SFI holds protest outside DU VC's office, demands opening of more hostels

Earlier this month, the Vice-Chancellor had announced the construction of two new hostels "to cater for the exploding needs of outstation students of the university".

Students' Federation of India (SFI) activists held a protest in from of the office of Delhi University's Vice-Chancellor, demanding more hostels for students. The SFI, in a statement, said that they submitted a memorandum to Dean of Students' welfare, Pankaj Arora, in this regard.

Delhi University VC announced new hostels

Earlier this month, the Vice-Chancellor had announced the construction of two new hostels "to cater for the exploding needs of outstation students of the university".

A delegation of four SFI members went to meet VC Yogesh Singh but he did not meet the delegation. Then we submitted the memorandum to DSW, said the statement. The SFI further stated that the outstation students, particularly those who belong to economically and socially weaker classes, are getting adversely affected by the lack of adequate and affordable hostels. It alleged that the lack of affordable options often curtails them from pursuing their higher education at a premier government educational institute like Delhi University.

DU Exams 2022: Offical Notification

Meanwhile, Delhi University has urged the students to refrain from adopting unfair means during the Open Book Examinations that are underway. In a notice, the Dean of Examination said some students appearing in the examination are using unfair means using various websites.

"We have identified various websites and blogs apart from WhatsApp and Telegram groups which students are using for the inappropriate practice. The competent authority of the University of Delhi has taken a serious note of it," the notice read.

The university has also initiated the process of identifying such students through their phone numbers in the groups/websites and is preparing Unfair Means (UFM) cases against them, the notice mentioned.

All such cases will be considered as UFM cases and such students will be punished under the University of Delhi's rules for dealing with such matters.

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