College and exam fees likely to cut by 16k for 2021-22

College and exam fees likely to cut by 16k for 2021-22

admin | 2021-06-27
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State minister for higher and technical education Uday Samant on Thursday announced a rebate of ₹16,250 to engineering students from government-aided institutes for not using the library, gymkhana and other facilities on campus as students have not attended physical classes in over a year, as per a press statement

The Maharashtra higher education department wants all state-run universities to reduce college and exam fees for students, keeping in mind financial difficulties that the Covid-19 pandemic has brought on. Announcing the same on Sunday, state higher and technical education minister Uday Samant said a meeting had been scheduled next week with vice-chancellors of all state universities to discuss the matter.

“Students admitted to government and government-aided autonomous engineering institutes have to pay fees other than tuition fees. These students did not use the library, gymkhana and other educational facilities as they were not present in the college due to Covid lockdown, so they should not be charged for the same,” Samant said in the press statement.

“Considering the problems of students and parents in the backdrop of the ongoing pandemic, it has been decided to give a discount of ₹16,250 to students,” he said.

The amount will be deducted from fees that students will be charged for the 2021-22 academic year. This decision will benefit nearly 20,000 students across the state, the minister announced.

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