It costs Rs 1,999 to teach a student, say PU colleges

Hire lecturers, foot their salaries, managements tell government

Aided PU colleges, which were miffed with the government for sending a circular asking them to reimburse the fee collected from students, sent an estimated fee proposal to the government on Wednesday.

In the proposal, the colleges have estimated the fee per student as Rs 1,999, excluding the salaries of the lecturers, said Panduranga Shetty, president of Private College Managements’ Association.

The aided colleges have requested the government to fill all the vacant lecturer posts before the beginning of the academic year, in the third week of June. “If the government can appoint lecturers and pay their salaries, we can function by collecting Rs 1,999 per student,” Shetty said. He added that aided colleges were awaiting fee specifications from the government to proceed with the admissions.

A week ago, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri,, who had assured to sort out the matter with the private college managements, had asked the managements to send an estimated fee proposal to the government based on which the fee could be fixed.

Calender of events

The academic year for I PUC commenced on Wednesday. A common merit list, comprising all categories, will be announced on Thursday.

The same day, colleges will put out the list of students whose applications have been rejected. The academic year will end on March 30, 2013.

Here’s the schedule:

* Announcement of common merit list (all categories), and list of rejected applications: May 31
* Announcement of first category-wise merit list: June 4 (third day from the announcement of the common merit list)
* Last date for students of the first list to join college: June 7
* Announcement of second category-wise merit list: June 9
* Last date for students of  second list to join: June 13
* Announcement of third category-wise merit list: June 15
* Last date for students of third list: June 13
* Announcement of the final list of candidates admitted under various categories, including cut-off percentage in each case: June 18
* Start of classes: June 13
* Last date for admission to I PUC without fine: June 15; with a fine of Rs 420: June 22; with a special late fine of Rs 1,400: June 30
* Last date for admission to II PUC without fine: June 15; with a fine of Rs 420: June 22; with a special late fine of Rs 1,400: June 30
* Last date for admission to I PUC for students who pass the SSLC supplementary exam: July 15

I PUC fee

The fees for I PUC other than the prescribed fee, tuition fee, and capital expenditure:
* Self study: Indian language/subject - Rs 420 (only if the post for the subject in not sanctioned); Foreign language/subject - Rs 3,000
* Change of subject/combination: Rs 500 (Only two subjects can be changed)
* Change of college: Rs 1,000
* Lab fee (for arts/commerce combination with practical science subjects): Rs 95
* I PU practical exam fee: Rs 42 per subject
* II PU practical exam 70 per subject