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Bhubaneswar, July 30 (MExN): Stating that the COVID-19 pandemic has infected millions and caused much panic across the globe, KIIT ‘Deemed to be University’ has announced its decision to provide technical and professional education free of cost to children of the people succumbing to COVID-19 in Odisha.
‘KIIT has always reached out to the distressed people at the time of natural calamities in the state and decided to extend helping hand to the families of the Covid deceased,’ stated a press release.
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 these children, it said.
“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 Engineering, as per their eligibility for admission,” it added.
This facility would be available for two academic years, 2020-21 and 2021-22 and preference will be given to the children of Covid deceased from BPL, SC, ST and SCBC categories, the release said.
“KIIT is the only university in India and abroad to extend such humanitarian gesture to the families of the Covid deceased,” it added.
