CVS faculty has opposed DU’s proposal to discontinue six BA Vocational Studies programmes, calling it illegal and against NEP goals, despite the university citing low student demand under CUET-based admissions.
Faculty members at the College of Vocational Studies (CVS), Delhi University, have formally opposed the proposal to discontinue six undergraduate BA (Vocational Studies) programmes and replace them with generic interdisciplinary BA combinations for the 2026-27 academic session.
Currently, CVS offers seven BA (Vocational Studies) programmes across a total sanctioned intake of 1,255 students. Out of those, only Tourism Management is proposed to be retained under the restructuring plan, while the remaining six programmes: Modern Office Management, Human Resource Management, Marketing Management and Retail Business, Materials Management, Small and Medium Enterprises, and Insurance Management are proposed to be discontinued. Of these, Modern Office Management, carrying 111 sanctioned seats, was already actioned through a governing body resolution dated February 7, with its seats redistributed into an additional B.Com (Honours) section and expanded seats in BA (Honours) English, History, and Economics.
The remaining five programmes were placed before the Department of Commerce meeting on June 26, where faculty discussed their proposed replacement with interdisciplinary BA combinations including Commerce with Economics, Commerce with Computer Science, Hindi with Commerce, Economics with Mathematics, and History with Political Science. The department unanimously resolved to oppose the move and decided to submit representations to the Vice-Chancellor, the Dean of Academics, and the Dean of Admissions, requesting that existing BA (Vocational Studies) programmes be continued.
The broader restructuring stems from a university-wide committee exercise launched after persistent seat vacancies emerged following the centralisation of admissions through CUET in 2022. The committee recommended that colleges reassess low-demand discipline combinations and merge less popular subjects with more sought-after ones. At DU, Commerce-linked programmes and BA (Honours) streams in English, Economics, History, Political Science, and Psychology consistently record the highest preference entries during CSAS choice-filling.
In a representation submitted to Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh on June 29, the faculty described the proposed discontinuation as “completely illegal”, arguing the changes had not received approvals from the university’s statutory authorities. They recorded that existing vocational programmes are “in consonance with the spirit and objectives of NEP”, being interdisciplinary and skill-oriented, and warned the restructuring could eliminate approximately 8 to 10 faculty positions.
The faculty’s position is reinforced by the DU Executive Council’s own April resolution, which explicitly stated: “No new programme will be added and similarly, no existing programme will be discontinued.”
DU Director of Admissions Haneet Gandhi told The Indian Express that the changes were driven by student demand, and that replacement combinations carry existing curricula already taught across other DU colleges, with faculty qualifications matched accordingly.
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