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Fee hike worries law students

Ananya Dutta

KOLKATA: Students of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS) here are finding it difficult to cope with the recent fee hike announced by the institute.

“The fee has shot up from Rs. 79,500 last year to Rs. 1,23,000. The revised fee is far stiffer for new entrants to the university, who will have to pay Rs. 1,83,000 this year,” said a third-year student. “While it may seem comparable to the cost of education at the IIMs, over a period of five years it becomes a much larger amount.”

The WBNUJS ranked among the top three law universities in the country. Students are concerned that the hike may affect the quality of intake in the institute.

It is not the only university to have hiked the fees.

According to announcements on the CLAT website, two other universities — the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, and the National Law Institute University — have also raised their fees.

“After the hike, I will have to pay an additional Rs. 90,000 for completing my education. The bank has declined my request to extend my educational loan,” said a fourth-year student at WBNUJS. “It will make the quality education that the institute provides hard to afford for middle class students, let alone those who are financially weak,” he added.

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