No fee hike in Telangana engineering colleges for now: Counselling to begin under existing structure; govt to set up panel for fresh review
HYDERABAD: There will be no immediate increase in engineering colleges' fee in the state. The first phase of counselling, starting Saturday for admission to BE/B Tech courses, will proceed as per the existing fee structure.
Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday decided to set up a high-level official committee to fix parameters for fee hike. A separate GO constituting the committee and terms of reference, including the time frame to submit its report, is expected to be issued within a week.
The revised fee for engineering colleges was scheduled to come into effect from the current academic year. But, for now, students have to pay the fee fixed by the Telangana Admissions and Fee Regulatory Committee (TAFRC) for 2022-23 academic year.
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Sources told TOI that the govt may take a decision on the hike keeping in view its pending fee reimbursement commitments and expected onslaught from the Opposition and parents.
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The TAFRC, headed by a retired high court judge, revises fee for professional courses such as BE/B Tech, MBA, MCA, M Tech, and MBBS every three years. The revision takes into account the audited income and expenditure statements submitted by private college managements.
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The last fee revision was done for the 2022-23 to 2024-25 academic years.
A senior official said the CM is of the view that every aspect of colleges such as teaching standards, labs, buildings, etc., should be examined thoroughly, making it the basis for determining fees.
The official cited the cases of Islamic Academy of Education vs Karnataka and PA Inamdar and Others vs Maharashtra regarding determination of fees, where Supreme Court held that facilities, labs, salaries, future plans of the college, and decisions taken to increase standards of the college should be taken into consideration.
The govt also intends go through the earlier report submitted by the vigilance and enforcement department after inspection of colleges during the previous BRS govt.
While welcoming the govt's decision, the Students' Protection Forum urged for stricter oversight to safeguard the interests of students and faculty. In a letter addressed to the CM, they raised concerns over irregularities in engineering colleges affiliated to JNTU-Hyderabad and autonomous institutions.
The Forum alleged that many colleges submitted manipulated data in their Fact-Finding Committee (FFC) reports, particularly on infrastructure and faculty.
It called for re-inspection of colleges, public disclosure of FFC reports from the last three academic years.
They also highlighted exploitation of faculty, claiming that some colleges credited salaries temporarily for compliance and then forced them to return the amount.
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