Seek approval or charge as per Govt rate only: Fees Panel directs Colleges

Seek approval or charge as per Govt rate only


By Vikas Vaidya


Adopting a quite tough stance against professional colleges not diligent enough to get their fee structure sanctioned on the basis of audited documents, the Shikshan Shulka Samiti has cautioned that they would be allowed to levy modest fees charged by Government run Colleges. This means, a lot of colleges which are allowed to take benefit of average fees, will have to race against time to submit their proposals or be content with receiving only pittance of what they normally charge, if Samiti remains firm on its decision.
Samiti in its recent meeting framed the rules and guidelines for the courses under Medical Education and Higher and Technical Education.
While pondering over proposal to finalise the fee structure for Higher and Technical Education and Medical Education, and the overwhelming sentiments expressed during open hearing conducted for fee determination, Samiti decided to crack whip against erring colleges. Since the audited documents can be scrutinised and it is difficult to seek fee hike without demonstrating the provable expenditure, many colleges simply avoid submission of fee proposals and get average fee approved for themselves. But the Samiti has decided to discontinue such a practice from academic year 2013-14.

Panel approves 8% hike

The students admitted in academic year 2013-14 and thereafter continuing their studies will pay an enhance fee of 8 per cent till the completion of the course. Earlier the colleges were allowed to charge 7% more fees from second year than the final fees determined for previous academic year taking into account inflation, depreciation, expenditure incurred to update and improve infrastructure and hike in salaries of teaching and non-teaching staffers.
With Samiti approving 8% hike the students will have to shell out only a marginal more towards their fees. For example if the fee approved in first year is Rs 1,00,000 then from second year onwards till completion of the course the fees will be Rs 1,08,000 per year. In case the student takes five years for completing the course then he shall pay the fee approved in that year. In case a student joins the course direct in second year, then he shall be required to pay Rs 1,08,000.
The Samiti has made it clear that the interim fee is to be put up on the notice board of the respective colleges and on the website. The approval of the final fee will be done after submission of accounts duly audited for the financial year 2012-13 and scrutiny of the same and connected documents such as copies of service contracts entered into by the institute, copies of TDS Challan about the salary of Professors.

Information of teaching, non-teaching staff must

It is mandatory for the institutions to provide the details of teaching and non-teaching staff as per the norms of Government/DTE, AICTE, University etc, their salaries, number of years they have put in their service and TDS paid. Whether the faculty appointed is as per norms should be mentioned. They also need to furnish the details of contracts with various service agencies such as security etc. This is done following a serious objection raised by regulating bodies about shocking number of vacancies in professional colleges. Many of the newly opened institutions are run with the help of ad-hoc and inexperienced teachers.

Colleges cannot charge excess fees

The colleges cannot charge excess fee other than those approved by Shikshan Shulka Samiti. Samiti has made it clear that serious action would be taken against those who violate the rules. The colleges can charge additional development fee for the courses accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA) of the AICTE. The colleges which have 50% of the courses accredited can charge 3% of tuition fees and 5% increase in fees if all courses are accredited by the institutions. This can be levied only if the accreditation is valid for major part of the academic year.


Ad-hoc fees for Technical courses for 2013-14

The ad-hoc fees would be 7 per cent (rounded to the nearest) more than what was approved for the academic year 2012-13 for first year.

Engineering                          53,320
MBA                                   71,110
MCA                                   59,250
D. Pharmacy                        41,470
B. Pharmacy                         64,610
M. Pharm                           1,00,730
Polytechnic                            33,860
Architecture                           71,110
M.Architecture                       71,110
Hotel Management                  47,410
D. HMCT                              42,890
M. Engineering                       59,250
Applied Arts                           60,440
Animation                               60,440
DMLT                                    47,410

Ad-hoc fees for Health Sciences for 2013-14
The ad-hoc fees would be 7 per cent (rounded to the nearest) more than what was approved for the academic year 2012-13 for first year.

MBBS                                   3,53,900
Dental                                   1,59,260
Ayurvedic                                82,580
Homoeopathic                          47,190
Physiotherapy                           49,540
Occupational Therapy                41,290
Nursing                                    47,190
Unani                                       49,540
Dental Hygienist                        16,850
Dental Mechanics                       16,850


Ad-hoc fees for PG Health Sciences for 2013-14

The ad-hoc fees would be 5 per cent (rounded to the nearest) more than what was approved for the academic year 2012-13 for Post Graduate Health Sciences courses.

PG in Medical                            5,20,930
PG in Dental                              1,85,220
PG in Ayurvedic                         1,04,180
PG in Homoeopathic                      69,460
PG in Physiotherapy                      63,670
PG in Occupational                        57,880
PG in Nursing                               57,880
PG in Unani                                  57,880
DMLT (after B.Sc)                        50,000

 3 colleges in Vidarbha violate NRI norms

After deliberations, Samiti has decided not to approve admissions of candidates of following colleges as the respective colleges did not submit the requisite documents.

Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh
Smruti Dental College and Hospital             3
Vidarbha Youth Welfare Society Dental
College and Hospital, Amravati                   1 (MDS), 4 (BDS)
PDMC, Amravati                                      5 (MBBS)

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