The students union of the DAV-PG College here enforced closure of the college in protest against the hike in university’s examination fees. The students, led by the president of the students union, Nikhil Sharma, locked the entrance of the college on the day and expressed their protest on the fee hike by the HNB Garhwal university. Sharma said that the university should take back its decision to increase the examination fees without any delay.
He said that the university has effected a hike of Rs 1,300 in the examination fee for the first semester students, which is a big burden on them. The students, who earlier were paying a fee of Rs 850, would now have to shell out Rs 2,150 as examination fees. Sharma warned that the students would not tolerate the hike in examination fees and would hit the streets in protest. He claimed that the students are being targeted and said that the agitation would continue till the university rolls back the hike.
The students union also decided to send a letter to the university demanding revocation of the decision to increase examination fee on the occasion.
The agitated students also gheraoed the Principal of the college on the issue.