Alleging that the institute authorities are paying a deaf ear to their demands, students have decided to sit outside the main building on Thursday to seek an answer to their concerns.
Students at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) have decided to stage a sit-in protest at the institute on Thursday demanding the recently imposed fee hike to be revoked.
Alleging that the institute authorities are paying a deaf ear to their demands, students have decided to sit outside the main building on Thursday to seek an answer to their concerns.
"We have decided to have a sit-in protest as the administration is paying no heed to our demands despite our efforts to reach out to them. The fee hike is going to pinch a large number of students severely as the institute has decided to hike the fees for several heads between 100-300 per cent. Most research scholars here are on fellowships and it will be difficult for them to arrange for additional funds," said a PhD scholar from the institute.
The protest comes in the wake of a recent fee hike at the institute under which students have to shell out more for several facilities like hostel rent, gymkhana, medical, and exam charges for the academic year 2017-18. The hike is for both undergraduate and postgraduate students and ranges between 30-300 per cent under various heads. The new fees were declared on the institute's official website and students have to pay the sum by July 11, 2017, with delayed payments permissible till July 19, against a fine of Rs 100 per day.
Earlier this month, students had submitted a representation with over 700 signatures opposing the hike. The institute students said that since none of these efforts seem to have helped, they have now decided to protest.
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