IIT fee Hike no longer applicable To present college students, Says training Ministry

The government had these days determined to increase the yearly costs for undergraduate courses fromcurrent Rs. 90,000 to Rs. 2 lakh, a upward push of 122 in step with cent. (record photo)
KOLKATA: Amid protests by using college students of IIT-Kharagpur, the schooling ministry today clarifiedthat students who are already enrolled in undergraduate courses were spared from the 122 in step withcent charge hike.

In a letter written to directors of all IITs, the Human resource development Ministry today said, “it ishereby clarified that the revised price might be relevant for college kids taking admission beginning fromeducational year 2016-17 onwards.”

the students currently analyzing might keep to pay at the existing charges, it stated.

The order got here a day after IIT-Kharagpur students protested by way of shouting slogans at the campusagainst the charge hike.

IIT- Kharagpur director Partha Pratim Chakraborty wrote an open letter to college students saying that the protests have left him “very sad“.

“regrettably for me, in this instance, many undergraduate college students did no longer have thefundamental courtesy to first engage with us before developing a disturbance and made some veryuncommon feedback on the ones receiving the waivers,” he said, hoping that higher sense might prevailwithin the destiny.

“inside the social media, aside from expressing their issues, many students made disparaging remarks onthe ones receiving waivers which was absolutely unwarranted,” Mr Chakraborty said.

The authorities had currently determined to boom the yearly expenses for undergraduate publicationsfrom present Rs. ninety,000 to Rs. 2 lakh, a rise of 122 according to cent, from the approachingacademic consultation.