India, Sept. 13 -- Delhi University (DU) will confer honorary doctorate degree to Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and alumnus of University of Delhi, Dr Harini Amarasuriya. The varsity has also decided to hold a second mop-up admission round but in physical mode to fill vacant undergraduate seats, framed uniform guidelines for PhD courses. The decisions were taken at the 1,278th meeting of the Executive Council (EC), chaired by Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh. At the outset, the EC passed a resolution welcoming the 15th Vice President of India, CP Radhakrishnan, who is also the Chancellor of DU.

Dr Harini Amarasuriya had graduated in Sociology from Hindu College in 1991-1994 through a scholarship sponsored by Ministry of External Affairs. Annou...