Colleges Demand Extra Fee From Pharma Students
An Indian Express report from Bangalore reveals the rampant practice of excess fees by colleges in the pharmacy field.
Please see: http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/Colleges-Demand-Extra-Fee-From-Pharma-Students/2015/08/01/article2951348.ece
Students who joined B Pharm and D Pharm courses through
Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) under the Common Entrance Test (CET)
2015 had to pay fees in excess of the sum prescribed by the government. An
admission overseeing committee, constituted by the state government to monitor
violations, however, says it is helpless as these courses do not fall under the
professional category.
According to complaints received at examination
authority, the colleges are asking Rs 10,000 to Rs 60,000 over and above the fee.
The fee fixed for BPharm and DPharm courses is Rs 14,030 at government colleges
and Rs 21,430 at private colleges. But the colleges are demanding more in the
name of additional facilities.
Speaking to Express, a student who submitted a written
complaint to KEA said, “I got a seat at one of the prime colleges in Bengaluru,
and when I went for admission, I was shocked as the authorities asked me to pay
Rs 35,000 additional fee along with the fee prescribed. Following this I have
written a complaint to Karnataka Examinations Authority.”
Meanwhile, two students who had filed complaints have
withdrawn them after they were allegedly pressurized by the colleges involved.
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