Students have been given the choice to study different languages as per the New Education Policy (NEP). The first-year students, who were also the first batch to be admitted to Delhi University through CUET, said they were under the impression that they will be taught the basics of the languages but their syllabi are that of advanced level.
DU students reapplying for CUET 2023 with fear of failing language exams
Several Delhi University students who opted for Tamil and Telugu as their non-major subjects in the BA courses last year are now reapplying for the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) UG with the fear that they might fail the language exam due to its advanced syllabi.
Students have been given the choice to study different languages as per the New Education Policy (NEP). The first-year students, who were also the first batch to be admitted to Delhi University through CUET, said they were under the impression that they will be taught the basics of the languages but their syllabi are that of advanced level.
Meanwhile, the varsity in its reply to students said that they should have check the syllabus first, adding, "We cannot do anything as they have chosen the combination." Students who opted for BA programmes (Pol Science Tamil) and (Pol Science Telugu) at Sri Venkateswara College have asked the authorities several times to change their subjects to either Hindi or Sanskrit, a demand declined by the university.
The students are now anxious and scared that they will fail in the semester exam and therefore now they have registered for the 2023-24 entrance exaination. Earlier, the eligibility criteria for taking up a language as a minor discipline required students to have studied the language up to Class 8th. However, this norm was removed after students raised this matter.
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