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Students of PGDAV College study Jan Dhan Yojana in their innovation project

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Innovation projects, an undergraduate research initiative by Delhi University witnesses a plethora of project entries from different colleges each year. One of the many Innovation Projects for the session of 2015-2016 approved by the University of Delhi is an assessment of Pradhan Mantri Jhan Dhan Yojana and the need for financial inclusion. The project titled ‘Jan Dhan Yojana and Financial Inclusion’, the aim of the project is to study how financial inclusion broadens the resource base of the financial system by encouraging a culture of savings among large segment of rural population. The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 August 2014. This is a National Mission on Financial Inclusion encompassing an integrated approach to bring about comprehensive financial inclusion of all the households in the country.

According to Chandrasekhar, a student involved with the project, “We are collecting both primary and secondary data. We are doing a literature review as well as conducting surveys to know on the ground reality regarding the effectiveness of PMJDY. We have prepared questionnaires for both the beneficiaries of the PMJDY Scheme and the bankers who implement the scheme in order to understand the information asymmetry that has arisen in the implementation of the Scheme.”

The project has a pan Indian character as it covers the five states of Delhi NCR, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. The project aims to study the present scenario of financial inclusion of rural and urban households and assess the major factors affecting the implementation of PMJDY and its implications. It seeks to provide incentives to business and banking correspondents who serve as a link for the last mile between savings account holders as the bank by fixing a minimum monthly reward of Rs. 5000. Some special features include interest on deposit, provision of overdraft facility, no minimum balance required, life insurance cover of 30,000 for customers till 26 January 2016, beneficiaries of Government Schemes will get Direct Benefit Transfer in these accounts and access to pension, Rupay Debit Card and insurance products.

According to Zohaib, a student involved with the project, “It has emerged that many beneficiaries of the Scheme are not aware about the provisions of the PMJDY Scheme. There is a glaring information gap which acts a major obstacle to the effective implantation of the Scheme. A large majority of the customers are illiterate and thus, confused about the various provisions of the Scheme and the terms and conditions attached to the provisions of the Scheme.”

The project is being carried out under the leadership of Principal investigator, Dr. Manoj Kumar Sinha and Co-investigators including- Dr. Giridhar Gopal Sharma, Dr. Abhay Prasad Singh, Dr. Rajni Jagota, Mr. Chhetan Chhoidub. Some of the students involved in the project are SVD Chandrasekhar, Aakash Trivedi, Mohammad Zohaib Belal, Kapil Lamba, Tavishi Gupta, Sneh Yadav, Manit Aggarwal, Pooja Aghi, Srishti Puri and Yash Gupta.

Submitted by Innovation Project team from PGDAV College 

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Lashkara ’16 at SGTB Khalsa College- Highlights and Events

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Lashkara ’16, the annual cultural fest of SGTB Khalsa College started on the 25th of this month and culminated after three days on 27th February. The three-day fest saw a number of competitions and events. Here are a few glimpses of the fest.

Day 1- Inauguration, Stage Play Competition and Eastern Group Singing Competition

First day at Lashkara witnessed the principal and the union of the college, along with some other faculty members inaugurating the fest at the auditorium. This was followed by Abhivyakti, the stage play competition organised by Ankur, the dramatics society of SGTB Khalsa College. The event saw participation from various colleges including Hindu College, Ramjas College and Shivaji College, among others. The event was judged by actor, designer and director, Vandana Vashisht and Ravindra Tripathy, a known journalist and a theatre critic. Ibtida, the dramatics society of Hindu College emerged as the winner.

Swarang, the music society of the college, organised the Eastern Solo and Group singing competition. Both the events were judged by Prateek Narsimha, who is a leading vocalist of a popular world fusion band Raagleela. In the eastern solo category, Ramjas’ Rahul came first while Kshitija from Faculty of Music bagged the second position. In the eastern group event, the first position was secured by Institute of Home economics while Daulat Ram College and Kamala Nehru College secured the second and third positions, respectively.

 

Day 2- Street Play Competition, Western Solo Singing Competition, and Western Duo and Trio Singing Competition

Day 2 of the three day extravaganza witnessed Pratyaksh, the street play event organised by Ankur, the dramatics society of the college. The event was non-competitive, so as to give the opportunity to the teams to showcase various issues rather than battling it out for the title. Colleges including IPCW, Hans Raj College and Hindu College, among others participated in the event.

