DU Shortens Winter Break Amid Delay in CUET Results Release

Delhi University (DU) has reduced the winter break for third and fifth semester UG students to four days, drawing criticism from students and teachers. The revised academic calendar has not been released for first-year students due to CUET result delays, causing logistical concerns and overlapping schedules.

Delhi University (DU) has decided to cut down its winter break for students in the third and fifth semesters of the undergraduate program, much to the dismay of students and faculty. The break, now reduced to just four days from December 29 to January 1, 2025, is a substantial deviation from the usual 15-20 days holiday period traditionally observed at the varsity.

Both students and teachers are concerned about the strain this change will place on them. The academic schedule for first-year students has yet to be released, attributed to delays in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) results. This delay is expected to create overlaps and logistical challenges for the university.

Teachers are particularly worried about how this overhaul might impact students from other states, and they criticize the delay in the release of the academic calendar. This year's disorganization is part of a broader pattern observed over the last three years since CUET was introduced, with ongoing inefficiencies in the testing and result declaration process.