DUSU: One-time age relaxation for candidates

ONE-time age relaxation of three years has been given for contesting and voting in Delhi University Students elections (DUSU). This year the maximum age limit has been increased from 22 to 25 years for undergraduate students and 25 to 28 years for postgraduate students.

- IFRAH MUFTI

DU Vice-Chancellor Professor Yogesh Singh notified about the same on Friday on the occasion of the Executive Council meeting.

The Delhi University Students’ Union elections will be held on September 22, the university announced on Thursday. The date and venue for counting of votes are yet to be announced.

Elections to the students’ body are being held after a gap of four years. Students’ union elections were last held in 2019. The elections could not be held in 2020 and 2021 due to Covid-19 while possible disruptions to the academic calendar prevented their conduct in 2022.

September 12 is the last date for submitting nomination papers and their scrutiny and the publication of the list of nominated candidates, according to a Delhi University circular.

The last date for withdrawal of nominations and publication of the final list of candidates is September 13.