Delhi University may soon conduct an Open Mop-Up Round to fill vacant UG seats with spot admissions at colleges. The EC has also approved new PhD credit rules from 2025, research spaces in colleges, and an honorary degree for Sri Lankan PM Harini Amarasuriya.
Delhi University (DU) is likely to introduce an ‘Open Mop-Up Round’ to fill vacant undergraduate (UG) seats across its colleges, with admissions being conducted physically at the college level. The idea was proposed by Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh during the Executive Council (EC) meeting on Friday.
The matter was raised during the meeting’s ‘zero hour,’ when members noted that several colleges still had unoccupied seats even after the Central Seat Allocation System had concluded. Singh suggested that direct spot admissions at colleges could help ensure that all available seats are utilized.
Addressing queries about the extracurricular activities (ECA) and sports quota, Singh clarified that the five percent reservation is applicable to colleges collectively. Institutions may apportion this quota in a 3:2 ratio between ECA and sports, depending on their facilities. The EC also authorized the Vice-Chancellor to formulate a uniform policy on the issue.
As DU prepares to implement the fourth year of its undergraduate programme under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Singh directed all colleges to establish dedicated “research discussion rooms” for students as well as spaces for faculty.
The EC further approved new guidelines for PhD programmes, to be implemented from the 2025–26 academic session, ensuring uniformity across departments. The revised framework will require coursework within a 12–16 credit structure, including 4 credits in Research Methodology (or Advanced Research Methodology for trained candidates), 2 credits in Research Publication Ethics, 2 credits in Research Tools, and 4 credits in a Discipline-Specific Elective (DSE). Departments may also introduce an additional 4 credits through DSEs if needed. These courses must be of a higher level than postgraduate syllabi and will count towards faculty workload.
In another key development, the EC ratified the Academic Council’s recent decision to award an honorary doctorate to Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, a DU alumna. The degree will be conferred during a special convocation in mid-October, coinciding with her visit to India. Amarasuriya, who studied Sociology at Hindu College between 1991 and 1994 under a Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) scholarship, will become the first serving Sri Lankan Prime Minister to receive this honor from DU.
The EC also unanimously passed a resolution congratulating CP Radhakrishnan on assuming charge as the 15th Vice-President of India and, in that capacity, the Chancellor of the University of Delhi.
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