DSEU functioning to be reviewed: Delhi Govt.

It is believed that the Delhi government is mulling the idea of conducting a broader round of stakeholder consultations with the aim of assessing how the Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University functions as a whole, bearing in mind the impact of the union of government polytechnics/skill centers with the university.

Apart from the four-member committee that was previously established as a response to numerous complaints concerning the general operation of the university, senior officials well aware of the situation asserted that the government is considering the possibility of inviting former All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) chairman T G Sitharam.

Officials said the Delhi government formed a four-member committee to conduct a comprehensive review of DSEU. The team began a discussion on January 30. Academics and high-ranking officers of the University of Delhi, the Directorate of Training and Technical Education, and Delhi Technical University attended the discussion. The DSEU vice-chancellor was also requested to depute the registrar of the university to participate in the discussion, the meeting notice said.

Specific mandates of the panel, according to officials, include investigating questions relating to governance of the university, academic procedures, recruitment and human resources - teaching and non-teaching, programme formulation, utilization of facilities and resources of the combined campuses, among other administrative issues.
It is expected that the government would use the recommendations of this committee as inputs in making decisions to further strengthen DSEU operations and strengthen Delhi's technical and skill education system.

Officials said that after the merger of various government universities, DSEU has been receiving many complaints from its staff and students over the past few years regarding alleged mismanagement, poor facilities, steep hike in tuition, and issues related to faculties.

Officials also confirm that "concerns over enrollment decline, erosion of academic standards, and tuition increase for an institution intended specifically to service the needs and interests of traditionally marginalized populations" have also been iterated by student organizations and staff.