Swarang organised the Western Solo Singing competition and the Western Duo and Trio singing competition. The Western Solo Singing was won by Srimayi Ladagiri of Dyal Singh College (E) followed by Megha Khandelwal of Rajdhani College, and Samarth Mehta of SGTB Khalsa College, at the 2nd and 3rd positions, respectively. The Western Duo and Trio Singing competition saw teams from Sri Venkateswara College and GTBIT College sharing the first position, followed by another team from Sri Venkateswara College.

Day 3- Folk Dance Competition, and Performances by Jassi Gill and Babbal Rai

The third day of the Annual Festival of SGTB Khalsa, Lashkara, started with a folk dance competition. Several colleges including SGND Khalsa, IP College, Mata Sundari and Gargi put up performances. The first prize went to the girls of Mata Sundari College for their Gidda performance, followed by the Gargi College at the second position.

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The afternoon witnessed two star performers namely, Babbal Rai and Jassi Gill, performing in front of the enthusiastic crowd. Despite the scorching heat of the sun, people seemed to enjoy their popular numbers such as ‘Babu Zimmedar’, ‘Bum Sutt Mar’ and ‘Deor Bharjaai’.

Glimpses of Lashkara 2016 

Day-wise Reports:
Day 1
Day 2

Catch DU Beat’s entire album of Lashkara ’16 here

Shaurya Sahai
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With inputs from Tarushi Varma, Brij Pahwa and Akshara

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Tempest 2016 ends with a huge crowd for Miranda House alumnae Neeti and Shakti Mohan

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The third and final day of Tempest dawned rainy and damp with the Western Dance competition, nukkad natak, and the star night with Neeti and Shakti Mohan being the main attractions.

The Indian choir competition by Geetanjali, the Indian music society was the first event for the day. Being judged by Ms. Srimanjari, faculty in the Department of History of Miranda House and associated with SPIC Macay of the college, and Dr. Bharat Bhushan, who is a Ph.D in Music. The choir from Swaranjali, Hansraj College were awarded the first position. They were followed by Alankar, Hindu College, and Alahyaa, Daulat Ram College.

One of most well-attended and energized events of the day was Halla Bol, the nukkad natak event organised by Anukriti, the street play society of Miranda House. When enquired about why Halla Bol was non-competitive this year, Shivangi Tewari, one of the members of Anukriti revealed that the event this year was dedicated to one of their members who passed away recently- Mokshi Wadhera. She said, “Mokshi was a free spirit and also lifted those of people around her. This year, we wanted our event to not only encapsulate her spirit but also be a platform that’s being denied to people right now in light of recent events. We wanted teams to not be bound by expectations or competition, and just traverse the entire genre of nukkad and express freely.” The feeling of solidarity with one another and freedom could be felt as 10 teams performed plays about diverse and often, controversial, topics. The event was presided over by Mr. Kushagra Singh, an artist with the Asmita Theatre Group, and Mr. Fahad Khan, who has his own theatre group.

Burlesque, the Western Dance event by Tanz, the Western Dance society, attracted quite a crowd. It was judged by Tarun Sharma, choreographer of Tanz, Mohit Raj Thapa, a member of Dance Works, and Caroline Prada, an international dancer. Misba, Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, won the first position and Verve, Sri Venkateswara College won the second.

Tempest 2016 ended on a high as Neeti Mohan and Shakti Mohan, alumnae of Miranda House, performed to a huge crowd in the college grounds. While Neeti Mohan enthralled with her powerful voice, belting out crowd pleasers like Jiye Re, Jiya Re and Paani Da,  Shakti Mohan danced to foot-tapping tunes like Chiitiyan Kalaiyan. In their enthusiam, the crowd broke the barricades twice. The sisters proclaimed themselves to be proud Mirandians as Tempest was brought to an emotional and fitting end.

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In conversation with Akash Mehta, Students Union President, SRCC

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“Some leaders made a mockery of the whole election process”: Akash Mehta, Students Union President, SRCC

“For a rank doesn’t confer just power, it imposes responsibility as well”

The SRCC Union President, Akash Mehta, currently in his third year of Economics Honours hails from a small town in Haryana and is an alumnus of DPS RK Puram. While in a conversation with DU Beat, he speaks of his experiences, the challenges and future endeavours for the college, being at the helm of things going in and out.

How has the first semester been for you?

