On Tuesday, Delhi University released its academic calendar for undergraduate programmes. Classes are expected to be initiated on August 1, 2024. This time we have a delayed academic calendar due to a delay in results of CUET UG results. Miranda House Professor Abha Dev Habib said, “Thanks to the NTA [National Testing Agency], admissions to DU’s undergraduate programmes are nowhere in sight.” 

As per the new academic calendar, classes for the new session will continue till 27th October. Then we have a mid-semester break from 27th October to 3rd November. Thereafter classes will again resume from 4th November to 28th November thereby dispersal of classes for practical exams and preparation for semester exams. The theory exam shall begin from 10th December 2024 to 29th December. After the end-of-semester exam, we can observe a winter break till 1st January.  

After the end of the respective semester, the new semester will start from 2nd January 2024. Thereafter we have a mid-semester break from 9th March to 16th March. Then from 17th March 2024 classes will again resume similarly till 30th of April. Then we will have semester breaks as preparation leave and for the conduction of practical exams. The theory examination will begin on 13th May 2025 and will continue till 1st June. This will mark the completion of the year following which we will have a semester break till the 20th of July 

Comparative view

This time in comparison to the previous academic calendar, we can find more rigor. Last year it started from 17th of August thus comparatively we are sooner. However, we can observe that minimal days have been provided as semester breaks.  Students who will get admitted to DU this year shall be the ones who will pursue their education through the new education policy. This means a multi-disciplinary approach will be followed. However, it can be observed that the implications of courses of SEC and VAC are not working from the grassroots level. Therefore we also need reforms here 

Thus in a nutshell we can conclude that after the extension of summer vacations by Delhi University, we can observe a rigorous academic calendar this year. Therefore students will be required to maintain continuity in their academics to deal with this calendar. 

Delhi University’s official website: https://www.du.ac.in/

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Amid protests and echoes of a NEET re-test by students and organisations, alleging irregularities in the marking system used by NTA we have come across historical proceedings of the Supreme Court.

On July 8, the Supreme Court during its hearing stated that it was “ clear that leak of NEET UG question paper has taken place. We want to know the number of beneficiaries of question paper leak, and what action has been taken against them.” The bench of three judges (DY Chandrachud with Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra )  accepted that the NEET paper was leaked through telegram, WhatsApp and other electronic means. It stated that when such papers got leaked it spread like a ‘wildfire’.  

Enquiry

They mentioned that the Court is aware of the fact that they are dealing with the lives of 23 lakh students. If the beneficiaries of the paper leaks are not found or arrested then the court has to order the reconduction of the examination. It has presented several questions to CBI and NTA and ordered them to file their affidavits by 5 pm July 10 and share these with petitioners as well. Court also wanted to know how many of them were among those students who were beneficiaries of grace marks provided by NTA. It  asked NTA regarding the steps taken to identify those beneficiaries, and the time duration between the leak of exams and occurrence on 5 May.  

However, NTA was not in Favour of conducting of the entire exam again. It apprehended that it can  “seriously jeopardise” lakhs of honest candidates without proof of large-scale breach of confidentiality. 

“It is also submitted that at the same time, in the absence of any proof of any large-scale breach of confidentiality in a pan-India examination, it would not be rational to scrap the entire examination and the results already declared,” the Centre said. “Scrapping the exam in its entirety would seriously jeopardise the lakhs of honest candidates who attempted the question paper in 2024,” the Education Ministry said. 

Thus in a nutshell we can say that the center is in search of proof for mass malpractice with the questions of the examination system on 5th May. The next hearing is on 11th July when we can expect to observe the final decision. 

 References

Indian express , The Hindu

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Amid Neet UG scam allegations, NTA is working on reforms to the examination system. However, the results of CUET UG are still in the pipeline. Children are waiting for their results as they will be the gateway to their dream universities. This can also affect the academic calendar due to this delay in results. 

The CUET UG results were expected to be released by the 30th of June. However, NTA is still on the line to clarify anything regarding the date of results awaited. . On the one hand, postgraduation admissions are on the way and the other hand, under-graduation admission can only start after the results of CUET get released. 

“We are ready with the admission procedure. If there are delays, it might impact our admissions calendar, but we are advising students to wait patiently,” said a DU official. 

A burnout

Mr Pandey, who is also the Delhi chief of the All India Parents’ Association, said, “Because of NTA’s inefficiency, many students have started applying to private colleges. This will push well-off students into private colleges and lead to segmentation of students based on their family’s income.” 

Students are demanding that Universities should start their admission procedure based on their 12th score. As many students started to enrol themselves in private Universities, it is not a possible option for students who come from an economically weaker background leading to a divide.  

