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U.A.E residents, studying at the National Institute of Fashion Technology, India reported feeling \u2018discriminated against\u2019 after fees for general category students were reduced but theirs was not.<\/p>\n

Students at NIFT started boycotting classes in August 2020 as a form of protests to encourage a reduction in university fees for all students.<\/p>\n

The university decided to reduce fees for the general category but no changes were made to NRI (Non-Resident Indians)fees.<\/p>\n

Shreya Ghosh*, 20 a U.A.E. resident studying at NIFT, said: “After the second instalment of fees went out at the end of February 2021 it was like revisiting the pain we felt in August. It was like a painful reminder and it reignited my anger.”<\/p>\n

NRI students have paid eight times the university fees of the general category.<\/p>\n

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A screenshot provided by a student showing the difference in fees in Rupees.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Shreya said: “It was particularly upsetting because I am an NRI student and I didn\u2019t choose to be in this category, I had to be because my mark sheet was from another country. It was a helpless situation.”<\/p>\n

She said that after the protests in August the university released social media guidelines<\/a> that would debar students from exams if they posted any content \u2018maligning NIFT\u2019.<\/p>\n

She said: ” Students were advised by teachers to refrain from posting anything, which made it even more \u2018terrifying\u2019 for us.”<\/p>\n

Aashna Rao*, 20, a U.A.E. resident studying at NIFT, said: \u201cWhen messages were sent out by other NRI students to the people in charge a comment was made by a person in authority saying that our bank statements showed our ability to pay tuition fees.<\/p>\n

“But what they failed to realize was that the economic situation was not just bad in India it was bad everywhere. We were all going through a pandemic.”<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was pretty disappointing to see the lack of consideration because it was a months\u2019 worth of campaigning for a change but the response, we got was very unexpected.<\/p>\n

“In fact, none of my phone calls to the university were even answered.”<\/p>\n

Fashion Design students were even asked to purchase mannequins at their own expense for the course.<\/p>\n

Shreya said: \u201cI’ve not been on campus for almost a year and the whole situation is just infuriating because we\u2019re at this point where online classes just aren\u2019t even fruitful anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

*The names were changed to protect their identity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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