Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 17: Government today accorded sanction to 50 percent reduction in fee for Nursing and Architecture courses in Nursing Colleges at Srinagar and Jammu with additional 50 percent rebate for BPL category students.
According to an order issued by the Commissioner Secretary Higher Education, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, the annual fee for BSc Nursing course has been reduced from Rs 65000 to Rs 32500 and from Rs 65000 to Rs 15000 for BPL category students.
He said that for BSc Architecture course, the annual fee has been reduced from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 50000 and for students of BPL category it will be Rs 25000 only.
Moreover, 10 percent seats will be filled up on nomination basis by Higher Education Department.