Anna univ’s exam fee hike put on hold: Ponmudy
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Chennai : A day after Anna University’s announcement of the exam fee hike for engineering students by 50%, higher education minister K Ponmudy on Sunday said that the fee hike has been put on hold following requests from students. After a long gap, the university has increased the semester exam fees per paper from ₹150 to ₹225, project work thesis from ₹300 to ₹450 and postgraduate theory paper from ₹450 to ₹675. It also increased the consolidated statement of marks fee, degree certificate fee from ₹1,000 to ₹1,500 “The exam fees for engineering students increased up to ₹600 per semester.
Students from rural areas and from poor backgrounds requested to withdraw the fee hike. So, we are permanently putting the fee hike decision by Anna University on hold,” Ponmudy told reporters here. The university postponed its decision to hike exam fees based on the higher education department’s direction last year. On students paying hig her exam fees in autonomous colleges, Ponmudy said, “Exam fees should be uniform in affiliated and autonomous colleges. W e will issue a circular on this issue to all colleges.” Sources in the university said exam fees had not been hiked since 2014 and the cost including paper and other materials increased by 200% during the period.
Following the increase in more autonomous colleges, the university’s revenue also has been on the decline for the last few years. “This fee hike could have helped the university generate a substantial revenue,” the source added. The university may come up with a plan to hike the exam fees marginally in a periodic manner to reduce burden on students and parents. When asked about the action taken against the engineering colleges which had shown fake faculty members, the minister said the three member committee has been preparing a report on this issue. “We will not spare any college which had indulged in wrongdoing,” Ponmudy added. The university had sent notices to 295 engineering colleges over the duplication of faculty members.
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