Students from SAARC countries to pay less fee in universities

Basant Kumar Mohanty
New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI) In a major step to attract
students from the SAARC countries, Indian universities will
now slash their fee to level them with the Indian students.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has taken a
decision in this regard and asked the Central Universities,
State Universities and Deemed Universities to implement it
immediately.
The decision will immensely benefit the aspiring
students from Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Maldives.
These students have been paying higher fee compared to
their Indian counterparts. In Indian Institute of Technology
(IITs), they pay USD 1000 (Rs 45,000) per semester while
Indian students are paying Rs 25,000.
"The UGC has approved a proposal for reducing fee for
the students of SAARC countries. They will pay the same amount
as the Indian students are paying," UGC Secretary R K Chauhan
told PTI.
He said the decision of the UGC has been communicated
to the nearly 480 universities and deemed universities for its
immediate implementation.
The proposal was originally mooted by Nepal which
wanted reduction for its students in Indian universities.
However, the UGC decided to extend the benefit to all the
SAARC countries. (More) PTI BKM
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