We introduced the Regional Sensitization Cell and PWD canteen enclosure to ensure a level playing field for all. A session with H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was organised along with a Cleanliness Drive on 2nd of October in sync with the Swachh Bharat Program. A Freshers’ Party was organised with The Progressive Brothers and DJ Harsha. We plan on introducing Yoga to ensure overall development of students.

With your nomination being finalised just a few days before the voting day, how difficult was it to reach out to all the students in such a short span of time?

It is surely difficult to meet 2500 students in all, but life has taught me that if you have honest and clear intentions, nobody can stop you. Undoubtedly it was an arduous task, but with the support of my family and tireless efforts of my team, I could manage my campaign.

With the constant tiff between the hostel and day scholars, how do you plan to strike a balance between the two?

For me each student of SRCC is equal and fair in my judgement. I am the biggest testimony of this fact as in spite of not being a hosteller, I was able to gather all of their support. I shall strive to work for them all alike.

How is your vision for the college different from that of past Presidents of SRCC?

All the previous Presidents worked to their full capacity to make Crossroads what it is today. I have my own style of working though and as a President, alongside working for the fest I should be amongst the students more and get closer to their problems and find solutions.

What is your strategy for handling this fest season?

It has been going well with my team since we started our term. Our focus is to make our two major events bigger and better.

With all the allegations and rumours, are elections becoming a dirty affair and is there any escape from it? What is your take?

It is quite dirty in my opinion. I think some student leaders have made a mockery of the whole electoral campaign. They should understand the morals and ethics before entering this field. There’s an escape once we start realising the true essence of fair politics.

How do you like the tag of a ‘Cool and Charming President’ that you’ve been adorned with?

(laughs) I really don’t know a perfect response to it, but it’s really flattering. To be honest, I am pretty shy around girls, but it feels good to be conferred upon with this title!

 

Tanya Agarwal

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Experience of a second year student on being halfway through college

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There always comes a time when amidst all the good and bad college experiences strikes a dooming realisation that you’re already half way through college. When the beginning seems just close but the end also doesn’t seem far away. When you know you’ve learned so much but there’s still so much more to come your way. With graduation pressure knocking at your door and real responsibilities hitting your mind, I feel that sophomore year is the most crucial phase of one’s journey of college.

Flashing back to the freshmen year, expectations were on peak and hopes were too high. New friends, independent life, amazing opportunities and unlimited exposure among other hopes crashed to an indefinite limit while I struggled to cope up with the changing time and a completely new place. That’s when reality struck and acceptance occured. I realised that things aren’t as fancy and appealing as they seemed when I first entered college. And today, when I spend time recollecting my experiences I feel that there’s so much more to college than its luring image I had initially set in my mind. I realised that smart studying fetches more marks than studying each day. I realised that college does provide exposure, but with a lot of struggle and conditions attached. The expectation of doing ‘everything’ possible has eventually transformed into an attempt of doing ‘somethings’ in a satisfactory way and each day, I’m gearing up for more such lessons.

Now that the shapeless energies of the first year have moulded into a more experienced form, its easier to deal with challenges. From time management to comfort and consistency, sophomore year unavoidably has its fair share of boons. As the end is close, and the decisions to be made are quite intense, I’m filled with mixed feelings of nostalgia and anxiety. But somewhere between gruelling nights and stressful days, I’ve now realised that may be I don’t want time to fly so fast. College definitely has something different in store for each year, and making the best of it is all that will count at the end.

 

Lovleen Kaur

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Ram Janambhoomi seminar: Are educational institutions being communalised?

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Repeated attempts by various right wing groups succeeded as the University hosted Arundhati Vashishtha Anusandhan Peeth which organised a seminar targeted to mobilise ‘public opinion for the Ram Janambhoomi temple’. The seminar drew criticism from both the academia and the students.

