new delhi in a clear indication of the hrd ministrys total support to the delhi universitys fouryear undergraduate programme fyup hrd minister m m pallam raju on friday told the rajya sabha that the varsity held discussions with all the stakeholders such as students parents teachers deans of faculty heads of departments principals of colleges etc over a period of two years as for the consensus raju said all stakeholders were in favour of rectifying the ills of the existing programme and making it relevant by addressing societys contemporary needs in the process of consultation an open academic congress was held on september 67 2012 attended by over 1400 stakeholders recommending introduction of the fyup raju said under the programme there is a provision of awarding diverse degrees including diploma bachelor degree and honours degree on completion of two three and four years respectively he said the programme provides flexibility to students to exit after two and three years and return within 10 years if eligible to complete the degree andor honours degree the new fyup raju said comprises 11 foundation courses compulsory for all students to be taught in the first four semesters to strengthen their educational base there are 20 discipline courses i that are subjectspecific promoting indepth knowledge and six discipline courses ii are meant for students who wish to gain minor knowledge of a subject other than discipline i in addition there is application courses which are skill based the minister said fyup aims at knowledge development as well as skill and valuebuilding it requires students to undertake certain mandatory courses to meet the needs and challenges of modern society and the nation it blends practical application with highend knowledge facilitating students to seek jobs become entrepreneurs or to undertake research a comprehensive curriculum like this requires four years to transact them properly and facilitate its absorption by students for their allround holistic growth he added