Tuition fee relief for weaker sections

While disclosing this to the Times of India, UT joint secretary (Technical Education) Pirthi Chand said that they had taken the decision of full tuition fee for women, economically weaker sections of society and physically handicapped candidates.

‘‘We have also decided to implement this scheme to these candidates to the extent of 10% and the scheme would be made applicable to the candidates from the next academic session of 2010-11,’’ he said. Inquiries by the Times of India revealed that while the full tuition fee waiver would be allowed to the 3% of the weaker-section women in the city educational institutes, the 5% and 2% of the economically weaker and physically handicapped students would be able to get the tuition fee waiver benefit, respectively.

The administration has decided to extend these benefits to the city-based educational institutes such as Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology, (Degree & Diploma Wings), Chandigarh, Punjab Engineering College, University of Technology, Chandigarh, Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh, Govt College of Art, Chandigarh, Govt Polytechnic for Women, Chandigarh, Industrial Training Institute, Chandigarh, Govt Central Crafts institute for Women, Chandigarh, Govt Medical College & Hospital, Sector-32, Chandigarh and Government and the Multi Speciality Hospital, Sector-16, Chandigarh.