India, Nov. 9 -- Delhi University has been asked to issue fresh assessment guidelines for fourth-year undergraduate research after increasing the credits assigned to dissertations, academic projects and entrepreneurship work, raising the evaluation weight to 400 marks in each of the final two semesters.

In a letter dated November 6 to Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh, the Democratic Teachers' Front said a July 10, 2026 notification increased the credit weight of the dissertation, academic project and entrepreneurship track from six to 10 credits per semester, beginning with the 2026-27 academic session. The component now carries a total of 20 credits across the seventh and eighth semesters.

The teachers' body said the existing evaluation ru...