Freshers’ day out

Though admissions to 70,000 seats in various DU colleges are still underway, the academic year for the first-semester students commenced on Wednesday

Despite education dept releasing complete salary, Deen Dayal Upadhyay college faculty receives deducted salary

According to the notice it issued, the assistant professors at the college have suffered a pay cut of Rs 30,000 while associate professors and professors have received 50,000 less in their net salaries.

Want to take a gap year? Here are the pros and cons

As universities gear up for admissions, there are some youngsters who want to take a break to think about what they really want or to travel. The ‘gap year’ or ‘drop year’ concept is considered legit by kids but their parents are sceptical