Fees of Bachelors of Engineering (BE) course in 33 per cent private colleges of State have been increased by 10 per cent for next three years. Madhya Pradesh Admission and Fees Regulatory Committee (AFRC) declared new fees structure here on Monday.
The maximum increase in fees is 10 per cent, fees of rest of the 67 per cent colleges remained same while fees of 95 per cent MBA colleges also remained unchanged.
Private technical and management colleges have avoided increasing fees of different courses, except for BE fees of all other technical and management courses remained same.
Fees of only 65 engineering colleges out of 200 colleges were only increased and the new fees structure is between Rs 18,500 and Rs 32,500.
Also only one new engineering college has opened in the state this year and will start operating from academic session 2013-14. The fees of the technical and management colleges have been fixed for the academic sessions 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16.
The new fees structure will not be implemented on existing students, new fees structure will be implemented on student taking admission this fear. Besides, the AFRC has decreased the fees of Masters of Pharmacy course in all the colleges, total of 62 pharmacy colleges demanded reduction in the fees after which the committee decreased the fees from fixed Rs 75,000 to Rs 70,000.
Fees of Bachelors of Pharmacy (B.Pharma) have been retained between Rs 18,500 and Rs 27,500. Fees of Bachelors of Hotel Management (BHM) course running in three colleges of state were retained between Rs 18,500 and Rs 25,700. Fees of Bachelors of Architecture course running in four colleges of state has also not been changed the fess will be between Rs 18,500 and Rs 27,500.
Masters of Business Administration (MBA) course fees have been increased in 12 colleges of total 192 colleges in the state. The new fees are between Rs 18,500 and Rs 32,500. Also the fees of courses like MCA, ME, diploma engineering and diploma in pharmacy remained same.