AVAP’s website mentions it as an organisation committed to ‘national resurgence’. The question that arises is what ‘resurgence’ means as the nation has technically never been in a better economic or social state. Is religion, that too just one and even of it, matters controversial, subjudice and potentially divisive, a proper thing to propagate in a central university?  Ignoring protests by various student organisations outside the Arts Faculty, the seminar went smooth in confirming its polarising nature. Moreover, that the University administration failed to stop the ‘inevitable’ and ‘too late to be stopped’ seminar makes clear the hands-tied position of a central university.  The varsity’s also in past faced criticism on the removal of A.K. Ramanujan’s essays in 2012 on the grounds of giving ‘inadequate information of the religion of Hinduism’.  Active dissent if supported by substantive arguments forms the basis of democratic institutions and in a country like India which boasts the largest democratic structure, the institutions and not just the state in its entirety should be allowed dissent and liberal thought. The quintessential canvas of free thinking and expression, education and the institutions associated with the notion, should be allowed to function apolitically in order to ensure freedom of choice at an individual level. Imposition of a certain ideology on students can only bring about authoritarianism and despotism at a larger level later and restrict free thinking which forms the basis of democracy.

What happened at the university is a microcosm of what has been happening at a national level. The right wing’s move to control institutions of knowledge that could guarantee its perpetuation should be understood by the students in order to preserve the secular fabric of the nation. After the protests by students at the Jawaharlal Nehru University stopped Baba Ramdev for coming for a talk there, it seems that students, who are greatly and unknowingly affected by such ideological impositions, can after all resist the administration and decide for themselves what way of thinking and belief systems they want to adopt.

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Delhi University appoints its 22nd Vice Chancellor; here are things to expect from the new VC

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Former Delhi University Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh’s tenure was controversial to say the least. The audience is still divided over whether he subjected DU students to guinea pig- like experimentation or whether he lit a new torch for the future of higher education in India.  Today, on 10th March 2016, Prof. Yogesh Tyagi took over as the 22nd Vice Chancellor of University of Delhi. Presidents and office bearers of various organisations and groups like DUTA were present. As per the DUTA Press Release, the new VC also met representatives of unions of students and karamcharis. Our correspondent lists down the changes and reforms that the new Vice Chancellor should introduce: 1.) We expect the new VC to implement changes only once they have been thoroughly thought out. The failure of the infamous Four Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP), followed by the Credit Based Choice System (CBCS) has left students of these batches confused. We request the new VC to spend time researching and then creating something beneficial for the students. 2.) Delhi University faces major infrastructural problems, and being a part of an institution as renowned, we definitely expect decent surroundings. While a lot of colleges lack the basic laboratories, we have also witnessed instances of students sitting under the tents to take semester exams. This is not just shameful, but also worrisome. If the grants are put to proper use, such problems should be tackled soon. 3.) The problem of shortage of faculty has hindered proper education and learning for quite some time now. It takes days or even weeks for regular classes to start after holidays due to lack of faculty. The issues of students performing poorly due to lack of an instructor and ad-hoc positions not being converted to permanent ones need to be looked at seriously. 4.) Residential facilities for students, especially for females are not adequate. Due to insufficient college hostels and lack or rent regulation at PGs, outstation students face difficulties in living in Delhi and attending college. Despite many protests for the construction of adequate residential areas for students, there have been no noticeable results regarding this issue.  Apart from finding feasible solutions to these few issues, the Vice Chancellor of Delhi University is expected to be a progressive person with the best of students in mind. Shaurya Sahai [email protected] Feature Image Source: Indian Express]]>

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Top 4 hopefuls for the post of Vice Chancellor of Delhi University

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After former Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh’s “tumultuous” term ended on 28th October, 2015, Provisional VC, Sudish Pachauri was made the acting Vice Chancellor. Credited with establishing the Cluster Innovation Centre (CIC) and a culture of innovation in DU colleges, the former VC had faced many allegations of administrative irregularities towards the end of his tenure. To replace him a search committee was headed by UGC Chairman, Ved Prakash. After having 280 recommendations, finalising 30 and narrowing it down to 10 candidates, the list was submitted to the Ministry. Awaiting a final approval from the President, here are the top four candidates for the post of Delhi University’s Vice Chancellor:

Professor Bidyut Chakravarty

Former dean of the Faulty of Social Sciences and former head of the Department of Politcal Science, University of Delhi, he had also been appointed by the President to the executive council of Jawaharlal Nehru University on October 8, 2015. His candidature has been opposed on the grounds of a  sexual harassment case filed against him by an employee of Gandhi Bhawan in 2007. He had been removed from the post of Director and HOD, Political Science department and was barred from holding any administrative position in DU for a period of three years.

VC Post Prof Bidyut Chakravarty

 

Prof Hem Chandra Gupta

Known educationist and former Vice Chancellor of Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, Prof. Hem Chandra Gupta is a professor at IIT Delhi and was appointed as member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) last year for a period of six years. He was a lecturer in K.M. College from August 1971 to April 1981 and also the Deputy Director at IIT Delhi from April 2006 till June 2009.

