All government and aided engineering colleges in the state hike fees for BTech and MTech courses

Updated on: Saturday, April 27, 2013

The fees of BTech and MTech courses at all government and aided engineering colleges in the state is set to increase by 20 to 25% from the academic year 2013-'14.

The fee revision comes following a proposal by the director of technical education for a hike in fees being charged for various courses conducted in government and aided engineering colleges and fine arts colleges under the department.

As per the government order, the fee for MTech (regular) has been hiked from Rs 12,000 per year to Rs 15,725. The fee for MTech (evening) has been hiked from Rs 12,000 per year to Rs 15,725 from this academic year.

There is also a hike in BTech fees. While the fee for BTech (regular) has been hiked from Rs 5,565 per year to Rs 8,225 this academic year, the fee for BTech (evening) has been hiked from Rs 12,000 per year to Rs 18,000 this academic year.

The hike in fee will be applicable to nine government colleges and three private aided colleges. There are 153 engineering colleges in the state with a total sanctioned intake of 48,988 of which 141 are self-financing colleges. The sanctioned intake of government colleges during 2012 was 3,236 (6.6%) and aided colleges is 1,566 (3.2%).

Though there is a hike of 20 to 25 % in fees, which includes admission fee, tuition fee and special fee, it is much lower than the fees paid by students in private engineering colleges.

While a student enrolling under government quota in a private engineering college has to pay Rs 65,000 per year, those who seek admission under the management quota have to pay anything between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 1.24 lakh a year.

Also fees for fine arts courses have also been hiked. From the present fees of Rs 1,910 for BFA course, the student will have to pay Rs 2,675 from academic year 2013-14. For MFA course, instead of the present fees of Rs 7,300, students will have to pay Rs 7,850.IN A NUTSHELL

Course Existing fees Revised fees

MTech(regular) Rs 12,000 Rs 15,725

MTech(evening) Rs 31,330 Rs 46,950

BTech(regular) Rs 5565 Rs8225

BTech(evening) Rs 12,000 Rs 18,000

BFARs 1910 Rs 2675

MFARs 7300 Rs 7850

All government and aided engineering colleges in the state hike fees for BTech and MTech courses

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