Registration under Competency Enhancement Scheme for the session 2023-24 begins in DU
A person of any age can
expand his knowledge by reading any course: Vice Chancellor
From the academic session 2023-24, the University of
Delhi has rolled out the Competency Enhancement Scheme (CES) announced in the Centenary
year to enable up-skilling, re-skilling and lifelong learning. Online
applications are invited for registration under CES. Giving information in this
regard, Vice Chancellor of University of Delhi, Prof Yogesh Singh said that
under this unique scheme of the university, a person of any age can expand his
knowledge by studying any course at any age.
The Vice Chancellor informed that the objective of the scheme is to grow the business of entrepreneurs, improve managerial skills, fulfill educational dreams, empower senior citizens, upgrade artisan skills, build self-confidence through learning with students, To utilize the resources of the University, promote student mobility and enable it to adapt to the professional needs of the society. The Institute of Lifelong Learning (ILLL) of University of Delhi will be the nodal institute for the implementation of the scheme.
He said that any person who fulfills the specified
minimum eligibility criteria and pre-requisites, if any, for an existing course
can register for that course, subject to the availability of seats. Admission
of non-senior citizens will be done on the basis of merit. Admission for senior
citizens will be based on merit and age, where merit and age will be given
weightage of 70% and 30% respectively. The number of seats in a course shall be
a maximum of 10% of the total class strength of that course or 6 seats,
whichever is less. He told that these seats will be considered as additional
under CES in any course.
Director of Institute of Lifelong Learning Prof Sanjoy
Roy informed that aspirants may refer to the CES brochure
(https://illl.du.ac.in/ces2023.html) for eligibility criteria, number of seats,
registration, fee structure and other details. Eligible candidates can register
through the link (https://ces.du.ac.in/) to apply for CES 2023. The
registration deadline for CES 2023 will be 30 days from the announcement of
this press release. The merit list of the candidates will be issued within 7
days from the due date of registration. CES 2023 Brochure is available at University
of Delhi website: https://admission.uod.ac.in/?Competence-Enhancement-Scheme and
ILLL website: https://ces.du.ac.in/ https://illl.du.ac.in/ces2023.html.
Interested persons may contact the office of Institute of Lifelong Learning,
University of Delhi between 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM for detailed information. Email
ID for Admission is: ces@illl.du.ac.in.