After Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) scrapped financial aid to students from backward categories, its director S Parasuraman said the decision was taken as the Centre had not reimbursed the money. In a circular issued on Thursday, the institute had said that it would no longer provide financial aid to students from scheduled caste (SC), scheduled tribe (ST) and other backward categories (OBC). The circular confused students, leaving them unsure of the extent of the rollback. If the government doesn’t provide us with the money how can we provide assistance to students? We will soon issue a clarification on the matter.”This isn’t the first rollback of financial aid at the institute.

Source: Hindustan Times May 27, 2017 19:30 UTC