IIT students protest fee hike
Posted on: 06/Jun/2013 5:21:02 PM
Students of IIT M (Indian Institute of Technology Madras) will take a silent march on Thursday to protest the massive hike in fees this year. Tuition fees for undergraduate courses have been raised to Rs. 90000 per year from Rs. 50000.
‘The fee structure this semester is unimaginable. The authorities have also increased gymkhana fees, exam fees and medical fees. Even after we indicated our displeasure with the hike, fees for this year’s first semester have already been deducted from the stipend given to PG students’, said a student.
‘The decision to hike the fees was made by representatives from all IITs, and that it was meant to rationalise fee structures. The last time the fee was hiked was in 2008. Before that, there was a hike in 1998. There are several subsidies provided to students and they pay very little for facilities like medical care. Students should also know that their scholarships have increased thrice in the last few years’, said Director of IIT-M Dr. Bhaskar Ramamurti
