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Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira charges reduced fees Financial woes prompt RKM college to offer partial waiver
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira in Belur has been charging reduced hostel and college fees since November because of the financial constraints students are facing amid the pandemic.
The extent of reduction varies from 30 to 40 per cent on an average for undergraduate and postgraduate students. The partial waiver is likely to continue till in-person classes resume.
A comparison with the fee structure in effect till October reveals that the monthly college fee for the third-year English (honours) students has been reduced from Rs 700 to Rs 500. The fee for the second-year students has been brought down from Rs 900 to Rs 600.
About 200 graduating students of Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira came to the Belur campus on Saturday afternoon to collect their degree certificates at a convocation that was held adhering to all Covid-19 protocols.
As the degree recipients stepped on the campus wearing masks, their body temperature was measured with thermal scanners. Rows of foot-operated sanitiser dispensers were put up from the entrance to the campus.
The degree recipients (undergraduate, postgraduate, MPhil and PhD) were split into two groups one group attended the convocation in Vivekananda Sabhagriha and the other in AshaJyoti Conference Hall. This was done to ensure maximum possible physical distance among the attendees. Inside the halls, too, adequate distance was maintained among those present.