New Delhi: Calcutta University (CU) has decided to waive the tuition fees for students of all the semesters of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The decision was in response to the hardships and the financial constraints people are facing due to the COVID pandemic.
Following the decision, the university will now not take any fees including admission fees, tuition fees and examination fees for the whole academic session 2021-22.
The varsity has also waived the fees students had to pay while collecting semester exam mark sheets and grade sheets.
“This is for the information of all concerned that in view of the present pandemic situation, the University has waived off all fees like Admission fees, Tuition fees and Examination fees of the students (PG and University UG students) for the academic year 2021-2022 for different semesters and it is not required for the students to pay fees for collecting the Mark sheets/Grade sheets of different semester examinations,” the university said.
Impressed with the decision, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated all teachers, administration staff, and students of the varsity.
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