Delhi University may launch 18 new courses this session

NEW DELHI: Delhi University (DU) may launch 18 new academic programmes in the upcoming session.
DU vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh has announced that among the new courses are a five-year LLB; MBA in business analytics; eight medical science programmes; and B.Tech in computer science, electronics, and communication. Currently, students can pursue a three-year LLB programme at the university after completing graduation. Once the five-year programme is launched, students will be able to take it up right after their class XII, similar to national law universities.
Earlier, DU said that the varsity may add courses like BCA LLB and B.Com LLB in future.
"Students who enrol in the new programmes will be able to benefit immensely from the rich quality of education imparted here and the curriculum will be interdisciplinary in nature. For instance, we already have the Faculty of Management Studies, and professors from there can teach certain papers of the BBA LLB programme," an official said. "Similarly, (the) law (course) includes papers of political science as well. There might be five different kinds of paper and the professor with the relevant specialisation can teach the course."
Deliberations are under way to determine the mode of admission for these programmes, authorities said. "We haven't yet decided whether CUET (Common University Entrance Test) will be considered for the new programmes. It is still under the planning stage and we are trying to launch the programmes by the next academic session," DU registrar Vikas Gupta said.