The fee for MBSS and others courses in private unaided medical and dental colleges of Haryana is set to increase by more than 58 percent.
The State Fee and Admission Committee constituted as per Haryana Private Health Sciences Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission, Fixation of Fee and Maintenance of Educational Standards) Act, 2012 has proposed a new fee structure for various courses being run by private un-aided institutions in the state.
The Committee has proposed to increase MBBS tuition fee from Rs 7 lakh to Rs 12 lakh with annual increase of five percent. Tuition fee of NRI students is proposed to be increased from $80000 to $1,10,000 (for the entire course). The Committee has also added provision of charging Rs 2000 as sports and medical charges and Rs 1000 as internet charges.
For Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), the hike of Rs 3 lakh with annual increase of five percent from current Rs 2 lakh tuition fee is proposed. Tuition fee of Rs 1.50 lakh with annual increase of five percent from Rs 87,000 for Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) and Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS) is proposed by the Committee.
For Bachelor in Physiotherapy (BPT), the fee hiked to Rs 60,000 (with annual increase of five percent) from current Rs 35,000 is proposed while for Master of Physical Therapy (MPT), the committee has proposed to increase the tuition fee from current Rs 70,000 to Rs 100,000 (with annual increase of five percent).
For B.Sc. nursing and post basic B.Sc., a tuition fee of Rs 60,000 (with annual increase of five percent) and USD 15000 (for entire course) is proposed while for M.Sc. nursing, Rs 75000 tuition fee is proposed.
An official spokesman of Department of Medical Education and Research, Haryana on Monday said that any representation on the proposed fee structure should reach the office of Director, Department of Medical Education and Research within seven days.
These would be duly considered before finally recommending the fee structure for these courses to the State Government, he said.
He added that private health sciences educational institutions in the state are offering various courses including MBBS, Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicine and Surgery (BAMS), Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS), Bachelor in Physiotherapy (BPT), Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) , B.Sc Nursing, Post Basic B.Sc Nursing and M.Sc Nursing.