Full fees waived for those admitted under 7.5% reservation for government school students
The Hindu
Move to benefit over 10,500 students in the current year.
The State government will absorb the expenses for education in professional courses of students admitted under the 7.5% reservation for government school students, Chief Minister M. K. Stalin has announced.
At a function organised in Anna University on Monday to distribute allotment letters to a few candidates who had been admitted to various programmes under the 7.5% reservation for government school students, Mr. Stalin said the fees for counselling, tuition and hostel, would be paid by the government itself. This applies to students admitted to all professional courses under the quota.
The Chief Minister urged the students to make the best use of the opportunity and equip themselves with skills so that they get placed well after graduation or become entrepreneurs.
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