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Delhi govt mulls restructuring DSEU or demerging polytechnics
The Delhi government is considering restructuring the Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU) or demerging the polytechnic institutes that were merged with it, after an expert committee found problems with its functioning.…
The Story in Brief
The Delhi government is considering restructuring the Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU) or demerging the polytechnic institutes that were merged with it, after an expert committee found problems with its functioning. An official told PTI the committee report was under evaluation and a decision would be taken soon.
Two options are on the table: reworking DSEU's structure or demerging the polytechnics to deliver technical education effectively. The review follows complaints from students and employees over alleged mismanagement, infrastructure gaps, fee hikes, faculty issues and falling enrolment. The Gazetted Officers Forum for Technical Education, Delhi had demanded a high-level inquiry into the merger of 10 government polytechnics with DSEU, alleging legal and administrative irregularities.
The Indian Opinion
The merger of polytechnics into DSEU was supposed to streamline skill education, but complaints of mismanagement and falling enrolment suggest a mismatch between intent and ground reality. The loudest narrative blames the university wholesale, yet the real test is whether the government picks restructuring or demerger based on data, not pressure from staff unions or student protests. Watch for the committee report's release: if it names specific failures, that will separate genuine problems from political noise.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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