gnat irirs
Fees Policy
- Payment of fees shall remain a key prerequisite (the first step) for registration of courses in any semester/session.
- There shall be a fee payment period and a deadline for each category of students/programmes/fees.
- Students shall pay their fees and be issued with Financial Clearance Forms (FCF) within the fee payment period to enable them to register for courses at the beginning of each academic year/session and to access other services and facilities.
- Fees shall be charged on a Semester basis and shall be 50% of the academic year fees.
- A minimum of 60% of the Semester Fees shall be paid before registration, but 100% of the semester fees shall be required before the End of the Semester Examination.
- For students who are unable to pay the minimum of 60% of their fees to enable them to register during the first semester, they may apply through their Director to the Registrar for consideration. In their application to their Director, students shall provide reasons why they are unable to pay 60% of their fees to enable them to register and shall undertake to provide a date for the full payment of their fees that is acceptable to the Institute.
- All students (including research students) shall pay fees and register for courses at the beginning of each semester.
- Registration for a course shall remain the first step for participation in any examination/assessment/supervision.
- Final year students shall be required to clear themselves financially; otherwise, they shall not be allowed to graduate.
- Postgraduate Students shall be given a grace period of six months for completion of their programmes of study beyond the standard duration. The grace period may be extended for another six months.
- Extension of study periods beyond the grace periods shall attract the appropriate fees as approved by the Governing Council as follows: extension for 1-3 months– 30% of relevant academic year fees; extension for 4-6 months – 60% of relevant academic year fees; extension for 6 months and above – 100% of relevant fees for each affected academic year e.g. extensions for 13 months shall attract fees for two full academic years (i.e. 100% for year one and 100% for year two) and extensions for 30 months shall attract fees for three full academic years (i.e. 100% for year one, 100% for year two and 100% for year three).