With the trifurcation of Bangalore University, the two new universities which have not yet received any funds will continue to face a cash shortage as they have a lesser number of unaided colleges than the parent Bangalore University.
Compared to the previous year, Bangalore University revised its affiliation fees in the range of 5% to 10 % this year in order to generate more revenue. The same fee structure will be followed by the two new universities.
A senior official in the Higher Education Department also pointed out that the three universities are planning to ‘go easy’ on colleges and sanction permission for new colleges if they fulfil the basic norms for infrastructure and teaching. In the 2016-2017 academic year, Bangalore University got ₹14 crore as revenue from affiliation fees.
According to statistics provided by the Higher Education Department, Bengaluru Central University has the least number of unaided colleges (184).
For the 2017-2018 academic year, the affiliation fees of all colleges went to the parent Bangalore University. “The State government has, however, asked us to transfer a part of this fees, excluding the expenditure incurred, to the two new universities,” said an official of Bangalore University.
As of now, Bangalore University has given the two new universities ₹3 crore each. The two new universities are awaiting more funds.
