New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- The Delhi University's (DU) standing committee for academic affairs met on Friday to deliberate on several proposed courses, including one value addition course (VAC) on Viksit Bharat and four VACs on the Bhagwad Gita, officials said.

Standing committee members said that several changes have been recommended and further discussions regarding the new courses will be taken up in the academic council meeting, scheduled for December 27.

"There was a long discussion on whether the academic content of the courses add any value to the curriculum and several changes were recommended as well. Further discussions will be taken up in the academic council meeting, where we will raise further objections," said Biswajit Mohanty, w...