The controversy over admission process in Delhi University is not dying down as a group of University teachers in favour of the four-year undergraduate programme, FYUP, today went on a 24-hour long hunger strike.

They are protesting against the University Grants Commission UGC's order for the roll back of FYUP. The teachers, under the aegis of Academics for Action and Development alleged that the UGC's directive to DU was an assault on its autonomy.

Meanwhile, future of more than two lakh applicants for graduation programme of Delhi University hangs in balance as it has put its admissions process on hold. Admissions were scheduled to start today but because of the row over the controversial four-year undergraduate programme of the University, admission has been deferred.

After an emergency meeting of the Principals Association of the University last evening, its president S K Garg announced that they decided to defer the admission process.

The Association in a resolution passed had said that 36 colleges have decided not to release cut-off list until the issue is resolved. He had said, the remaining college principals have been informed about the decision. Mr Garg said, the decision was taken in the interest of the students, parents and colleges.

Yesterday, the University Grants Commission had asked Delhi University and all its 64 colleges to comply with its order or face consequences such as freezing of grants. The University had forwarded copy of UGC letters to all its colleges. The UGC in its orders had asked colleges to conduct the admissions under three-year programme and not the four-year undergraduate programme.