Delhi University does not want its students to study social topics such as sexual orientation, caste, or religious identity, according to a media report. In a discussion held by the department of psychology on Monday, May 6, the university standing committee sent back the department’s syllabus for revisions, recommending the removal of topics including sexual orientation, caste, religious identity, and an entire elective paper titled “Psychology of Sexuality”.
Mentions of Kashmir, Pakistan or Bangladesh are also to be removed from the syllabus, the university’s standing committee has suggested.
The report, published in Hindustan Times, states that the proposed changes are part of the university’s overhaul of its undergraduate fourth-year curriculum under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 framework.
Along with the removal of these topics, the committee has also sought the inclusion of Indian epics in the syllabus. “The paper on ‘Psychology of Peace’ must be revamped with examples from the Mahabharata on mediation and negotiation,” an official is quoted as telling the HT reporter.
07/05/2025