NSUI leads #waivefeepromotestudents campaign

Future of lakhs of students is uncertain due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the institutes are closed and authorities are clueless about the session

1. Lakhs of students are in dilemma about there future

Students have started a trend on microblogging platform, Twitter, with #WaiveFeePromoteStudents, demanding a complete waiver of semester fees and promotion to next year.

2.Students demand waiver in fee as well as promotion to next year

The trend has been started by National Students Union of India (NSUI), a students' body affiliated with the Congress to voice the concerns of lakhs of students of the country

3.NSUI voices concern of lakhs of students

The online campaign started by the students' body has been signed by over 10,000 students nationwide.

4. The online campaign has been signed by 10,000 students

Supporting the demand, Congress party has said, "while education institutes remain shut, the future of many students hangs in limbo.

5. Congress stands in solidarity with the students

The HRD Ministry must act immediately and provide the necessary relief to lakhs of students in the country." Congress conveyed via twitter

6 Congress demands relief to lakhs of students

Educational institutions have been indefinitely closed in the country since March 16 due to COVID-19 pandemic.

7 Educational institutions closed indefinitely due to COVID-19

"Students in Final Year should be promoted based on past performance with 10% extra marks since it is observed that students improve their performance in the final year," NSUI has demanded.

8 NSUI has demanded promotion based on past performance

In its demand over the semester fees of students, NSUI has also said that Universities may seek additional funds from PM Cares fund where teachers and university staff contributed.

9 Fee should be compensated through PM Cares Fund-NSUI

The Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES fund) has accumulated enough money to bear the fees of the students

10 PM Cares fund has received huge contributions

Most of the students are unable to pay the fees due to the COVID-19 crisis and therefore demand that it should be waivered

11 Many Students are unable to pay the fee due to economic losses

"We also demand that universities should completely waive off the semester's fee. Families across the spectrum have suffered great economic loss.

12 students from poor families are in distress

We believe that in this time, the education of our youth should not suffer and hence demand that one semester's fee is waived," NSUI has said.

13 Education of the youth should not suffer due to lockdown-NSUI

Many universities have already decided to promote first year and second year students on basis of previous semester marks

14 Many Universities have decided to promote students

Many institutes have been directed to conduct online classes but more than 70 % of students have no internet access

15 online classes not feasible due to technology divide

Students Union has demanded immediate relief to the lakhs of students suffering in uncertainty during the pandemic

16 NSUI demands relief to students suffering during the pandemic