550 medical students struck off rolls for not paying fees
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| Updated: Nov 29, 2017, 07:14 IST
CHENNAI: More than 550 undergraduate medical students of Raja Muthiah Medical College, which is affiliated to Annamalai University, were removed from the rolls "until further decision" after defaulting on their college fees.
The parents of these students have threatened to go on protest if the government does not reduce the tuition fee and bring the college under the ambit of the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University. "Facilities in the college are poor, yet it is the most expensive public college. Students don't have adequate attendance because they went on a protest for more than a month. They had to stop it because of a court order. If the government does not hear our plea, we may have to once again go on strike," said B Kamaraj, parent of an MBBS student, at a press meet organised by the Doctors Association for Social Equality (DASE).
DASE general secretary Dr GR Ravindranath said that while the arts and science colleges of the university had revised tuition fees on par with government colleges, the medical and dental colleges continue to charge higher than some self-financing colleges.
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Raja Muthiah Medical College was taken over by the state higher education department in 2013. However, the government decided that the college would be run as a self-financing college. The MBBS prospectus mentions the annual fee as Rs5.5 lakh. "Students who joined the course were aware of the fee. The courts too have ruled in favour of the university," said higher education secretary Sunil Paliwal.
University officials said it would not be possible to reduce fees due to heavy expenditure. "MBBS students joined colleges based on counselling. Some who had better scores may not have joined because they couldn't afford the fee. Any changes now will be unfair," an official said.
TNN
| Updated: Nov 29, 2017, 07:14 IST
CHENNAI: More than 550 undergraduate medical students of Raja Muthiah Medical College, which is affiliated to Annamalai University, were removed from the rolls "until further decision" after defaulting on their college fees.
The parents of these students have threatened to go on protest if the government does not reduce the tuition fee and bring the college under the ambit of the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University. "Facilities in the college are poor, yet it is the most expensive public college. Students don't have adequate attendance because they went on a protest for more than a month. They had to stop it because of a court order. If the government does not hear our plea, we may have to once again go on strike," said B Kamaraj, parent of an MBBS student, at a press meet organised by the Doctors Association for Social Equality (DASE).
DASE general secretary Dr GR Ravindranath said that while the arts and science colleges of the university had revised tuition fees on par with government colleges, the medical and dental colleges continue to charge higher than some self-financing colleges.
Latest Comment... in the end, the career prospects of the students are getting damaged. Already, the University has a ''brand'' in the quality. That gets deteriorated further. ...''In The High Places'', where mone... Read MoreN S
Raja Muthiah Medical College was taken over by the state higher education department in 2013. However, the government decided that the college would be run as a self-financing college. The MBBS prospectus mentions the annual fee as Rs5.5 lakh. "Students who joined the course were aware of the fee. The courts too have ruled in favour of the university," said higher education secretary Sunil Paliwal.
University officials said it would not be possible to reduce fees due to heavy expenditure. "MBBS students joined colleges based on counselling. Some who had better scores may not have joined because they couldn't afford the fee. Any changes now will be unfair," an official said.
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