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UGC-DU row: Centre not to intervene

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New Delhi: As uncertainty mounted for students following the row over the four-year undergraduate programme of Delhi University, government on Monday made it clear that it will not intervene and wanted the UGC and DU to resolve the matter between themselves.

Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani today held two meetings with University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Ved Prakash, a day after the higher education watchdog directed DU and all 64 colleges under it to conduct admission only under the three-year undergraduate programme or face “consequences”.

The UGC had sought complaince of its orders by forenoon today.

Prakash also held a meeting with Delhi University Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh, who is in the eye of the controversy for introducing the 4-year UG programme in DU last year. Secretary Higher Education Ashok Thakur was also present during this meeting.

Sources say Irani is also understood to have expressed her displeasure over the delay in solving the matter with the DU authorities as the admission process to the undergraduate prog kicks off from Tuesday. (PTI)

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