New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- For the first time, third-year students of Delhi University will be able to contest for the posts of vice-president and joint secretary in the DUSU elections.
The change comes after the implementation of the four-year undergraduate programme under the National Education Policy (NEP), which has altered the status of third-year students. They will no longer be considered final-year students, a condition that previously prevented them from contesting.
The section 11 (2) of the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) Constitution specifies that only those students who are not appearing for the final-year examination in that year can contest for the posts of vice-president and joint secretary.
Based on this, the DUSU El...