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Delhi University drops Delhi Sultanate paper from MA History syllabus
Delhi University has removed the specialised course 'The Delhi Sultanate: Structures of Authority in Medieval North India (13th-14th Centuries)' from the newly notified MA History Semester III syllabus. The paper, a core…
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Delhi University has removed the specialised course 'The Delhi Sultanate: Structures of Authority in Medieval North India (13th-14th Centuries)' from the newly notified MA History Semester III syllabus. The paper, a core medieval India course for decades, examined state formation, political authority, and cultural life under the sultanate.
According to the Indian Express, the History Department had proposed 38 Discipline Specific Elective papers, but only 16 were notified on August 7. Other dropped topics include 'History of North India, c. 1400-1550' and three ancient India papers. University officials said an expert committee reviewed the courses, while faculty members expressed concern over a pattern of axing long-standing social science papers since NEP 2020 revisions began.
The Indian Opinion
The exclusion of a decades-old Delhi Sultanate paper from DU's PG syllabus will fuel familiar charges of saffronisation or ideological trimming. But the real story may be less dramatic: a shift toward interdisciplinary courses under NEP 2020, with new papers on socio-cultural history and sovereignty. The test is whether students still get rigorous medieval history or lose depth. Watch if the dropped topics reappear in future semesters or vanish entirely.
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