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<h1 class="">Hindi no more a mandatory subject in Central universities</h1>
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Friday, 19 June 2015 - 7:25am IST
| Place: New Delhi | Agency: dna | From the print edition </div><br></div></div><div class="">
In the current curriculum, a paper in Hindi is mandatory
at the graduation level across central universities in northern belt.
In Delhi University, Hindi is taught as a mandatory paper in all
programme courses. Even in honours paper, students had a choice of
studying either Hindi or English as a language paper. The language
papers Hindi
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<p>Studying <a href="http://www.dnaindia.com/topic/hindi">Hindi</a>
is no longer going to be mandatory at undergraduate level in Central
universities. The new choice-based credit system (CBCS) is giving
students an option to either study Hindi, <a href="http://www.dnaindia.com/topic/english">English</a> or any modern Indian language.</p>
<p> While the new syllabus gives students choice to study an Indian
language instead of learning Hindi or English, Hindi sympathisers feel
that the new system is discouraging students from learning the national
language. The move has come up at a time when the government is trying
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<p>In the current curriculum, a paper in Hindi is mandatory at the
graduation level across central universities in northern belt. In Delhi
University, Hindi is taught as a mandatory paper in all programme
courses. Even in honours paper, students had a choice of studying either
Hindi or English as a language paper. The language papers Hindi</p>
<p>and English together made 25 per cent of the total syllabus in the programme course. The share of <a href="http://www.dnaindia.com/topic/languages">languages</a> has been brought down to less than five per cent.</p>
<p>Human resource development ministry's new syllabus under CBCS has
made Hindi an optional paper in under graduate syllabus. "In the
existing course, the students read Hindi in one semester and English in
another. But now the student will read either Hindi or English or any
third language," explained a professor who was a part of CBCS committee.</p>
<p>"Had there been sufficient deliberation over CBCS, such issues would not have arisen," said Professor IM Kapahy, who teaches at <a href="http://www.dnaindia.com/topic/delhi-university">Delhi University</a> and is a member of the UGC. He was also a part of the committee that drafted the syllabus.</p>
<p>Kapahy also criticised the ministry for not evaluating the language
policy and deciding on dropping out Hindi. Distancing himself from the
issue, the professor added, "I am a member of UGC, but I was not a part
of all the decision-making process."</p>
<p>The teaching fraternity is also critical of the new system. They feel
that not only will it discourage the students from learning Hindi, but
will also reduce the workload of the teachers. "On one hand we want to
promote the raj bhasha, on the other we are making attempts to
discourage students from taking it up," said Professor Gopeshwar Singh,
head of Hindi department of Delhi University. Singh also added this the
new system will reduce the workload of the department and will leave
teachers without sufficient work.</p>
The UGC that has been the nodal agency for drafting the syllabus,
however, denies having made any discrimination towards teaching Hindi.
"The syllabi has been prepared after due consultations with central<br>
and state universities. The vice chancellors have given their approval.
The CBCS gives the university the leverage to modify the syllabi up to
20 per cent. The universities are free to make such changes," said a UGC
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