Shut out of PG syllabus review, says Delhi University history faculty, writes to Vice-Chancellor

The Department of History at Delhi University has raised concerns over the functioning and decisions of an Expert Committee tasked with reviewing the PG syllabus. The Department's Head of Department, Anirudh Deshpande, claims he is not being included in final decisions regarding the syllabus. The Expert Committee, chaired by Shriprakash Singh, recommended changes including the removal of a paper that has been taught for over a decade due to its "ideological load."

Deshpande wrote to the Vice-Chancellor, expressing concerns about the committee's composition, process, and recommendations. The letter also highlighted that over half of the DSE papers in the Semester III syllabus are yet to be officially notified. The History Department's objections echo broader anxieties about changes to university syllabi under the NEP 2020.