Vice President Venkaiah Naidu called upon the youth to strive to build a new India which is "free of fear, corruption, hunger, discrimination, illiteracy, poverty, caste barriers and urban-rural divide." Interacting with students of Delhi University, who called on him at his residence here on Saturday, Naidu urged youth to develop a constructive attitude and focus on achieving perfection in whatever they do.

University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a warning to 21 colleges under the Delhi University, saying their financial grants will be withheld if they do not appoint full-time Principals. Over 22 out of 77 colleges in the Delhi University are running without a permanent Principal, irking the Teachers' Association of the University which has been demanding streamlining of the appointment process.

The recruitment-process of around 2000 faculty posts in Delhi-University has been stalled due to confusion over the implementation of University Grants Commission's (UGC) March 5th notification on reservation. While most of the colleges have cancelled the scheduled interviews for the advertised posts, some have started the process using the new formula, which is expected to reduce representation of SCs and STs in the faculty.