AICTE in a letter to all colleges and institutes providing courses on engineering, management, architecture and pharmacy has instructed them not to compel students to pay the fees during the lockdown.
The letter also contains instructions to pay the salaries of teachers and not to sack them.
A senior minister of HRD said, “Instructions have been given keeping in mind the interests of students and teachers.”
AICTE Secretary Prof Rajiv Kumar has issued the suggested guidelines.
