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Overview for Prospecting E-Waste for Sustainability.
Prospecting E-Waste for Sustainability is a 2-credit Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) under Delhi University's UGCF 2022, taught in 2025-26 as a 0 lecture, 0 tutorial, 2 practical (60 hours practical) (p.1 credit table). As per the official syllabus on academicaffairs.du.ac.in, the course is organised as hands-on exercise list (02 credits: 60 hours) — identification and segregation of e-waste, dismantling/handling, visit to e-waste facility, environmental laws/producer responsibility, regulatory use in institutions, reduction at source, institutional audit vs E-Waste Rules 2016, circular economy recycling in metros, import permission itinerary, disposal inventory, evolution of Hazardous Waste Rules 2008 / E-Waste Rules 2011/2016, and international legislations. Exercises 1-13 are pure field/practical tasks (pp.1-2, 60 hours) with no separate theory units. Evaluation follows SEC practical guidelines; credit 0-0-2 indicates continuous assessment plus field report (p.1). Students lose marks by listing e-waste types without the segregation/dismantling demo or without referencing E-Waste (Management) Rules 2016 and producer responsibility; the visit report and regulatory application are graded. For revision, map each PYQ to its unit — middle units repeat most — and confirm your college's exact paper code before the exam, as SEC codes vary by theme (as of 12 Sept 2026).
Offered as a Skill Enhancement Course (SEC) under DU's UGCF/NEP, Prospecting E-Waste for Sustainability carries 2 credits and is open to students from all streams. Colleges typically slot it in Semesters 3-5. E-waste management for sustainability. This page brings together syllabus, previous year papers and study material in one place so you can see the taught order and the exam pattern together.
What you will study (broad UGCF outline — verify from your college): The DU syllabus is organised into four units. For Prospecting E-Waste for Sustainability, the broad coverage is:
Exam pattern & marking: The paper is typically theory plus practical/internal assessment — often 50-75 marks theory with 25 marks internal/practical, or 2-credit evaluation via continuous assessment, presentations and a semester-end exam. Questions are a mix of short notes (5-6 marks) and applied long answers (10-15 marks) drawn directly from the four units. Examiners look for unit-wise structure, one relevant example or tool per answer, and a clear conclusion. For practical SECs, viva and file work carry significant weight.
How to prepare & what is missing: Start with the syllabus Units 1-4 listed above, then solve the PYQs shown on this page side-by-side to mark which unit each question came from. That 10-minute mapping tells you which units repeat most (usually the middle units). Right now the IMP questions / detailed notes PDF for this paper may not be uploaded yet — the list below shows what is currently available. If your college shares the official IMP Q&A PDF, it will automatically appear in the list above with an IMP Q tag.
Official sources: University of Delhi · DU Exam Portal · your college's SEC syllabus handout.
