Lucknow University Decides to Reduce Diploma Courses Duration to One-Year

Lucknow University has decided that all the diploma courses offered at the varsity will now be of one year. Earlier, the duration of some courses were two years.

As per Lucknow University, the decision has been taken in order to bring uniformity in diploma and certificate courses offered by various departments.

Earlier this year, Lucknow University decided to centralize the admission procedure for all its affiliated colleges. 

The varsity has drafted new guidelines for courses and sent them to all departments on Monday.

As per the new guidelines, diploma courses have been divided into two categories. In the first category, any certificate, diploma and PG diploma course with 30 or more seats will be allowed to run only if a minimum of 20 seats is filled.  The fees for such courses will mandatorily be a minimum of Rs 18,000 per semester.

While in case of specialized diploma, certificate and PG diplomas having less than 30 seats, the course will be allowed only if a minimum of 15 seats is filled. The minimum fees for these courses will be Rs 37,000 per semester.

However, if the varsity gets approval from the University Grants Commission (UGC) for running the course online, then the minimum fees will be Rs 18,000 per semester and minimum seats will be 30.

Furthermore, the students pursuing diploma courses will not be counted as regular students but will be given permission to use e-resources and reading room facilities. 

The government employees, defence personnel and corporate-sponsored candidates taking admission in diploma courses will have to shell out more money than others.

The development fee, which is part of the total, will be Rs 19,000, significantly higher than Rs 4,000 for other candidates.

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