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Hindu College staff passes no-confidence motion against principal
The Hindu College Staff Association has passed a no-confidence motion against principal Anju Srivastava over alleged irregularities in admissions under the sports and ECA quotas. The college’s ECA and sports committees had…
The Hindu College Staff Association has passed a no-confidence motion against principal Anju Srivastava over alleged irregularities in admissions under the sports and ECA quotas. The college’s ECA and sports committees had flagged that some programmes received more seats than the 20% cap per programme under these quotas. Commerce received 11 sports and six ECA seats, totalling 17, seven above the limit. Political science got nine sports and six ECA seats, totalling 15, five above the limit.
Principal Srivastava wrote to Delhi University’s dean of admissions on August 11 seeking clarification. DU’s August 14 response acknowledged an error: the 20% cap was applied at the programme level rather than separately to sports and ECA quotas. DU Registrar Vikas Gupta said the issue occurred in several colleges and the overall 5% quota was not violated. He added that corrections would be made in subsequent rounds. The staff association has sought an impartial inquiry into possible corrupt practices.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The no-confidence motion is a rare escalation at a prestigious college, reflecting deep faculty-administration friction. The dispute centres on DU’s centralised admission system, which applies multiple formulas simultaneously, a single missed formula triggered the over-allocation. The staff’s demand for an impartial inquiry could lead to a formal probe by DU or the college’s governing body. With the first admission round already closed, affected students are unlikely to be removed, but the next round’s corrections will test whether the system prevents recurrence. The key date is the start of the next admission round, where DU must show it can apply the missing formula.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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