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Previous Year Question Paper (2023) · DU & College · Ethics and Culture
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This is the 2023 Semester Previous Year Question Paper for Ethics and Culture — Delhi University DU & College under the UGCF/NEP framework. Free to view on Sulaksh.
Ethics and Culture is a 2-credit VAC (1-0-1) under UGCF 2022, taught in 2025-26 as a practice-heavy ethics course (p.17 credit table). As per the official syllabus at du.ac.in/uploads/new-web/26102022_VAC.pdf, the course has Unit I Introduction - Basis of Ethics (3 weeks) on recognition of common humanity, empathy/compassion/justice; Unit II Role of Intelligence, Reason and Emotions (4 weeks) on discernment, conflict resolution and destructive/constructive emotions; Unit III Cultivating Inner Values - Ethics in Work and Play (4 weeks) on mindfulness, meditation, vocation, self-discipline/integrity/commitment; and Unit IV Striving for a Better World-Outreach (4 weeks) on means/ends, debate/dialogue and sustaining ethical cultures via philosophy/literature/theatre/cinema/media, plus 15 weeks practical (pp.17-18). The practical includes activities like 'being in shoes of others', compassion projects, breathing observation, and outreach like adopting a village, health/hygiene, gender sensitisation, etc. (pp.19-22). Examination is 'Subject to directions from Examination Branch'. Students lose marks by writing abstract ethics without citing the Unit II conflict styles (avoidance/competition/cooperation/adaptation) or a concrete outreach example, which examiners check (as of 12 Sept 2026).
This is the Ethics and Culture VAC PYQ 2023 - Paper 2 — a Ethics and Culture your semester previous year question paper.
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Official: University of Delhi · DU Exam Portal · your college's Ethics and Culture your semester handout.
Ethics and Culture is a 2-credit VAC (1-0-1) under UGCF 2022, taught in 2025-26 as a practice-heavy ethics course (p.17 credit table). As per the official syllabus at du.ac.in/uploads/new-web/26102022_VAC.pdf, the course has Unit I Introduction - Basis of Ethics (3 weeks) on recognition of common humanity, empathy/compassion/justice; Unit II Role of Intelligence, Reason and Emotions (4 weeks) on discernment, conflict resolution and destructive/constructive emotions; Unit III Cultivating Inner Values - Ethics in Work and Play (4 weeks) on mindfulness, meditation, vocation, self-discipline/integrity/commitment; and Unit IV Striving for a Better World-Outreach (4 weeks) on means/ends, debate/dialogue and sustaining ethical cultures via philosophy/literature/theatre/cinema/media, plus 15 weeks practical (pp.17-18). The practical includes activities like 'being in shoes of others', compassion projects, breathing observation, and outreach like adopting a village, health/hygiene, gender sensitisation, etc. (pp.19-22). Examination is 'Subject to directions from Examination Branch'. Students lose marks by writing abstract ethics without citing the Unit II conflict styles (avoidance/competition/cooperation/adaptation) or a concrete outreach example, which examiners check (as of 12 Sept 2026).
Official sources: University of Delhi · DU Exam Portal · your college's Ethics and Culture handout. Verify paper codes and units for your batch.
