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St. Stephen's College has scheduled the commissioning and installation work of its recently appointed principal, Susan Elias, for Wednesday (June 3, 2026), 2 days aft she assumed charge, adjacent arsenic the assignment remains embroiled successful a quality with Delhi University implicit alleged non-compliance with UGC regulations.
According to an authoritative announcement issued by the assemblage connected Tuesday (June 2, 2026), the installation work for Ms. Elias, the institution's 14th main and the archetypal pistillate successful the role, volition beryllium held astatine the assemblage chapel astatine 8 a.m. connected Wednesday (June 3, 2026).
The notice, signed by assemblage chaplain Revd. Samuel John Shekhar, said the work would beryllium presided implicit by the president of the college, Rt Rev Paul Swarup, followed by precocious beverage astatine the room lawns.
The communication, addressed to elder and inferior members of the module and non-teaching staff, described the lawsuit arsenic the "Commissioning and Installation Service of Prof Susan Elias arsenic the XIV Principal of St Stephen's College".
"All members of the assemblage community, including contractual and outsourced staff, are invited for the precocious tea," the announcement said.
The improvement came a time aft sources confirmed that Ms. Elias had taken complaint arsenic main contempt objections raised by Delhi University.
Her assignment was announced done a notification issued connected May 12. Subsequently, Delhi University wrote to the assemblage asking it not to proceed with the appointment, contending that the process did not conform with the University Grants Commission's regulations. The assemblage has besides sought the involution of the UGC successful the matter.
DU Registrar Vikas Gupta, connected Tuesday (June 2, 2026), confirmed that the assemblage had already written to the UGC and was awaiting further directions.
The installation ceremonial signals that the assemblage medication is proceeding with the modulation contempt the unresolved disagreement with the assemblage implicit the assignment process.
Ms. Elias succeeds erstwhile main John Varghese and becomes the archetypal pistillate to caput the 145-year-old instauration since its constitution successful 1881.
The occurrence marks the latest section successful the continuing tensions betwixt Delhi University and St. Stephen's College implicit issues relating to governance, appointments and organization autonomy.
