IIT Council

Fee at IITs may rise by Rs 40,000 per annum

New Delhi: The standing committee of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Council which meets in Mumbai on November 5 is expected to recommend raising tuition fee of undergraduate programme from Rs 50,000 to Rs 90,000.

The development comes as an empowered task force is still considering the details for implementation of the Kakodkar Committee which had in 2011 recommended a steep hike of Rs 2-2.5 lakh per annum from the existing Rs 50,000.

According to sources, as the task force is in the process of deliberation, the proposal for raising the fee by Rs 40,000 per annum would be taken up by the directors as an "interim measure". The Kakodkar Committee constituted by the Council of IITs had suggested the four-fold increase in tuition fee to help IITs attain financial independence.

The IIT Council had given in principle approval to the recommendation to be implemented from 2013, with the then HRD minister stating that the extra burden would be "paid back" by students once they are employed....more    

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