COVID-19 Impact: SPPU to not hike exam fee this academic year; check details here

The examination fee is different for around 300 courses offered by the varsity and the colleges affiliated with it.

The Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) has announced that it has decided not to increase the exam fee this academic year for those who are studying at the university or its affiliated colleges.

The Director of the examination at SPPU, Mahesh Kakade said, “Considering the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the SPPU has decided that there will not be any hike in the exam fees or any other charges related to the examinations. The charges for this for the 2020-21 academic year will be the same as the previous year.”

The examination fee is different for around 300 courses offered by the varsity and the colleges affiliated with it.

The University had earlier issued a circular that there will be no hike in the tuition fee for the academic year 2020-21 considering the covid-19 situation.

Meanwhile, 31,239 students appeared for the online backlog exams on Tuesday, December 9, 2020. This is the first time that the varsity conducted the exams online. The exams have been conducted online owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. SPPU also offered an online mock test to students on December 3, i.e. before the online exam, to ensure there are no hiccups in the actual examinations.

The University houses 46 academic departments, 12 faculties and 52 research centres. It has about 307 recognized research institutes and 612 affiliated colleges offering UG, PG, Diploma, PG Diploma, PhD and certificate courses in 17 distinct fields of education. The University attracts many foreign students due to its excellent facilities. It also offers distance learning courses at UG, PG and doctoral levels.

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