Pune: The state department of higher and technical education has issued notices to universities and colleges in Maharashtra to disclose fee structure on an immediate basis following complaints from students regarding lack of transparency in fees charged by institutions of higher learning. The notice was issued by state director of technical education Vinod Mohitkar. Students seeking admission to various professional courses in Maharashtra have complained to the state education department regarding non-transparency in disclosure of fees for various courses either on websites or notice boards of colleges and universities.
Students have demanded in their letter to the state govt that all grant-in-aid and private universities, deemed universities, and their affiliated educational institutions and senior colleges disclose the fees charged for each course in the current academic year and the various heads under which they are charged. Rashi Muchhal, a student representative who submitted the letter to the CET Cell, said, "While making our choice of colleges, we always compare the course content offered by them. At the same time, fees play an important role.
To compare the courses, colleges should have the fees disclosed on their site readily for reference. So many colleges have not put up the fee structure. Hence, we have written to the education department to send reminders to them to make it convenient for students.
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