Archive · 2 Jan 2026
DU records highest exam load under NEP
The University of Delhi had its biggest exam ever.
They tested over 7 lakh students and made 15,000 question papers.
More than 10,000 teachers helped.
They had to work really hard to make sure everything went smoothly.
This happened because of a new education rule called NEP.
The number of students and question papers has been going up every year.
In one session, they had 941 question papers, which is the most ever in one go.
DU conducted its largest-ever examination exercise under NEP, testing 7 lakh students across 90 colleges.
The operation involved 15,000 question papers and 10,000 teachers.
The November-December 2025 session saw a peak of 941 question papers in a single session.
The number of students examined increased from 69,808 in 2024 to 86,000 in 2025.
The scale of operations has been steadily increasing from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
- Who
- University of Delhi (DU) Examination Branch
- What
- Conducted the largest-ever examination exercise under the National Education Policy (NEP)
- When
- November-December 2025 session
- Where
- New Delhi, across nearly 90 colleges, including the School of Open Learning
- Why
- Implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) led to an increase in student participation and question papers
- Number of students examined
- 7 lakh
- Number of question papers
- 15,000
- Number of teachers involved
- 10,000
- Number of colleges
- 90
- Peak question papers in a session
- 941
- Increase in students from 2024 to 2025
- 16,192
- Increase in question papers from 2024 to 2025
- 713
