Students with disabilities exempted from paying fees in Odisha schools
7 years, 5 months ago

Students with disabilities exempted from paying fees in Odisha schools

India Today  

The Odisha government has decided to exempt fees for students with disabilities, in government and government-aided educational institutions, in order to motivate them for higher education. The secretary to the higher education department has written letters to all higher educational institutions to implement the government's decision immediately, said Ananta Das, Higher Education Minister. "The differently-able students like blind students who use Braille for studies, hearing impaired and dumb students, orthopaedically handicapped students with disability more than 75 per cent will be exempted from tuition fees and examination and certificate fees for pursuing higher education," the minister said. Though the differently-able students in school level are exempted all kinds of fees, they are making payment in colleges and other higher educational institutions.

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TARATDAC urges govt. to prohibit special schools from charging fee
2 months ago

TARATDAC urges govt. to prohibit special schools from charging fee

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of All Types of Differently Abled and Caregivers on Thursday urged the State government to prohibit government-aided special schools for intellectually disabled to collect fees. Stating that there is only one government-run institution which is located in Chennai, the association in a statement stated that about 300 special schools and homes for the …

No Braille books for visually-challenged students in higher education in Odisha
3 months, 4 weeks ago

No Braille books for visually-challenged students in higher education in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Even as the state government is gearing up to implement the National Education Policy -2020 at the higher education level, it is yet to factor in issues related to blind students in colleges and public universities. Unlike their general counterparts who have access to books related to their curriculum, the state does not provide Braille books to blind students …

Government schools in Odisha to provide transport facilities to secondary students
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Government schools in Odisha to provide transport facilities to secondary students

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Students of secondary grades in government schools of nine districts will get transport and escort facilities under the Samagra Shiksha initiative of the Ministry of Education for the 2024-25 academic session. The districts where secondary school students will get transport and escort facilities are Deogarh, Ganjam, Keonjhar, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nayagarh, Nuapada and Rayagada. The initiative was started in …

Free education in UP private schools for students whose parents died due to Covid-19
3 years, 10 months ago

Free education in UP private schools for students whose parents died due to Covid-19

India Today  

Lucknow Private schools will give free education to children who have lost their parents due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Uttar Pradesh Deputy Minister Dinish Sharma has announced that students whose parents died due to Covid-19 will receive free education in private schools. As the decision was welcomed by the members of private schools, Dy Minister Dinesh Sharma said, "Private schools …

Odisha govt announces reduction in tuition fee in all aided, unaided private schools
4 years, 2 months ago

Odisha govt announces reduction in tuition fee in all aided, unaided private schools

India TV News  

In a major relief for students and their guardians, the Odisha government has announced a reduction of tuition fees in all aided and unaided private schools for the 2020-2021 academic session in wake of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic situation. While there will be no waiver for schools charging Rs 6,000 per annum, those charging between Rs 6,001 to Rs 12,001 …

Odisha to introduce quota in engineering, medical colleges for state-run school pass-outs
4 years, 3 months ago

Odisha to introduce quota in engineering, medical colleges for state-run school pass-outs

Hindustan Times  

The Odisha government on Monday decided to make a provision for reservation in engineering and medical colleges for students passing out from state-run schools. “The quota in engineering and medical colleges for students passing out from state-run schools will be introduced from the next academic year,” School and Mass Education Minister S R Dash said. Students passing matriculation examinations from …

Cabinet approves quota for Odisha govt school students in medical, engineering colleges
4 years, 3 months ago

Cabinet approves quota for Odisha govt school students in medical, engineering colleges

India Today  

State cabinet presided by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday cleared a resolution proposing quota in medical and engineering courses in colleges for students of government-run schools in the state. The resolution was moved in the backdrop of a drop in the number of students from Odisha’s government high schools and colleges in medical and engineering courses with the …

30% fee waiver in private schools of Odisha proposed by education dept
4 years, 6 months ago

30% fee waiver in private schools of Odisha proposed by education dept

India Today  

Odisha’s Department of School and Mass Education has submitted a report to the High Court calling for up to a 30% fee waiver for private school students. Fee waiver details for private schools in Odisha As per the submitted report, a senior official from the education department said that an MoU had been signed by 14 members agreeing to a …

[Students vs UGC] Odisha Govt's Concerns Over Conducting Final Year Examinations 'Unfounded': UGC Tells SC [Read Reply]
4 years, 7 months ago

[Students vs UGC] Odisha Govt's Concerns Over Conducting Final Year Examinations 'Unfounded': UGC Tells SC [Read Reply]

Live Law  

The University Grants Commission has rebutted the concerns raised by the Odisha Government over conducting of final year examinations amid the pandemic. UGC Directive To Hold Final Year Exams 'Not Implementable': Odisha Govt Tells SC The Odisha Government had argued that even if the final year examination is conducted, its "sanctity" will be greatly compromised and that examinations should not …

25% fees to be waived off in all Assam private schools
4 years, 7 months ago

25% fees to be waived off in all Assam private schools

India Today  

The Assam government recently issued a circular to all private schools, directing them to waive off 25 percent of school fees for this year. “In view of the COVID19 pandemic, we've advised all private educational institutions to offer at least 25% concessions in monthly fees, from May 1, 2020, till the formal opening of schools.” He further said that the …

Odisha govt to provide transport cost to school students as per their attendance
5 years, 9 months ago

Odisha govt to provide transport cost to school students as per their attendance

India Today  

In a bid to improve attendance in schools, the Odisha government on Saturday decided to provide transportation cost to students who stay more than a kilometre away from their schools. Students having more than 75 per cent attendance will get Rs 600 per month as travel expense, while students with 50 to 75 per cent attendance will get Rs 400 …

Odisha's state-run school students to get free uniforms and bicycles
7 years, 6 months ago

Odisha's state-run school students to get free uniforms and bicycles

India Today  

Odisha government will now provide free uniforms to all students studying in state-run schools across the state. At the state-level function to celebrate Teacher's Day, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that the government will also distribute free bi-cycles to students of class 9. Now students of APL family will also get free uniforms," Patnaik said. Teachers receive state awards …

TS government can breathe easy this year
10 years, 7 months ago

TS government can breathe easy this year

The Hindu  

The government’s burden on paying the tuition fee for engineering students will drastically come down this year even if all the eligible candidates claim the fee under the fee reimbursement scheme, now renamed as Financial Assistance to Students of Telangana. Of this 30 per cent of seats are reserved for management quota, which means effectively 25,636 seats will not be …

No aid for A.P. students: KCR
10 years, 8 months ago

No aid for A.P. students: KCR

The Hindu  

The Telangana government is fully committed to implementing the 10-year common admission rule for higher education institutions, but will not reimburse the fees of students who are not from Telangana, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao reiterated here. “The Telangana government will pay for its students under the new FAST scheme and let the Andhra Pradesh government reimburse the fees to …

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