The fault in our system: decoding CBCS

CBCS.
A lot has been said and a lot more has been done about it. Mass rallies, protests and signature campaigns. Now with the election of ABVP one thing is as clear as ever. This choice rather confusion based credit system is not rolling back anytime soon.
A lot has been said about the confusion that the hasty implementation of this system has led to, but little about the way that it has been implemented. I, as a  frehser am willing to give this system a chance. After all it is a step towards a more liberal system of education. But there are few things about the implementation that don't really go down well with us- the guinea pigs of the VC.
1. The hatter skatter - All the confusion, the mad rush about choosing your generic subject and seeing which one goes best with the course that you signed up for. Totally not worth it.
2.Defiance of purpose- The programme talks about providing choice to the students. But what happens when this choice is not granted? In a lot of colleges, students are denied a choice. The professors have decided it between themselves to swap their students and that's done then.
3. The papers offered- It's a good step in order to diversify our education. But that's not going to happen if we are offered the crappiest papers there are to offer under a subject.
CBCS has a lot of flaws and these are reason enough to have stopped its implementation. But now that it is here, and here to stay it's only justified that the party which strongly supports it and the VC look into the matter at the earliest and take some much needed actions.

Note: The following article is posted on the official website of DU Times, The newspaper for Delhi University. ( www.dutimes.com)

Fate of the V-Tree

Think of Hindu college and there are a few things that will instantly come to your mind. Among these things is the incredibly famed V -tree.

Prayed to on Valentine’s Day this tree has been the object of fancy of almost everyone in the campus. For those who don't know the tale behind this tree here is a rough idea- The students from the Hindu hostel and subsequently the whole college pray at the tree every year to a 'damdami mata' in hopes of losing their virginity. Nothing short of a festival I tell you! Now I don't know if the mata actually fulfills their wishes but what's the harm in trying right?

In a completely unprecedented and shocking move the authorities at the college decided to cut down the tree and close down PAM- Pizzas and more. The 'it' place in the college to facilitate the construction of a new academic block and the girls hostel.  Hearing this the students launched protests against the college authorities. After numerous protests which went on for as long as one whole semester, FIR’s and RTI’s later the officials and students reached a compromise. The officials cut down the six trees in the V-Tree area and were allowed to cut down parts of the V-tree and in turn were given a penalty of planting a hundred trees in the college campus. If things could get any worse, they did. The parts of V-Tree were cut down on a Sunday to avoid any hassles of protests by the students- nothing short of a betrayal.

In conclusion the V-Tree stands, but it looks like an ugly ostrich at the moment. It’ll take time for the heavy canopy to grow again. Until then all we can do is pray for its quick recovery.

Note to the readers:- This article is also published on the official website of the Delhi University newspaper, DU Times. (http://www.dutimes.com/)