Delhi University announces Fee Waiver for students who lost their Parent/s due to COVID19

Delhi University has announced that it will give a fee waiver to all those students who lost their parent/s due to the Covid19. And this facility will also applicable to all University colleges and their governing bodies. The decision is taken by University Vice-Chancellor Prof. YK Tyagi during a prayer meeting, held yesterday.

A prayer meeting was held at Gandhi Bhawan, DU on June 3 to pay homage to the members of Delhi University family who lost their life to COVID19. A havan was organized along with Bhajan recital by the Music Department of University of Delhi.

Prof. P. C. Joshi, Prof. Ramesh Bhardwaj, Prof. M. S. Kalon and Dr. Vikas Gupta participated in the prayer meeting. The meeting was aired live on the website of University of Delhi, du.ac.in.

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"All DU students who have suffered loss of parent/s due to COVID19 will receive fee waver. This facility will also be extended to DU colleges through their respective Governing Bodies.", an official announcement made by Delhi University Vice-Chancellor at the prayer meeting at Gandhi Bhawan, reads.

A prayer meeting was held at Gandhi Bhawan today to pay homage to the members of Delhi University family who lost their life to COVID. A havan was organized along with Bhajan recital by Music Department. pic.twitter.com/HeR3vovoNI

— University of Delhi (@UnivofDelhi) June 4, 2021

DU has lost several of its staff members and even students who were a part of the institute lost their battle against the Covid19 virus. The dependent students who have lost their parent/s will be eligible for a fee waiver.

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