DU recruited 838 teachers, promoted over 5300 in 2022, says VC Yogesh Singh

Delhi University will spend Rs 330 crore for the new building of IOE, Rs 289.61 crore for the IOE hostel this year.

Delhi University promoted as many as 5398 teachers and recruited 838 new teachers and 249 non-teaching personnel in the year 2022. The numbers were shared by the University of Delhi, Vice Chancellor Prof. Yogesh Singh while highlighting the achievements of 2022, on the first working day of the new year.

Vice Chancellor Prof. Yogesh Singh said in his address that in 2022 the university has signed 18 MoUs with foreign universities. The H-index of the university has increased from 230-250. There has been an increase of 9% in research papers in the Scopus index journal.

5302 promotions in colleges, 96 in University

Giving the information, VC Prof. Yogesh Singh said that in the year 2022, a total of 5302 promotions were done in various colleges, in which 3643 assistant professors, 1249 associate professors, and 410 professors were promoted. There were 96 promotions in the University of which 42 assistant professors, 16 associate professors, 15 professors, and 23 senior professors were promoted.

838 new teachers recruited

Giving further information, the Vice-Chancellor said that in the year 2022, a total of 719 new appointments including 712 Assistant Professors and 07 Principals/Directors were made in various colleges. Similarly, a total of 119 teaching posts including 102 Assistant Professors, 13 Associate Professors, 02 Professors, and 02 Principals/Directors (UCMS, ACBR) were recruited in the University, which is a total of 838 new recruitment.

If new recruitments are talked about according to colleges, then 33 in Daulat Ram College, 58 in Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, 88 in Deshbandhu College, 15 in Dyal Singh College, 44 in Dyal Singh (Evening) College, 86 in Hansraj College, 75 in Kirori Mal College, 79 in Laxmibai College for Women, 06 in Miranda House College, 07 in PGDAV College, 47 in Ramjas College, 09 in Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, 23 in Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, 43 in Sri Venkateswara College, 22 in Swami Shraddhanand College, 67 in University College of Medical Science and 10 in Zakir Hussain College for new regular teaching posts recruitments have been done in the year 2022.

New academic programs in 2022

Many new academic programs were also started by Delhi University in the year 2022. The Vice-Chancellor informed that five-year LLB, Competency Enhancement Scheme, Vice Chancellor Internship Scheme, MBA (Business Analytics), and MBA, BBA, BMS, BLIS, and MLIS in SOL and many new courses in Medicine including MSc (Respiratory Therapy), DM (Medical Gastroenterology), MDS, DM, and MD have been started.

The era of new constructions will continue in 2023

The year 2023 is also going to be very good for the University of Delhi. Vice Chancellor Prof. Yogesh Singh said that in the new year, Rs 330 crore for the new building of IOE, Rs 289.61 crore for the IOE hostel, Rs 87 crore for the construction of the computer centre and Rs 110 crore for the expansion of the library will be spent.
In this series, Rs. 195 crore for the Faculty of Technology, Rs. 201 crore for the construction of two new academic blocks of Delhi School of Economics, Rs. 161 crores for the construction of a new Girls Hostel in Dhaka, Rs. 226 crore for the construction of University campus in Surajmal Vihar and the construction of educational block in Dwarka with Rs. 95 crores is also expected to start along with new construction works from March to June in the year 2023. The Vice-Chancellor informed that renovation and value addition works at various places will also be completed this year for a cost of Rs 29.4 crore.

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