Prof Rameshwar Nath Koul Bemezai

An alumnus of AIIMS, Rameshwar Nath Koul Bemezai is an Indian Scientist in the field of human genetics and cancer biology. He is the coordinator of the National Centre of Applied of Human Genetics, School of Life Sciences, JNU. A Padma Shri Awardee in 2012, he was also the Vice Chancellor of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University.

VC Post Rameshwar Nath K B

 

Professor Yogesh Kumar Tyagi

Prof Yogesh Tyagi is the Dean and Professor of Faculty  of Legal Studies at South Asian University. Along with Professor Bemezai, both of them were in the shortlist for the post of Vice Chancellor at JNU also and currently both of them are the front-runners for the coveted post of Vice Chancellor at Delhi University.

VC Post Yogesh Tyagi

 

Arindam Goswami

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Best and Worst of Delhi University in 2015

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Each year in DU is a new experience, constituting both good and bad happenings. From being the top notch university to being the controversy’s favourite child, life in Delhi University has always been like an exciting Bollywood entertainer, where its possible to have both moral and impromptu controversies, all happening at the same time. Replete with changes, policy decisions, criticisms as well as achievements, let’s take a look at the various significant moments that acted as a crucial marker in the year 2015 for the University of Delhi!

Best of 2015 at Delhi University

JANUARY 2015

1. Saachi Soni scaled new heights, climbed 10 Aussie Peaks

Saachi Soni, a student of Bachelors in Mass Media at IP College, University of Delhi went for the Reliance and Deuters sponsored Aussie 10 Peaks Mt. Summit. Saachi became the Youngest Indian Person to expedite 75-80 KM in only 2.5 days!

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Further Reading: Saachi Soni from IP College creates new record 

2. Gargi student Vasundhara Choudhary, elected as the Sarpanch of Lilawali, Rajasthan

Vasundhara Choudhary, a 21 year old student, studying Psychology Honours in Gargi College, was elected the Sarpanch of her ancestral village Lilawali, in Rajasthan. Her feat is indeed extraordinary; she being the first woman Sarpanch of Lilawali, and second woman to hold the office in Rajasthan apparently, after Chhavi Rajawat, a management graduate who was elected as the Sarpanch of Soda village in Tonk, Rajasthan.

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Further Reading: Vasundhara Chaudhary from Gargi elected as village president

FEBRUARY 2015

3. University of Delhi won the ‘Visitor’s Award’ in the ‘Best Innovation Category

Delhi University grabbed laurels at the Visitor’s Award for Central Universities in the category of ‘Innovation’. The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented the award in a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on February 4th, 2015. The award was received by Prof. Vijay K. Chaudhary and Dr. Amita Gupta of DU who invented a rapid diagnostic test for Tuberculosis, named ‘TB Confirm’. They were rewarded with a Citation along with a cash prize of Rs.1,oo,ooo INR.

Visitor Award

Further Reading: Delhi University grabbed laurels at the Visitor’s Award for Central Universities 

APRIL 2015

4. CBS graduate Aditi Arya won Miss India 2015

Aditi Arya, an alumnus of Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, won the Femina Miss India 2015 title on the 28th of March. Aditi bagged the Miss India crown after winning the title of Miss Sudoku and Miss Beautiful Hair at the event.

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Further Reading: Aditi Arya from Shaheed Sukhdev College won Miss India 2015

AUGUST 2015

5. Hans Raj College appointed its first female Principal in history 

Hans Raj College, appointed Dr. Rama as the new Acting Principal after the successful tenure of Dr. V.K. Khwatra, the outgoing Principal. It was for the first time in the 67-year history of Hans Raj College, that the command of the institution was handed over to a female. Dr. Rama had taken over as an Assistant Professor for Hindi at the college in August 1991.

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Further Reading: Hans Raj College appointed first female principal

6. Ramjas College and Hans Raj College bagged the second and third spot respectively at Enactus Nationals

Enactus conducted a national competition which saw a participation from 60+ college teams from across the country. While all of the teams had projects which made a difference for a different community, teams from Hans Raj College, Ramjas College, and IIT-Delhi stole the show. While Enactus Ramjas portrayed 3 major projects including- Project Transcreations and Project Aradhaga and were adjudicated as the first runner up,  Enactus Hansraj with two major projects- Project Boond and Project Mithaas was adjudged with the third prize.

