Student Loans Board Extends Registration Deadline to July 31

According to a statement issued yesterday by the Executive Director of HESLB Abdul-Razaq Badru, the extension of time is from 15 July to 31 July.

"(this) the new deadline for submitting applications online through our website," Badru He explained that two other state agencies responsible for facilitating the application process – the Tanzania Postal Corporation (TPC ) and the Registration and Insolvency and Registration Agency (RITA) – were also consulted during the new date.

copy the HESLB application forms while RITA is responsible for checking all birth and death certificates.

HESLB also gave August 14 as the deadline for sending paper application forms via TPC's EMS service. was made to ensure that candidates who do not complete the process in the first deadline are accommodated, "the statement said.

Badru said last month that for the new academic year, the board will increase the number of loan recipients to 40,000 new students pursuing various courses, up from 7,000 students from the previous year.

But graduate students will no longer be granted credit in 2018/19. According to Badru, it is to allow all of the $ 427.5 billion allocated to the board of directors to benefit students who are studying at the same time as the first year students. who pursue courses.

HESLB announced only in May opportunities for students pursuing degree courses in various fields by allowing them to apply for loans during the 2018-2019 academic year.