As he waits for his successor to take over, Delhi university's vice-chancellor Deepak Pental bares his mind to mid day.

The semester system has been hanging fire for a long time now. Your take on this.u00a0
The issue was debated upon for quite a while, but now it has been fixed once and for all. The exam dates have been shifted to the first week of December and we have the date sheet out. We lost two weeks of classes. There has been absenteeism on part of teachers, which is unacceptable. But I feel our commitment levels should never falter, even if we do not agree on certain issues. Semester system is not something out of this world.

It has been a rocky ride for you since You have come under attack by students as well as by the teachers. Your reaction.
I don't think it has been a rocky ride. I think I have sailed smoothly. I don't admit I have come under attack by students. I personally went to a group of students and enquired about their likes and dislikes. The teachers did have some problems with me, but that is normal. Everyone has the freedom of expression, if they don't like my ideas they are free to protest and I am free to put forth my ideas. If teachers are interested in hollow slogans more than productive work, I cannot help.