DU issues apology over UG admission form error
Teachers who were critical of the move pointed out that Urdu had not been included in the UG admissions form, but 'Muslim', 'Hindu', and 'Bihari' were listed under the languages section.
DU Registrar Vikas Gupta said that as soon as the issue was brought to the administration's notice, the option on the online portal was disabled.
In a statement, DU said, 'The university sincerely regrets the inadvertent error. We acknowledge your concerns and are committed to addressing them. However, attributing ulterior motives to this entirely unintentional oversight is unwarranted. We request all not to vitiate the university's diverse environment.'
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