AUD reinstates fee waiver for SC/ST and PwD students

new delhi: Ambedkar University on Wednesday decided to continue the existing policy of fee waiver to all students of Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disability (PWD) categories, to a period of

one year.

"AUD has decided to continue the existing policy for a period of one year. The direct implication is that students belonging SC/ST/PwD categories will get a blanket full waiver on their fees throughout the duration of their degree, as has been the norm since 2016," the AUD Students Union said in a

statement.

The observation fee waiver was observed by a student who was applying for admissions at the university. "There was a board of meeting today where it was decided that the fee waiver policy will exist as it is for a year," Shruti a student of AUD said.

The university was caught in a controversy after it was reported that its fee waiver for scheduled caste/tribe and PwD students had been withdrawn for this session.

In fact, following this, students of the varsity had protested vehemently seeking that the decision be rolled

back.