No institution should stop students from taking exam due to non-release of scholarships: Bains

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Punjab Technical Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Tuesday directed all government and private universities and colleges in the state not to stop any student from taking the exam due to non-release of scholarships...

Bains said that it has come to his notice that some private and government institutions had tried to prevent students from appearing for the paper due to non-availability of scholarships...

In a letter to the Additional Chief Secretary, Technical Education, and Principal Secretary, Higher Education, the minister has stated that all government and private colleges and universities in the state should be directed not to prevent a student from appearing for the examination if any student scholarship case is pending...

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