India, April 23 -- Third-year undergraduate students at Delhi University stand at the cusp of a landmark academic year. In a few weeks, the varsity will roll out the final lap of its first-ever four-year undergraduate programme, introduced under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

The new model, implemented through the Undergraduate Curriculum Framework (UGCF) 2022, allows students to either exit after completing the traditional three years or continue for a fourth. In this additional year, students can choose to write a dissertation, undertake academic or field projects, or pursue entrepreneurship.

To be sure, DU already offers some four-year programmes - such as the Bachelor of Elementary Education and the B.Tech degree at the C...