SPPU officials said that they have received several complaints from students for not being considered for fee exemption despite the state higher education department's order extending such a benefit.
SPPU directs all affiliated colleges to submit COVID orphans' fees data
Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) has directed all its affiliated colleges to send data regarding the fee exemption given to students who have lost either one or both parents due to COVID-19. SPPU has asked all the college principals to cross-check the names of the students against their fee records and submit a report by July 31.
SPPU officials said that they have received several complaints from students for not being considered for fee exemption despite the state higher education department's order extending such a benefit. The list includes the names of the student, college, course, and the death certificate of the parent so that it is easier for the principals to verify.
"Students who took admission in 2020-21 and who lost their parents to Covid-19, are eligible for full fees exemption. However, many colleges have refused any exemption.We have submitted a list of more than 200 names of such students. When they went to the college authorities with the government circular, their argument was that since there is no clarity over who will reimburse the fees of such students, they would not allow for any exemptions," Kuldeep Ambekar, founder of Students Helping Hands, an NGO that submitted the list to the SPPU, said, as reported by TOI.
SPPU has also asked the colleges to initiate refunds to those students whose fees have been taken despite the exemption being applicable to them.
Meanwhile, various student organizations of the SPPU held a protest as there was no satisfactory decision by the committee appointed to review the fee hike. They decided to protest until their demands are agreed upon.
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