Delhi University colleges to push for deemed varsity status

New Delhi: Delhi University colleges, including SRCC, Ramjas, St. Stephen’s and Hindu College, which are considered to be some of the prestigious colleges of North Campus, are planning to seek deemed university status.

Even though the proposals are in very nascent stage but if granted, the status will help them formulate their own rules and decide their own fees structure.

“Few colleges like SRCC, Stephen’s, Ramjas, Hindu and the ones run by the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee want to seek deemed university status. The HRD ministry has also formulated some norms for providing more autonomy to colleges but deemed status will give them complete freedom of functioning on their own,” a senior university official said.

“The matter was raised in the governing body meeting of Hindu College and in the later stages proposals will be drafted for seeking the status and the colleges will be required to gain “A” grade in NAAC accreditation for three consecutive times,” he added.

He maintained that if this happens, the colleges will not be bound to follow DU rules and there will be no need to seek sanctions from the university for any
decision.

However, the students’ union might oppose the move as studying in these colleges might become expensive then, as the institutions will be free to decide their fee structure like private universities.

13 deemed varsities in Delhi

Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Indian Law Institute
Jamia Hamdard
National Institute of Fashion Technology
National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation and Museology
Teri School of Advanced Studies
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha
School of Planning & Architecture
Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthana
National University of Educational Planning & Administration
National School of Drama, Bahawalpur House
Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences