Medical, paramedical students can pay fees in 4 instalments

Medical, paramedical students can pay fees in 4 instalments

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Ahmedabad:  27.08.2020

Students pursuing medical, dental and paramedical courses can pay annual fees in four instalments, the state government said on Wednesday. The decision was taken to provide them relief amid the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak.

This will be applicable to students studying in the 515 government, grant-inaid and self-financed colleges of the state. Students will have to pay the first instalment (25%) of annual fees in September, followed by three instalments in the subsequent three months.

However, those who are financially well-off can pay the entire fees at once, a government statement said.

Deputy CM Nitin Patel said that a total of 35,151 students will get relief as they can now pay fees in four instalments.

Of these, 12,307 students are from medical and dental courses, while 22,844 are from paramedical courses like nursing, BSc Nursing and physiotherapy.

The annual fees for MBBS students in Gujarat range from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 15 lakh.

A total of 5,360 MBBS students of six government medical colleges, eight GMERS colleges, three colleges run by municipal corporations and 11 self-financed colleges can avail of the relief, a government release said.

The statement added that students can pay the first instalment of fees by September 30, the second by October 31, the third instalment by November 30 and the fourth instalment of fees by December 31.