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Friday, 05 March, 2010
Chennai: Owners of self-financing engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu are scheduled to meet in Chennai on Saturday to discuss among other things a proposal to seek an increase in the fee structure for BE/BTech, MBA and MCA courses from the next academic year 2010-11.
The Consortium of Self-Financing Professional, Arts and Science Colleges in Tamil Nadu president, Jeppiaar, has called for a meeting of management representatives of member-institutions at the Sathyabhama University to deliberate on the proposed fee structure and the new norms fixed by the All India Council for Technical Education for granting approval to technical colleges, which have been stayed by the Madras high court.
Presently, engineering colleges in the state are collecting Rs 32,500 (non-accredited courses) and Rs 40,000 (accredited) as annual fees from students admitted to BE/BTech programmes under the government quota and Rs 62,500 from those admitted under the management quota. This fee structure was fixed by a committee headed by retired Madras high court judge N V Balasubramanian, which was appointed under directions from the supreme court.
College owners, however, have been demanding a revision in the fee structure and arguing for a nationwide uniform fee structure citing additional financial burden on them caused by the implementation of the sixth pay commission recommendations. With indications that a central fee fixation committee headed by Justice Ranganath Mishra has decided to fix a uniform fee structure of over Rs one lakh in metropolitan cities and around Rs 88,000 in second tier cities, the engineering college managements have been pressing that the committee must submit its report to the government early.
Recently, the Federation of Association of Management of Unaided Professional Educational Institutions in India (FAMPEI) of which the Tamil Nadu consortium is a member, had also passed a resolution demanding a uniform fee structure for BE/BTech courses in the country. Representatives of colleges in as many as eight states had demanded that the uniform fee should be Rs 70,000 to Rs 80,000 per annum.
“Saturday’s meeting will also discuss about the demand to revise the student-faculty ratio from 1:15 to 1:20 and the faculty distribution ratio in colleges. Besides, issues related to the online submission of application forms for extension of approval for colleges and increase in intake of students are on the agenda,” a source said.
Engg college owners to discuss fee hike
Chennai: Owners of self-financing engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu are scheduled to meet in Chennai on Saturday to discuss among other things a proposal to seek an increase in the fee structure for BE/BTech, MBA and MCA courses from the next academic year 2010-11.
The Consortium of Self-Financing Professional, Arts and Science Colleges in Tamil Nadu president, Jeppiaar, has called for a meeting of management representatives of member-institutions at the Sathyabhama University to deliberate on the proposed fee structure and the new norms fixed by the All India Council for Technical Education for granting approval to technical colleges, which have been stayed by the Madras high court.
College owners, however, have been demanding a revision in the fee structure and arguing for a nationwide uniform fee structure citing additional financial burden on them caused by the implementation of the sixth pay commission recommendations. With indications that a central fee fixation committee headed by Justice Ranganath Mishra has decided to fix a uniform fee structure of over Rs one lakh in metropolitan cities and around Rs 88,000 in second tier cities, the engineering college managements have been pressing that the committee must submit its report to the government early.
Recently, the Federation of Association of Management of Unaided Professional Educational Institutions in India (FAMPEI) of which the Tamil Nadu consortium is a member, had also passed a resolution demanding a uniform fee structure for BE/BTech courses in the country. Representatives of colleges in as many as eight states had demanded that the uniform fee should be Rs 70,000 to Rs 80,000 per annum.
“Saturday’s meeting will also discuss about the demand to revise the student-faculty ratio from 1:15 to 1:20 and the faculty distribution ratio in colleges. Besides, issues related to the online submission of application forms for extension of approval for colleges and increase in intake of students are on the agenda,” a source said.
Courtesy: Times of India
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