82% of fresh engg., pharmacy students for fee reimbursement
The Hindu
Poor response in admissions as out of 61,169 allotted seats only 46,322 take admission
About 82% of first year students who gained admission in the engineering and pharmacy colleges this year have sought eligibility for fee reimbursement scheme, submitting the requisite income certificates.
Out of the 61,169 candidates who were allotted seats only 46,322 have showed interest in taking admissions and of these, 19,200 students have claimed total fee reimbursement under various categories. About 18,900 candidates applied under the partial reimbursement and only 8,250 students have fully paid the fee. This amounts to 82% of the candidates taking fee reimbursement of the State government.
Candidates who claimed 100% fee reimbursement come under the SC, ST and Minority categories, for whom the government pays total fee irrespective of the college fee if their parents’ income is below ₹ 2 lakh per year both in the rural and urban areas.