JOIN USDelhi University began with the new academic session on Monday, as dust seems settled over the now-scrapped four-year undergraduate programme.
The varsity admits over 50,000 students under its undergraduate programmes in 64 colleges.
Many colleges conducted orientation programme to initiate Class 12 pass outs into college environment.
Apart from lectures, the students at Lady Shri Ram College took part in cultural programmes and a tree-plantation ceremony.
In Ramjas College, there was a department-wise orientation.
Students were briefed about their course, the timetables, and the rules and regulations. Some first year students had the company of their parents and the day’s programme ended with lunch.
Shri Ram College of Commerce and Maharaja Agrasen College began with classes on Monday. “The lecture experience is very different from school lessons,” said Pooja Singh, a first year student of Maharaja Agrasen College.
Student groups also joined in welcoming freshers. Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad had put up anti-ragging signature campaign boards in front of colleges.
Following the row over four-year undergraduate programme, fresh admissions to Delhi University for the 2014-15 academic session had started from July 2, a week behind schedule.
Now DU colleges are upfront with the challenge of running two different course structures – one for FYUP 2013 batch, and the other, under 2012 syllabus, for rest of the batches.
The university had passed the restructured FYUP syllabus for 2013 batch in its statutory body meeting on Saturday.
But the attempt to rush the proceedings to ensure commencement of the academic session as per schedule drew criticism from teacher groups, who alleged that the university didn’t pay heed to the recommendations of the committees of courses.
“The meetings are being held just two days before the opening of the session.
He (DU vice chancellor) has presided over a string of illegal actions and procedural violations, that include the rejection of recommendations of committees of courses and bypassing of faculties,” Delhi University Teachers’ Association president Nandita Narain had said.
Meanwhile, DU colleges began admissions under the eighth and final cut-off list. The students have until Tuesday to enrol themselves.