DUSU Urged DU To Refund Fees of Students Who Lost Parents To COVID, Get Details Here

Refund Fees of Students Who Lost Parents To COVID: On Sunday, The Delhi University Students' Union demanded that the authorities must take steps to refund the fees of students who have lost their parents or guardians to COVID-19. They also asked that final-year students who would not be able to appear for open-book exams (OBE) due to the prevailing situation, should be given another chance. As per the updates, DUSU wanted the exam to be held in two phases. The student's union made these demands during a meeting with college student bodies to discuss issues arising in the academic year due to the COVID pandemic. 

DUSU Meeting 

The meeting was chaired by Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) president Dahiya and 52 college students’ unions participated in it. In the joint statement, DUSU president Akshit Dahiya, vice-president Pradeep Tanwar and joint secretary Shivangi Kharwal said, "We are trying to reach out to every student of Delhi University and will make sure concern of every single student are taken into consideration." They further added, "In the meeting, points were taken into consideration and we will now work in every way to make sure all the grievances can be addressed thoroughly and it is our responsibility to ensure that solutions are well brought up." 

Demands of Delhi University Students' Union

• The students opting for assignment-based exams (ABE) should be given another chance to submit their assignments. Also, attendance should not be a proportion for evaluation.
• The final-year students who would not be able to give open-book exams (OBE) should be given another chance and hence, OBEs should be held in two phases.
• Also, there should be a 100 percent concession in the examination fee for students who would be giving ABE.
• They also demanded the refund of fees for all those students who have lost their parents or guardians to COVID.
• There was also a discussion on blind students’ writer’s fee not being sanctioned. They should be given two options for the open book examination. 

Delhi University Final Year Exams 

Earlier, the University of Delhi has issued an official notification to postpone final year examinations in 2021. Delhi University has postponed the final year undergraduate and postgraduate examination for the year 2021. Now, as per the released notification, the undergraduate or postgraduate final year examination will begin on 7th June. The new date sheet will be released soon. Also, the detailed guideline regarding the main June 2021 examinations will be issued in due course of time.