NEW DELHI: The University of Delhi (DU) conducted examinations for 228,781 students on Wednesday during its ongoing winter session. This session operates under the National Education Policy (NEP) and the choice-based credit system (CBCS). University officials administered 904 unique question papers on this single day, primarily for undergraduate programs.
Student Participation Overview
A significant portion of the examinees came from the School of Open Learning (SOL), DU’s distance education arm. SOL students accounted for 65,413 undergraduate (UG) and 2,002 postgraduate (PG) appearances. Regular UG students numbered 161,366. No regular PG examinations were scheduled for the day. SOL candidates comprised nearly 30 percent of the total student participation for the day’s exams.
Examination Sessions and Paper Count
The examination schedule was split into morning and afternoon sessions. The morning session, starting at 9:30 AM, required 795 distinct question papers. Most of these, 775 papers, were for regular and Non-Collegiate Women’s Education Board (NCWEB) UG courses. The remaining 20 papers were for SOL UG courses. The afternoon session, held at 2:30 PM, included 109 papers, all dedicated to UG-level courses.
Data indicates the morning session saw substantially higher student turnout. 152,476 examinees appeared for the 9:30 AM slot. This number was more than double the 76,305 students who attended the afternoon session.
Session-Wise Student Breakdown
The University provided a detailed breakdown of student attendance per session. No postgraduate examinations were held for regular or NCWEB students on this date. All PG appearances were from SOL candidates.
| Session Time | Total Examinees | Regular UG | SOL UG | SOL PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30 AM | 152,476 | 108,122 | 43,467 | 887 |
| 2:30 PM | 76,305 | 53,244 | 21,946 | 1,115 |
Logistical Operations and Conduct
University officials confirmed smooth conduct of examinations across all centers. Earlier, on a previous Saturday, the University had acknowledged logistical issues affecting a few papers. These papers could not be dispatched to some centers. This issue did not recur for the examinations held on Wednesday.
The winter examination session reflects the scale of academic operations under DU’s NEP and CBCS frameworks. Over 2.28 lakh students participated in a single day, underlining the broad reach of the university’s examination system.