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First Degree Grant Scheme

MVR 19M on 790 students who dropped out of free degree scheme

Around 20,000 applications were submitted during the period, of which 16,388, or 85 per cent, were approved for the scheme.

25 September 2026

Govt to take legal action on free degree dropouts

In order to encourage students to complete the course, the new policy also provides for a time frame for completion of the course.