Delhi University today scrapped its controversial Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP) and reverted to the previous three-year structure.

In a statement, DU Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh asked the principals of various colleges of the University to start admissions for the new session.

He said that DU recognizes the need of the hour and it is of paramount importance to protect the interests of the students by ensuring the start of the admission process.

The decision puts an end to the uncertainty over the admission process for 2014-15 which was triggered due to the stand-off between DU and University Grants Commission over FYUP.

Over 2.7 lakh students have applied for admission to more than 54,000 seats in 64 colleges of the University. The admissions were to begin on June 24 but have been delayed due to the stalemate.