For the
upcoming academic session, IITs and IIITs will not hike the fee said education
minister Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank". In case of centrally-funded IIITs,
it was announced that the standard 10 percent fee hike in the undergraduate programs
will not be implemented.
"After
consultation with the chairman of the Standing Committee of the IIT Council and
directors of IITs, it has been decided that these institutes will not increase
the tuition fee for the academic year 2020-21 for any course," news agency
PTI quoted the minister as saying.
"In case
of the IIITs, it has been decided that for those which are centrally funded,
the standard 10-per cent hike in the tuition fee for undergraduate programs,
will not be implemented this year. I have also requested them not to increase
the fee for other courses.
"On
similar lines, I have requested the IIITs run in the public-private partnership
mode not to increase the tuition fee for the coming academic year for any of
their courses," he added.
The
coronavirus breakout has affected 2.5 million people worldwide and the global
economy has suffered a major loss. Job offers of the students at IITs and IIMs
have been revoked. IITs earlier this month said that they will hold a special
placement drive for the students whose job offers got cancelled amid
coronavirus breakout.
"I have
also asked all IIT directors to hold special placement drives for the students
affected by cancelled job offers. The students to whom the jobs were offered
during the placement drive are among the country's brightest minds and can help
recruiters in times of crisis," the HRD minister said then.
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