Medical college asked to refund excess fees
BENGALURU, FEBRUARY 07, 2019 00:00 IST
Committee comes down heavily on the Davangere-based private college
Coming down heavily on a private medical college in Davangere, the Admission Overseeing Committee (AOC) has asked the college management to refund the excess fee charged over and above the tuition fee stipulated by the government.
The committee, in an order last month, asked J.J.M. Medical College to refund the excess fee collected from students for two academic years with a 6% interest.
The committee has also raised objection against the college asking institution-quota students to pay Rs. 1.13 lakh from the first year towards clinical fees. The fees was allegedly collected by the college as the students have to utilise facilities in the district government hospital.
The order states that the college, instead of charging tuition fee of Rs. 77,000 as prescribed for a student admitted under the government quota, collected Rs. 1.54 lakh. Further, students who were admitted under the institutional quota, who were supposed to pay Rs. 6.32 lakh a year, had to pay Rs. 8.23 lakh.
B. Manohar, chairman of the AOC, said the college should refund the excess fee for second year students admitted for the 2017–2018 as well as 2018–19 academic year with a 6% interest within a month.
The committee has also said that the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) will be directed to impose a fine of twice the amount collected and make recommendations to the Medical Council of India (MCI) to withdraw recognition and affiliation granted to the college.
S. Sachidananda, Vice-Chancellor, RGUHS, said they were awaiting the government direction.
Despite repeated attempts, authorities at J.J.M. Medical College could not be contacted for their response to this development.
BENGALURU, FEBRUARY 07, 2019 00:00 IST
Committee comes down heavily on the Davangere-based private college
Coming down heavily on a private medical college in Davangere, the Admission Overseeing Committee (AOC) has asked the college management to refund the excess fee charged over and above the tuition fee stipulated by the government.
The committee, in an order last month, asked J.J.M. Medical College to refund the excess fee collected from students for two academic years with a 6% interest.
The committee has also raised objection against the college asking institution-quota students to pay Rs. 1.13 lakh from the first year towards clinical fees. The fees was allegedly collected by the college as the students have to utilise facilities in the district government hospital.
The order states that the college, instead of charging tuition fee of Rs. 77,000 as prescribed for a student admitted under the government quota, collected Rs. 1.54 lakh. Further, students who were admitted under the institutional quota, who were supposed to pay Rs. 6.32 lakh a year, had to pay Rs. 8.23 lakh.
B. Manohar, chairman of the AOC, said the college should refund the excess fee for second year students admitted for the 2017–2018 as well as 2018–19 academic year with a 6% interest within a month.
The committee has also said that the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) will be directed to impose a fine of twice the amount collected and make recommendations to the Medical Council of India (MCI) to withdraw recognition and affiliation granted to the college.
S. Sachidananda, Vice-Chancellor, RGUHS, said they were awaiting the government direction.
Despite repeated attempts, authorities at J.J.M. Medical College could not be contacted for their response to this development.
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