India’s Ministry of Human Resource and Development (HRD) has reviewed the issue of tuition fee structure for students belonging to the Children of Indian Workers in the Gulf (CIWG) category.
This has been done, in view of requests made by members of the Indian community, the Indian embassy in Qatar has said.
Following the review, it has been decided that students belonging to the CIWG category and taking admissions in the undergraduate programmes of the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) under the Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) Scheme will pay a tuition fee of Rs1,25,000 per student per annum either in Indian rupees or equivalent US dollars at existing exchange rates, the embassy said in a statement yesterday.
The DASA Co-ordinating Institution has been requested to implement the above-mentioned decision for admissions to the academic year 2017-18.
Other matters pertaining to DASA will continue to be administered in accordance with previous circulars issued by the HRD ministry.
Open House at embassy
The Indian ambassador will hold an Open House from 3pm to 4pm tomorrow on the embassy premises to listen to/redress any urgent labour and consular issues faced by Indian nationals in Qatar, the Indian embassy has said in a statement.
Hamad Emergency Dept receives 590 cases
Hamad General Hospital’s Emergency Department yesterday received around 590 cases from 6am until 6pm, with 16 of them involving injuries suffered in road accidents. The injuries were minor to medium in nature, according to a statement.
The Ambulance Service of Hamad Medical Corporation received 226 calls for help besides 10 reports of road accidents. The cases mostly pertained to minor problems and injuries. Paediatric emergency centres around the country received some 1,140 cases, mostly of children suffering from heat-related ailments.
