Delhi University BTech courses undergo revamp

Following directions from All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Delhi University has restructured six B Tech courses which were introduced as part of the Four Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP) - a programme which is now defunct.

"The AICTE had given a conditional approval to the university in May this year for the 2013-14 batch which had taken admission in the B Tech courses, as part of the FYUP, which was last year scrapped following UGC intervention. The syllabi and courses of study pertaining to six BTech programmes in computer science, electronics, food technology, instrumentation, allied papers and polymer science, have been restructured after AICTE had given a conditional approval to run these courses," Abha Dev Habib, an Executive Council (EC) member said.

The restructured courses were approved by the varsity in an Executive Council (EC) meeting on Monday. After the FYUP was rolled back, UGC had directed DU to continue with these six B Tech programmes but only for benefit of over 6,000 students admitted in the academic year 2013-2014.

However, 27 colleges offering the courses were asked to seek approval from AICTE, the apex advisory body regulating technical education in the country. With several deadlines lapsing over the months, students had raised concerns over non-approval of the courses.