The fees of postgraduate medical and dental courses is likely to increase as various medical college associations have demanded a hike of 50% over the previous academic year.
While the State government is learnt to be wary of increasing fees, with elections around the corner, private college managements say they will not budge until the government assures them of a hike.
Medical Education Minister Sharanprakash Patil said the State government had only a “preliminary” meeting with college managements and there was a need for more discussions. He said the government would take a call keeping the interests of students in mind.
Both the Karnataka Professional Colleges Foundation and Karnataka Religious and Linguistic Minority Professional Colleges’ Association have demanded a 50% hike in institutional and government quota seats.
M.R. Jayaram, chairman of the foundation, said they had even presented facts to show that the fees in Karnataka was significantly lower that other States. Karnataka Religious and Linguistic Minority Professional Colleges’ Association secretary Shafi Ahmed too echoed the same views.
