Bengaluru: RGUHS fee hike leaves affiliated colleges in shock

Belagavi: The colleges affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) were shocked by the “exorbitant” increase in the affiliation fee fixed by the university for the next academic year.

“The university has increased (fee) almost three times for a few courses which is unscientific. We had paid Rs 1.76 lakh for renewal of affiliation for B Pharm course but next year, with the revised fees, we have to pay Rs 3.63 lakh,” said a member of a pharmacy college managment in Bengaluru. For Pharm D course, it has been revised from existing Rs 1.26 lakh to Rs 3.63 lakh.

As per the notification issued by the RGUHS, the varsity has hiked - application fee, annual fee, renewal fee, administrative fees, institution helinet fee and course identification fee.

“Of all these, renewal, fresh affiliation and administrative fees matter most and for some institutions it is impossible to pay,” said a member of a nursing college management.

It seems like the university is curbing the coming up of
nursing colleges as it has increased the affiliation fee for new the colleges from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 15 lakh. The fee for setting up a new medical college has been increased from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 25 lakh. Dental college’s new application fee is now Rs 20 lakh up from existing Rs 8 lakh.