Noraini: Almost 80,000 students eligible for PTPTN loan repayment exemption


BATU PAHAT: A total of 79,873 students are eligible for loan repayment exemption from the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) involving an allocation of RM2.06bil nationwide as at Jan 31 this year.

Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad said of the total, 11,287 borrowers were from Johor, which involved a total allocation of RM294mil.

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