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DUSU Elections: Why Prominent Colleges Like St. Stephen's and LSR Shun Central Politics?
- •Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections are as significant as Lok Sabha or Assembly elections.
- •As September arrives, the campus buzzes with posters, pamphlets, and slogans of student leaders.
- •Many prestigious colleges opt out of DUSU elections, running their own separate internal systems.
- •Minority institutions like St. Stephen's College maintain distance due to administrative and internal autonomy.
- •Women's colleges such as Lady Shri Ram College (LSR) prioritize internal student council elections to maintain an academic environment.
Key Questions Answered
Prestigious institutions like St. Stephen's College maintain a distance from mainstream DUSU politics to preserve internal autonomy, adhere to minority management rules, or prioritize internal student council elections and academic environments like Lady Shri Ram College.
Regular non-professional colleges located in the North and South campuses—such as Hansraj College, Hindu College, Kirori Mal College, Ramjas College, Miranda House, and Sri Venkateswara College—participate, along with central university departments like the Faculties of Arts, Science, and Social Sciences.
No, School of Open Learning students do not have the right to directly vote or participate in DUSU elections because their studies are conducted through correspondence and distance education.
