DU Issues Apology Over UG Admission Form 'Blunder'

Academics reject varsity's explanation, call it 'communal mindset'

- PRABHAT SHUKLA @ New Delhi

The Delhi University (DU) has issued an apology after its undergraduate admission form listed "Muslim" as a mother tongue while completely omitting "Urdu," triggering widespread criticism from faculty members who have alleged communal bias and constitutional insensitivity.

"The University of Delhi sincerely regrets the inadvertent error in its admission form. We acknowledge your concerns and are committed to addressing them," the university posted on social media platform X.

However, it also urged people not to "vitiate the university's diverse and harmonious environment" by attributing ulterior motives to the error.