“NTA should be considerate towards students’ future, given the fact that more than 250 universities accept CUET UG results,” said Muskan Vijayvargiya, an aspirant from Jaipur. 

Thus in a nutshell we can say that such a delay in releasing the results of the CUET examination is a test of patience by NTA. Students generally remain ambiguous at this stage regarding their future and career. Such situations can lead to burnout for students. The credibility of NTA with its performance this year is a questionable matter!  

References

The Hindu, MSN

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On 29th June 2024, India created history by having a phenomenal victory over South Africa in the ICC T20 World Cup. It is after 13 years that India won the T20 World Cup. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma finally added the T20 World Cup to their resume and retired from T20 cricket. India gave the target of 176 runs to South Africa, a score which the Indian team successfully defended. This time Kohli also made a half century and Jaspreet Bumrah was the man of the match. 

The entire social media flourished with the news with hundreds of reels being viraled there only concerned about the cricket tournament. One reel showing Rohit Sharma eating sand of Barbados pitch got vialed there. Hilariously people started to please Prafull Billore because of his Instagram posts. 

It all began innocently when Billore shared a selfie of cricket player Suryakumar Yadav on social media. Unknowingly, this sparked a wave of online jokes calling Billore the infamous “panautiThe ,” or unlucky, following Yadav’s disappointing league performance. Billore accepted this designation and gave the mocking a lighthearted twist by photoshopping himself into pictures of South African cricket players, refusing to run from the spotlight. 

A memorable day(T20 World cup 2024)! 

In the initial over of T20 world cup 2024 the chase for 176, South Africa was shaken as Bumrah dismissed Reeza Hendricks and Arshdeep removed Aiden Markram in the third over. They lost two wickets in rapid succession. At the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown in Barbados on Saturday, India’s team total of 176/7, including 76 points from Virat Kohli, was the best in the T20 World Cup final against South Africa. Shivam Dube outscored him with 27 runs in the last over. 

President, Prime minister and the leader of the opposition congratulated the Indian team for their phenomenal victory in the matches. The prime minister mentioned “Team India ko iss bhavyya Vijay ke liye, sabhi desh vasiyon ke taraf se bahut, bahut badhai.” , Amit Shah tweeted, “Our players put up a stellar performance throughout the T20 World Cup with unmatched team spirit and sportsmanship. The nation swells with pride at their historic achievement.” Congress MP and LoP Rahul Gandhi also tweeted, saying, “Congratulations to Team India on a spectacular World Cup Victory and a phenomenal performance throughout the tournament! Surya, what a brilliant catch! Rohit, this win is a testament to your leader” 

Thus, in a nutshell, we can say that it was one of the historical achievements in pocket of Indian team. Everyone waited a really long time for this victory. This is a high time for celebrations. Kudos to Indian team for its victory!

References

Hindustan times, indian express, ICC, Jagran josh, Hindu

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-vs-south-africa-live-score-t20-world-cup-2024-final-match-55-today-ind-vs-sa-latest-scorecard-updates-9422139/

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Delhi University released the first seat allocation round for DU CSAS PG on June 22, 5 PM. This round of seat allocation is crucial for candidates aiming to pursue their master’s degrees at one of India’s prestigious universities. Candidates interested in pursuing their master’s from Delhi University can check their allocated seat on the official website of https://pgadmission.uod.ac.in/index.php/site/login

Candidates have time until June 26, 2024, as the final date to accept the allocated seat. Colleges and departments have time until June 27. The fee payment procedure for the assigned seat shall be completed by June 28. 

Process of checking the seat 

1. Visit the official website https://pgadmission.uod.ac.in/index.php/site/login
2. Then Click on the CSAS round 1 CSAS link 
3. Login through your application number and date of birth. 

After checking their allocation status, candidates will have two options. They can freeze their seats if they are satisfied with it. Freezing will not allow any upgradation in future. If they want to get it upgraded, then they can click the upgrade button. This will allow them to compete for their higher preferences in future with their CUET Score. 

Second and third round 

The second round will start on 2 July 2024, at 5 PM. Also, the third round will start from 16 July 2024. These processes will involve the further official procedure for admission of candidates who have accepted their seats. They will have to pay the required fees to successfully enrol in their courses. 

Mid entry window 

Applications for the mid-entry window shall start from 11 July to 13 July. This window allows candidates who missed earlier deadlines or wish to modify their course preferences to apply again. It is a critical opportunity for those who need a second chance to secure a seat. 

A total of 13500 Seats are available at Delhi University for PG. Thus, in a nutshell, we shall conclude that those applicants who are interested in taking admission to Delhi University must accept their allocated seats as soon as possible. Early acceptance and fee payment are crucial steps in confirming their spot and starting their postgraduate studies at DU. 

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