Archive · 26 Oct 2025
DU Awaits UGC Approval for New Posts and Funds Amid EWS Quota
Delhi University needs more money and staff.
They asked the government for help two years ago because they have more students now.
This is because the government created new rules for students from economically weaker families.
The university wants to hire more teachers and build more classrooms to handle all the new students.
The government approved some money, but not enough to hire new teachers.
The university is waiting to see if they can get more help from the government.
Delhi University is seeking additional posts and funds from the UGC.
The request is to support increased student intake due to the EWS quota.
The government implemented a 10% EWS reservation.
The UGC directed DU to submit proposals for new posts to the Ministry of Education.
Faculty members express concern over the existing infrastructure being overburdened.
- Who
- Delhi University, University Grants Commission, and the Ministry of Education
- What
- DU is awaiting UGC approval for additional posts and funds to manage the increased workload from the EWS quota.
- When
- A request was made two years ago, with a recent letter from the UGC on October 6.
- Where
- Delhi University
- Why
- To implement the 10% EWS reservation without affecting general category student intake.
- University
- Delhi University
- Request to UGC
- Additional posts and grants
- Reason for Request
- Extra workload from EWS quota implementation
- EWS Reservation
- 10%
- Additional Seats Created
- 214,766
- Government Expenditure Approved
- ₹4,315 crore
- UGC Letter Date
- October 6