DU’s admission norms for the various undergraduate courses could have been changed sooner, observed Delhi High Court on Friday as it was hearing the plea against the university as the university changed the norms a day before the commencement of the registrations.
"There is no dispute that you have to be in tune with the times. Nothing prevents you from improving education standards. No one is saying your decision (amendment) is not right, but your timing may not be right," a bench of Justices Anu Malhotra and Talwant Singh said.
The bench was hearing the plea against the university as it amended the eligibility criteria for the several UG courses including B.Com (Hons) and BA (Hons) Economics.
During the long arguments, the court said that the criteria were meant for the students who appeared in the board exams of 2018-19 and DU amended the norm only a day prior to the commencement of the registrations.
"Can you (DU) change it a day before? You could have given three months prior notice to students," the bench said and reserved its verdict in the matter.
In its defense, the university said that the eligibility criteria for the courses change every year and the Bulletin of Information (BIS) was valid for one particular academic year and was not a statutory rule and hence no need to give any prior notice before making changes to the BIS, the university said.
University’s lawyer told the court that no student would be deprived of the admission because of the new norms and if they do they can approach the grievance committee or the court.
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