The Delhi University has been ranked ‘A+’ in the NAAC review with a 3.8 CGPA. The review was held in the last week of October. The council’s grading is crucial as it is important for grants & funds alloted the varsity by the Univeristy Grants Commission (UGC).

The accreditation is as per the revised A&A Framework launched by NAAC in July 2017. The aim was to make it more ICT enabled, objective, transparent, scalable and robust. The primary focus of the shift is from qualitative peer judgment to data-based quantitative indicator evaluation with increased objectivity and transparency. These include combination of online evaluation (about 70 per cent) and peer judgment (about 30 per cent).

Before NAAC team’s visit, the varsity’s mock testing teams conducted visits to departments to check if they’re prepared for the actual review. A questionnaire containing 108 questions was sent to various department heads in this regard.

The questionnaire included questions such as, do they celebrate national festivals, observe birth & death anniversaries of great Indian personalities, Is there a policy to check plagiarism, among others.

The accreditation is valid for a period of 5 years, starting from November 30, 2018. The University is looking forward to a better grade of  ‘A++’ which falls between 3.51 to 4. Last year, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was ranked with ‘A++’ in the NAAC review.

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Ilaiah said that caste-based discrimination and killings should become an election issue in Telangana.

All of it started when a dalit man, P Pranay Kumar was hacked to death in Telangana by his father-in-law, for marrying an upper caste woman. Ilaiah said that caste-based discrimination and killings should be election issues in Telangana, because notably, hundreds of activists and members of human rights organizations have visited Pranay’s home in Miryalaguda to console his pregnant wife Amrutha, and family. The security had to be tightened outside Pranay’s house in Mutthireddykunta, as agitated members of Dalit organizations raised slogans calling to fight against the caste discrimination.

Meanwhile, Amrutha Varshini and her in-laws today requested a fast-track court to be set up to take up the murder case of Pranay.

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The ride was completed in 14 minutes, people were surprised to see him and the prime minister obliged many passengers as they took selfies with him. He even People interacted with the people.

PM Modi has been using the Metro service to reach distant venues. It is an appreciable effort on his part to avoid the problem of traffic jams that usually happen during VVIP movements.

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Jawaharlal Nehru stadium

With 300 food stalls, fresh menus, Open mic sessions, Bands & Musicians from across India & the world, and performances by Countrywide Phenomenon Artists; the Khariboli Masher festival (28th-30th Sep) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium offers you exciting Watermelon Slides, Tomato Fights, and Open Mic Sessions with Hasya Kavis and Mother-in-law’s Revenge [a competitive grub fest]. Enjoy amazing performances, explore new activities and make memories that will last for lifetime.

The mouth-watering desserts blended with performances from top artists and live bands is something you will cherish for lifetime. Tickets are starting from $15. Early Bird tickets are available now. Hurry, Go & book yours !

The fest is organised by GrowthJack Events. Growthjack is a Delhi based startup creating memorable and colorful life-events. Launched in 2017, the vision of Growthjack is to create and deliver experiences that engage, entertain and educate. Growthjack is a platform for creative expression and immersive entertainment.

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Pami Dua in the notice said, “A relaxation of 5% marks (from 50% to 45%) shall be allowed for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC and differently abled categories in the entrance exam” But in case te students don’t fulfill the criteria, a relaxation of 5 percent would be provided, and if still the seats remain vacant then, these departments will explore suitable policies to fill the vacant seats.

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