Delhi University prioritizes permanent faculty appointment

Against the current tense situation with Pakistan during Operation Sindood, the Delhi University has resolved to extend full support and cooperation to the Government of India.

The motion was moved unanimously on Saturday in a meeting of the Academic Council (AC), which was chaired by Vice Chancellor Prof. Yogesh Singh.

During Zero Hour, the Vice Chancellor urged college principals to accord highest priority to appointment of permanent teachers as compared to guest teachers by promptly advertizing available vacancies. He urged that every single college must move early on vacancies now available or likely to be available during the period of retirements and should join the recruitment process at least once or twice annually.

Responding to a question on initiation of the appointment procedure in 12 colleges of Delhi Government, he explained that negotiation is underway and a favorable response is expected in the near future. Registrar Dr. Vikas Gupta put the minutes of the previous AC meeting on December 27 before the house for approval and presented an 'action taken report' on previous decisions.

The Academic Council also approved syllabi of various faculties according to UGCF 2022, as recommended by the Standing Committee on academic affairs. Also approved was the proposal to translate Persian, Arabic, and Urdu writings in the syllabus into English.

The council also approved introducing new Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC) under UGCF 2022. They are Robotics & Automation and Introduction to IoT using Arduino under Electronics category; Low-Code/No-Code Development under Computer Science category; and Forensic Analysis of Biological Evidence, Forensic Toxicology, Questioned Document Examination, and Injury & Death under Life Sciences subdomain under Biomedical Sciences.

Besides, the council also approved a proposal from the Department of Distance and Continuing Education to introduce certificate-level courses in French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese at CISBC under the Open Learning Development Centre from the academic year 2024–25. It also approved introducing Certificate/Diploma/Advanced Diploma courses in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean from the session 2025–26 under SOL, and an Advanced Diploma (JP-3) of one-year duration in Japanese at Ramjas College.