Archive · 1 Sep 2026
DUTA Raises Workload Concerns Over Delhi University’s Fourth-Year Framework
Delhi University has created a new framework for students who study for a fourth undergraduate year.
DUTA says the changes could increase students’ workload.
The framework gives more credits to dissertations, academic projects and entrepreneurship tracks.
It also moves some core subject courses into an elective group.
These courses are from semesters seven and eight.
Students must choose three courses in each of their final two semesters.
They must do this while also completing an academic track.
DUTA’s concerns focus on how much work students will have to handle.
DUTA has raised concerns about increased workload under Delhi University’s undergraduate fourth-year curriculum framework.
The concerns include restructuring credits and academic tracks in the fourth year.
Credits for dissertation, academic project and entrepreneurship tracks have been increased.
Discipline Specific Core courses in semesters VII and VIII have been moved to the Discipline Specific Elective pool.
Students must choose three courses in each of the final two semesters alongside an academic track.
- Who
- The Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) raised the concerns, and undergraduate students are affected.
- What
- DUTA flagged increased workload under Delhi University’s revised undergraduate fourth-year curriculum framework.
- Where
- Delhi University.
- Why
- The framework increases credits for certain academic tracks, moves core courses into the elective pool, and requires three courses in each of the final two semesters alongside an academic track.
- Issue
- DUTA has flagged increased workload under the fourth-year curriculum framework.
- Affected students
- Undergraduate students completing a fourth year at Delhi University.
- Increased credits
- Credits for dissertation, academic project and entrepreneurship tracks have been increased.
- Course restructuring
- Discipline Specific Core courses in semesters VII and VIII have been moved to the Discipline Specific Elective pool.
- Final-semester requirement
- Students must select three courses in each of semesters VII and VIII.
- Additional requirement
- The three courses must be taken alongside the student’s chosen academic track.