"I'm Saving The Institution": Allahabad University Head On Fee Hike Amid Protests
NDTV
Despite university's arguments, students continue to demand rollback of hike, which has seen fees go up by 400 per cent in some cases
Protest over fee hike at Allahabad University crossed two weeks and continued to intensify, even as the management stuck to its justification on two counts — that it's the first hike in 100 years, and the fees are still lower that other universities'. “In fact, I am saving the university,” said Vice-Chancellor Sangita Shrivastava.
The university cited the underlying reason in the first line of its press note last week too: “A clear message has been given to universities by the government that they will have to arrange funds at their own level, and reduce their dependence on the government.”
Citing an example, it said the post-hike fee for undergraduate course in science, at Rs 4,151 a year, is “the lowest compared to all other central universities”. It also mentioned that the tuition fee — one component of the total fee — was “Rs 12 per month for over 100 years”.
But students continue to demand a rollback of the hike, which has seen fees go up by 400 per cent in some cases.
