A 10% fee hike every three years in on cards as the vice-chancellors (V-Cs) of the central and state universities have recommended this as a measure to meet the financial requirements of the universities.
The cost of higher education is going to be steep soon. A 10% fee hike every three years in on cards as the vice-chancellors (V-Cs) of the central and state universities have recommended this as a measure to meet the financial requirements of the universities.
Discussing the models of financing higher education at a national level conference organised by University Grants Commission (UGC) and Human Resource Development Ministry (HRD), over 200 V-Cs agreed that the central and state universities may be statutorily required to adopt revision of fee structure payable by the students by at least 10% for every three year period.
The recommendations are yet to be approved by the HRD ministry in case of central universities, while for state universities, the state governments will have a final say
A similar recommendation for a steep fee hike for Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) students was shot down by HRD minister Kapil Sibal recently.
On education reforms, the VCs recommended a semester system (2 semesters in an academic year) to be implemented across all universities with a credits-based system.
To attract good quality of faculty, it was suggested incentive structures to be introduced to attract and retain quality faculty, particularly in state universities and institutions in remote rural areas.
To prevent brain drain, Indian universities could also be encouraged to engage with foreign universities for tie-ups. between departments, for faculty exchanges, student exchanges and so on.
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