NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted and devastated normal life and livelihoods of the people of Odisha. KIIT Deemed to be University (KIIT-DU) has extended a helping hand to the families of the Covid deceased.
Acting on a proposal by the founder of KIIT & KISS, Dr. Achyuta Samanta, KIIT-DU has decided to provide technical and professional education absolutely free of cost to the children of the Covid deceased.
Sons and daughters of the Covid deceased, who are interested, can apply to different technical and professional courses of KIIT-DU, including ITI and diploma, as per their eligibility for admission.
This facility will be available for two academic years, 2020-21 and 2021-22 only, informed KIIT authorities. Preference will be given to the children of Covid deceased from BPL, SC, ST and SCBC categories. The move will provide relief to the people of Odisha who have been made helpless by the pandemic.
KIIT said that it is a novel initiative announced in India and the world where an education institute is extending such humanitarian aide to the families of the Covid deceased.
Acting on a proposal by the founder of KIIT & KISS, Dr. Achyuta Samanta, KIIT-DU has decided to provide technical and professional education absolutely free of cost to the children of the Covid deceased.
Sons and daughters of the Covid deceased, who are interested, can apply to different technical and professional courses of KIIT-DU, including ITI and diploma, as per their eligibility for admission.
This facility will be available for two academic years, 2020-21 and 2021-22 only, informed KIIT authorities. Preference will be given to the children of Covid deceased from BPL, SC, ST and SCBC categories. The move will provide relief to the people of Odisha who have been made helpless by the pandemic.
KIIT said that it is a novel initiative announced in India and the world where an education institute is extending such humanitarian aide to the families of the Covid deceased.
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