Full fee waiver for students who lost parents to Covid: Mumbai University

The University of Mumbai (MU) has released a circular directing all its affiliated colleges to give a 100 per cent fee waiver to students who lost their parents due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The university has also directed colleges to reduce up to 30 per cent academic fees. It clarified that the relief will be applicable only for the 2021-22 academic year.  

The circular issued by Mumbai University read, “As per the directives of the Maharashtra government and the recommendations of a committee constituted by the MU vice-chancellor, reduction of fees only for the 2021-22 academic year has been recommended. 100 per cent fee waiver should be given to students who have lost their father/mother, or both parents to Covid-19.” 

According to the circular, the library fees, laboratory fees will be reduced by 50 per cent. Similarly, the examination fee will be reduced by 25 per cent. Extra-Curricular fees will also be reduced by 50% for those colleges which have conducted extracurricular activities.   

The MU circular stated, “If a college has published an online magazine, they can collect 25 per cent of the magazine fund and if colleges have conducted extra-curricular activities they can collect 50 per cent of the actual fees.” 

“If the pandemic situation normalises in the future and students are allowed to attend physical classes, the proportionate fee component under different heads as mentioned in the circular, including hostel fees may be charged separately by all colleges,” the circular added. 

Established in 1857, the University of Mumbai, informally known as Mumbai University (MU) and earlier called the University of Bombay is one among the oldest state universities in India. It offers more than 200 undergrduate, postgraduate, diploma, doctoral and certificate programmes across various disciplines, such as engineering, arts, science, management, and law, to name a few. 

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