Overview

• Education Minister Ashish Sood made the announcements during DSEU’s sixth Foundation Day at the Yashobhoomi convention centre in Dwarka.
• The student-focused festival is scheduled for National Youth Day on January 12, 2026, to highlight ideas and projects from young innovators.
• All 11 Delhi universities and 19 Industrial Training Institutes will jointly organize the event to expand exposure and collaboration for students.
• Sood acknowledged that DSEU faces many issues and promised to fix longstanding problems, with reported concerns including infrastructure gaps, fee and curriculum questions, and contractual staff pay, though no timelines were set.
• Positioning the initiative within the national skilling push, Sood said the goal is to make Delhi India’s startup, innovation and skill capital, as DSEU continues to scale with about 19 campuses, around 60 programs and industry tie-ups.