The reservation will be open to undergraduate students from its own university. In case, there are no students from BNU-affiliated colleges for a course, BNU will consider candidates from other universities.
Bengaluru North University (BNU) is all set to support the children who have lost the breadwinner of their family to COVID-19. In order to do so, BNU decided to reserve a seat each in all its postgraduate programmes for such students. According to the reports, the COVID quota will be introduced to BNU Admissions from the next academic year in all its 26 postgraduate programmes. The reservation will be open to undergraduate students from its own university. In case, there are no students from BNU-affiliated colleges for a course, BNU will consider candidates from other universities.
A syndicate meeting will be conducted to pass the proposal. Options such as fee concession or scholarships for such students will also be discussed in the meeting. Talking about the initiative, BNU vice-chancellor, TD Kemparaju said, “We have been discussing ways to help such students. We happened to hear about mutts that are willing to educate children, who have lost their parents. Since we are at the higher education level, we thought we could extend help in the PG programmes.” The university, however, does not have statistics on how many students and their families have been affected by the pandemic
He further added, "Some may not have enough marks to join the general merit list. Some others might not have the financial support. But nobody should lose a chance because of it. Finding a job is tough, even though they might have to start earning for their families. We do not know how many will be ready to pursue PG, but we are ready to support whoever is willing.” Regular intake varies with each course and ranges between 30-60. The programmes already have quotas for NSS, NCC, transgenders and single girl child, among others.
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