GUWAHATI: Considering the situation arising out of COVID-19, the Assam Government has issued an office memorandum to waive all fees relating to admission and other categories at the educational institutes.
The waiver includes fees for examinations, festivals, publication, excursions, fees for laboratories, students union fees, college weeks, magazine fees, games and sports fees, cost of prospectus, registration fees etc. for the academic session 2020-21 irrespective of the income or the economic status of their parents.
“The benefit of fee waiver will cover State Universities, Govt. Colleges, Provincialised Colleges under Directorate of Higher Education, Assam and all institutions under Directorate of Technical Education, Assam including Engineering Colleges and Polytechnic Institutes,”stated in the notification issued by the joint secretary to the higher education department of the Government of Assam.
Earlier on June 7, Assam education minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the decision to provide free education to the students of the State.
However, fee waiver will not include self-financing courses of the colleges, institutes and hostel admission fees. Further, hostel admission fee should not be increased during the current year. On the other hand, hostel mess dues should not be part of the fee waiver scheme.
