Delhi CM writes to Minister of Education for new universities | Photo Credit: Representative Image
Concerned about the high limits for depleted uranium, Delhi’s chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, has called for measures to be taken to improve the disparity. The CM of Delhi has decided to increase the number of colleges and universities in Delhi for the increasing number of students applying for admission to the state.
In this regard, CM Kejriwal has also written to the Union Minister of Education to amend the Delhi University Act made during the British era so that new colleges and universities can be opened in Delhi. In the letter addressed to the Minister of Education, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Kejriwal requested to amend section 5 (2) of the law so that more affiliated universities can be built.
According to the University of Delhi Act 1922, Section 5 (2), any new university in Delhi must be affiliated with the University of Delhi. The prime minister at the virtual press conference on Friday said that no new university has been opened in the capital in the last 30 years due to the Delhi University Law. The law requires all new colleges to be affiliated with DU but it has reached full capacity.
He further added: “It is important to change the law. Today, I have written to the Union education minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal, urging him to remove Section 5 (ii) of the Delhi University Law so that new universities can be started in Delhi. It will benefit the students. The students are immensely stressed due to the high limit that has reached 100%. “
The Chief Minister at the virtual press conference said: “Every year, Delhi has around 250,000 students passing Class 12, but around 125,000 of them make it to Delhi-based universities. What will happen to the remaining 125,000? “
Currently, Delhi University has 91 affiliated colleges, Indraprastha University has 127, there are nine universities under state government, and then there is Jawaharlal Nehru University. According to the CM, “Every year, Delhi has around 250,000 students passing Class 12, but around 125,000 of them manage to get into the Delhi-based universities. What will happen to the remaining 125,000? “
“We need to increase the number of colleges and universities to provide equal opportunities for higher education for all students,” he added.
In the meantime, The University of Delhi has published the first cut list of October 10, 2020. Lady Shriram College or LSR has released a 100% cap for three BA (Hons) courses including Economics, Political Science, and Psychology. Hindu College follows with 99.5% BA (Hons) Political Science and 99.33% B.Sc (H) Physics. The trend is similar for most of the top universities, including SRCC, Miranda House, and others.
