Engineering college fees likely to be hiked in Karnataka

Sources in government say they may be increased by 10%

Engineering students may have to shell out more by way of fees this academic year as the government is considering the demands of private college managements. While the Karnataka Unaided Private Engineering Colleges Association has asked for fees to be increased by around 30%, Karnataka Religious and Linguistic Minority Professional Colleges Association secretary Shafi Ahmed said that colleges under their umbrella have demanded a 25% hike. Sources in the State government said that while they would consider increasing the fees, they would not agree to such a steep increase, especially during the pandemic. “However, as engineering college fees have not been increased over the past few academic years, we are considering increasing them by around 10% this year,” said a source.