JNU students raise issue of pending scholarship

Delhi | Friday | 10th July, 2020

Summary:

new delhi: Students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) have been demanding their scholarship, amid COVID-19 with over 70 per cent still waiting for the pending scholarship. Speaking to Millennium Post, JNU students union (JNUSU) president Aishe Ghosh said that majority of the students have not got their scholarship including herself. JNU provides different types of scholarships, which include Merit-cum-Means (MCM): This is exclusively for BA and MA students and it is funded by JNU (Rs. Meanwhile, there are students who haven't received their scholarship for a year and a half now. The students have raised their concerns with the JNU VC, UGC, and the HRD Minister seeking the release of their pending scholarships..