NEW DELHI: Come July, Delhi University will have two new centres at Roshanpura and Shahbad Dairy. The university aims to expand and develop its southwest and northwest campuses and start a college and a research centre there.
Last Tuesday, DU acting vice-chancellor PC Joshi and other officials, including dean of colleges Balaram Pani, visited Roshanpura near Najafgarh where DU plans to open a college catering to students from rural areas.
The 10-acre land was allotted to DU in 1989. Pani said there were plans to build a college there soon. In 2019, the Union education ministry had said that DU would build the college by 2023.
The VC also visited Shahbad Dairy, where a plant genetic research centre is expected to come up on 40 acres allotted to DU by DDA. “The university is seriously considering developing a northwest campus devoted to plant sciences, like agriculture, horticulture, forestry and plant genetics teaching and research. There is also a plan to set up a science-based campus there with new courses,” Joshi said.
However, Joshi clarified that a centre of the university would be built there for now. “Such centres are essential to help cut down travel for students to North Campus for various services, including certificates. We want to create these facilities across the city on our new campuses,” he added.
Joshi said the new campuses would help increase intake capacity and diversify teaching. “We do not have courses in agriculture or forestry. We want to develop state-of-the-art facilities and research centres for every field,” he added.