Madhya Pradesh Admission and Fees Regulatory Committee (MP-AFRC) has increased the fees of private medical and dental colleges on Friday. Fees of MBBS course in private medical colleges will now be between Rs 3.75 lakh and Rs 4.65 lakh per annum and the fees of BDS will be around Rs 1.80 lakh per annum.
MP-AFRC Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Sunil Kumar said that fees of MBBS course have been increased by seven per cent for the next three year by the committee. The new fee structure will be implemented on the academic sessions 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16.
Kumar said that out of five private medical colleges of the State - Index Medical College Hospital and Research Centre of Indore, lN Medical College and Research Centre, RD Gargi Medical College Ujjain, Sri Aurobindo Medical College Indore and Chirayu Medical College and Hospital Bhopal, fees of only four has been increased.
He further said that fees structure of Index medical college has not been increased by AFRC. Fees structure of MBBS for next three academic sessions will remain between Rs 3.75 lakh and Rs 4.65 lakh. Hostel, transportation and training and placement fees will be taken separately.
Bachelors of Dental Science (BDS) course fees for private colleges have been increased by approx 10 per cent. The fees of BDS course for academic session 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13 was between Rs 1.32 lakh and Rs 1.51 lakh excluding caution money (one time payable) of
Rs 10,000. New fee structure for the next three academic sessions will be between Rs 1.45 lakh and 1.65 lakh. Fees of 11 out of 14 dental colleges are increased. The new fee structure will be applicable on students taking admission from this academic session while the fees structure for existing students will remain same, added Kumar.