ENACTUS

Further Reading: DU shines at Enactus Nationals

SEPTEMBER 2015

7. DU Professor Rajeev Gupta received CRSI medal

Professor Rajeev Gupta of Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi was honored with the Bronze Medal (2016) by the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) for his contributions to research in Chemistry. The CRSI was founded by Bharat Ratna Prof. C. N. R. Rao in 1999 and is the largest chemical society of the country.

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Further Reading: Chemical Research Society of India honours Prof. Rajeev Gupta of DU

OCTOBER 2015

8. DU student honoured with NATIONAL RTI AWARENESS AWARD, 2015

Himadrish Suwan, a second year student of Political Science, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, was presented with the RTI Awareness Award 2015 by the RTI Institute of India on 28th September, 2015 (International Right to Information Day), for his contribution in the field of RTI activism.

Further Reading: National RTI Awareness Award won by a DU student Himadrish Suwan

DECEMBER 2015

9. Google CEO Sundar Pichai visited SRCC

The man behind the topest-notch corporate Google Inc. Sundar Pichai visited Shri Ram College of Commerce in December. The session at SRCC was an interactive one, as they invited students to “Ask Sundar”. The Chennai-born executive is an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur. He joined Google in 2004 and worked as the Product Chief before taking over as the CEO.

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Further Reading: Sundar Pichai at SRCC for #AskSundar by Google

Worst of 2015 at Delhi University

FEBRUARY 2015

1. DU B. Tech students fought for an AICTE approved degree

Despite the rollback of the FYUP scheme, the agenda of proper recognition of student’s B.Tech courses from the AICTE was not paid attention. Many students had come together to voice their grievances.

Further Reading: AICTE degree debacle

MARCH 2015

2. ‘DU Bachao Maha-Rally’ by ABVP lathicharged outside VC Office

Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and Delhi University Students’Union (DUSU) on 27th March 2015 held a massive rally against the DU administration on their nine point demand agenda. The ‘DU Bachao Maha-rally‘ attracted more than four thousand students who gathered at the Arts’ Faculty for the same. When the protesters reached near the Gate number 1, a barricade broke due to the excessive rush. Nine students, including two DUSU office bearers were severely injured and dozens other injured in police lathicharge outside VC Office Gate no 1.

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Further Reading: Nine injured at ‘DU Bacchao Maha Rally’

APRIL 2015

3. St. Stephen’s principal banned E-ZINE

St.Stephen’s principal Valson Thampu banned a student run e-zine following the magazine’s publication of the principal’s interview without his permission. The e-zine, which was started by four philosophy students of the college, went live on March 7 and registered over 2000 hits on an interview of the principal. The principal had banned the e-zine for not seeking clearance for the issue.

Further Reading: Valson Thampu banned student run e-zine

AUGUST 2015

4. SFI conducted referendum on CBCS, more than 90% voted ‘NO’

The Students’ Federation of India (SFI), CPI (M)’s student wing, conducted a referendum on the widely debated Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) which was implemented at the undergraduate level this year by the Delhi University. In the referendum it was found that more than 90% students voted against CBCS System.

Further Reading: Majority vote against new CBCS

SEPTEMBER 2015

5. ABVP, NSUI & CYSS clashed during DUSU elections

NSUI supporters along with their presidential candidate Pradeep Vijayran and Vice Presidential candidate Prerna Singh had been physically assaulted when they were campaigning at PGDAV College at Nehru Nagar.

NSUI

Further Reading: NSUI candidates assaulted while campaigning

OCTOBER 2015

6. Right to Accommodation goes on hunger strike

The members of  the Right to Accommodation group went on an indefinite strike for 44 days outside Gate No. 1 of the Arts Faculty building in North Campus protesting against the lack of rent regulation and hostel accommodation for the students staying in and around Delhi University.

Further Reading: Right to Accommodation group protest against lack of rent regulation

DECEMBER 2015

7. Infrastructure Issue at Delhi University

This year, colleges tried numerous ways and means to hold exams for the excess number of students. In a lot of cases, same exam timings for students of Morning and Evening Colleges led to chaos and the problem was seen in colleges in North, South as well as off-campus.

Infra DU

Further Reading: How DU colleges scored at Infrastructure this exam season

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