MBBS fees already Rs. 50,000: Colleges
BENGALURU, DECEMBER 20, 2018 00:00 IST
While Medical Education Minister D.K. Shivakumar said that the government intends to increase the annual tuition fee for MBBS course from Rs. 17,000 to Rs. 50,000 from the coming academic year, college authorities and students point out that they have already paid Rs. 50,000 as tuition fees for the 2018-2019 academic year.
In an order issued on June 26, 2018, the Department of Medical Education had stated that the tuition fee in government medical colleges would be increased from Rs. 16,700 to Rs. 50,000, and government dental colleges from Rs. 14,400 to Rs. 40,000.
Besides this, the students would also have to pay university fees, hostel fees and mess fees annually.
“The fee for government medical colleges is already Rs. 50,000 and we have even collected tuition fee from students who have enrolled for the 2018-2019 academic year,” an official from the Karnataka Examinations Authority confirmed.
The KEA conducts counselling for all medical and dental seats across the State.
Sources in the Medical Education Department also pointed out that the Minister had indicated that the fees for PG medical courses would be hiked and that the hike in MBBS was already implemented for this academic year.
“The fees in government colleges in Karnataka is one of the lowest in the country. The previous fee hike was more than a decade ago. So, in order to improve infrastructure facilities in government colleges, we have decided to hike the fees in the range of 5 to 10% annually,” a source said.
BENGALURU, DECEMBER 20, 2018 00:00 IST
In an order issued on June 26, 2018, the Department of Medical Education had stated that the tuition fee in government medical colleges would be increased from Rs. 16,700 to Rs. 50,000, and government dental colleges from Rs. 14,400 to Rs. 40,000.
Besides this, the students would also have to pay university fees, hostel fees and mess fees annually.
“The fee for government medical colleges is already Rs. 50,000 and we have even collected tuition fee from students who have enrolled for the 2018-2019 academic year,” an official from the Karnataka Examinations Authority confirmed.
The KEA conducts counselling for all medical and dental seats across the State.
Sources in the Medical Education Department also pointed out that the Minister had indicated that the fees for PG medical courses would be hiked and that the hike in MBBS was already implemented for this academic year.
“The fees in government colleges in Karnataka is one of the lowest in the country. The previous fee hike was more than a decade ago. So, in order to improve infrastructure facilities in government colleges, we have decided to hike the fees in the range of 5 to 10% annually,” a source said.
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