and surprise to those who would have had to miss out on a year. Though giving double the number of papers will be a major task, it is definitely considered to be the better route.]]>

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Bazinga: Freshman disappointed; sues producers for false image of college life

By DU Beat July 28, 2014

Disclaimer: Bazinga is DU Beat’s weekly column of almost believable fake news!

In an unprecedented event, a first year student of a reputed college sued Bollywood producers after he realised his college was a world apart from what he’d been seeing in movies.

“I didn’t know what to do in that place,” said Khayali Pulao, the complainant. “I spent so much money on waxing and swimming classes, but I couldn’t find a single swimming pool in my college, let alone bikini-clad girls. When I asked my seniors if I’ll be able to go to Australia and play sports, they asked me if I had lost my way. I sat in all classes, wishing I would find a teacher I could crush on. I found nothing. I even went to the library in search of love at first sight but all I saw was a panting dog sitting under the fan. Then I saw a group of students and it awoke dead hopes but my bubble burst when I realised they were protesting against lack of drinking water. I could have sold tea and contested Lok Sabha elections, or run a chole bhature joint and earned lakhs,” said Pulao.

He demands the producers compensate him with the money he’s already spent and the opportunity cost he lost by giving up the other options.

Mahesh Fatt, one of the producers who has been sued, argues that his movies are as wrong as the budgets that are presented in Parliament. This statement provoked all political parties to defend themselves. While one of the 47 panelists on a Hindi news channel demanded a CBI ‘jaanch‘, another asked when ‘Achhe din‘ for students in India will arrive.

Disclaimer: Bazinga is DU Beat’s weekly column of almost believable fake news!

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Admissions 2014

Guide to Cluster Innovation Centre admissions 2014

By Isheeta Sharma July 28, 2014

View CIC Admission Guidelines for 2015 here: https://dubeat.com/?p=33371

The Delhi University Cluster Innovation Centre is one of the attempts made by the university towards innovative methods of learning through research and development. The admission process for undergraduate courses in CIC begins from 26^th of July 2014 when the online admission forms for entrance tests would be made available or the offline forms can be enquired about from the office at the University Stadium, North Campus.

Students who wish to apply must be already enrolled as student in any of the colleges or School of Open Learning (SOL) or Non-Collegiate Women’s Education Board (NCWEB) undergraduate programme of study in the University of Delhi.

Last date for submission of applications: 5 PM on 5^th August 2014
Assignment of admit cards: 6^th of August 2014
List of examination centres posted on the CIC website: 7^th of August 2014
Examination date: 9^th August 2014
Result declared: 16^th August 2014
First list: 19^th – 21^st August 2014

There would be a second list according to the availability of seats for which admissions will take place from 22^nd – 25^th August 2014 and classes will commence from 25^th August 2014. The entire schedule has been mapped out here.

Applicants need the following documents during the application period:

1. Class XII Mark sheet.
2. Scanned copy of candidate’s signature (Size not more than 50 KB)
3. Soft copy of candidate’s passport size photograph (Size not more than 50 KB)
4. Candidate’s Fee Receipt of College Enrolment
5. Debit/Credit card.

The Cluster Innovation Centre differs from the teaching style of the rest of the Delhi University colleges. It provides B.Tech. (Information Technology and Mathematical Innovation) with three specialization streams over a course of four years and B.A Honours (Humanities and Social Sciences) which used to be a B.Tech course with four different streams of Journalism, Art and Design, Historical Tourism and Counselling over a course of three years, as undergraduate courses. There is also a Masters available in Mathematics Education in the Meta University.

What is different about the CIC is that it gives students a more real experience with not just theoretical knowledge but also practical knowledge through internships and a wide array of subjects that they are free to explore and understand. It has been an interesting institute since its establishment and has been under certain controversy regarding the B.Tech. degree in humanities which has now been changed to a B.A Honours degree and the syllabus has been rectified accordingly for the new aspirants.

To apply online: http://cicadmission.du.ac.in/cic/
For more details: www.ducic.ac.in

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