DU nod to course revisions, updates psychology syllabus
New Delhi: The executive council (EC) of
Delhi University
(DU)—its highest decision-making body—on Friday approved the syllabi for various undergraduate programmes for the fourth year under the Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP).
The syllabus for BA Psychology has also been revised, with topics such as the Israel-Palestine conflict, Kashmir crisis, and suicides related to dating apps removed.
The council has approved the launch of a new BSc (Nuclear Medicine Technology) course at Army Hospital, Delhi Cantt, under the Faculty of Medical Sciences. The three-year course, with an optional one-year internship, is meant for Armed Forces Medical Services personnel and will be conducted by the Department of Radiology.
For admission to this course, the candidate should be serving in the Indian Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) and should have completed 6 years of service. Candidates should have passed the Higher Secondary Examination (Academic) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE), Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), or any other recognised equivalent State Board examination with a minimum of 50% marks (in aggregate) in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Botany and Zoology subjects, with English as one of the subjects.
In case seats remain vacant due to insufficient candidates from the Army failing to fulfil the above criteria, appointments will be offered to medical assistants of the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy based on equivalent criteria in the respective medical services.
Additionally, committees have been formed to launch new postgraduate programmes in Hindi and English Journalism. The MA Journalism course will now be offered by both the Hindi and English departments.
An expert committee, led by Prakash Singh, director, south campus, has been tasked with launching the PG Hindi Journalism course. Approval has also been granted to form a committee for a PG programme in English Journalism.
The EC passed a proposal expressing full support for "Operation Sindoor". It also approved the revised curricula and examination schemes under the Undergraduate Course Framework-2022 and Postgraduate Course Framework-2024, as recommended by the Academic Council on May 10.
Furthermore, the EC passed new rules for determining the seniority of assistant professors/lecturers in DU colleges. If qualifications are equal, seniority will be decided based on age. If age is also the same, the API score will be considered. These rules follow the recommendations of a committee headed by dean of colleges Balram Pani, addressing concerns and ambiguity among colleges regarding teacher seniority.
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