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In a bid to
relief students amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic, colleges affiliated to
Mumbai University will not be increasing their fees for the upcoming academic
year. Students will also be allowed to pay their tuition fees in instalments.
The University of Mumbai
issued a notice to the administration of its affiliated colleges asking them to
not increase the fees for the upcoming year of 2020-21.
“Owing to the lockdown
announced on March 23, all industries, commercial work as well as jobs in the
private sector have been affected financially. This has also affected the
financial situation of the general public. Keeping this in mind, we, hereby,
direct all affiliated colleges to not hike their fees for the next year,” read
the notice.
Officiating registrar of
the University of Mumbai, Vinod Patil confirmed the same, adding that the
students will be allowed to pay their tuition fees in instalments. “In line
with the letter from the UGC and keeping in mind the lockdown, we are
instructing colleges to not increase the fees for the next year and allowing
students to pay tuition fees in instalments,” said Patil.
Last month, the colleges
were asked to not force its students to pay fees immediately amid the pandemic.
