The PhD candidates from Mumbai University (MU) are having a tough time coping with the financial crisis amid the lockdown. The reason being - the varsity is yet to pay their pending fellowship for the entire academic year.

Initially in March, following the delay in payment, students held protest which resulted in the government assuring immediate payment soon. However, post the assurances no payment was disbursed and this was soon followed with the lockdown in the entire country to curb the spread of COVID-19, thereby putting the students in a spot of bother.