DU distance learning students left in the lurch
New Delhi: Many aspirants for government jobs have been left in the lurch after the Delhi University distance-learning course they undertook was not recognised by the recruitment body Staff Selection Commission (SSC). SSC, a government recruitment body constituted by the government, has cancelled the candidature of all the students who graduated from School of Open Learning (SOL), University of Delhi, claiming their degrees were not recognised by the Distance Education Council (DEC). "I have received a memorandum from SSC instructing me to get a certificate from DEC failing which my candidature will be cancelled," Subhash Chandra Tiwari, a graduate from SOL selected for the post of tax assistant, told sources. The memorandum sent by SSC says, "If the universities offering Distance Learning Mode of Education are not recognised by the Distance Education Council (DEC), the degrees issued by it are not valid. Graduation is essential qualification for the above noted examinat...