<p>Bengaluru: The state government has received several complaints against the University of Mysore (UoM) from the affiliated colleges over collecting parity fees from students. </p>.<p>As per the complaints, the fee charged by the university ranges between Rs 7,000 and Rs 40,000 per student.</p>.<p>Following the complaints, the Higher Education department has sought explanation from the university and also forwarded the complaints to the Karnataka State Higher Education Council seeking a detailed report.</p>.<p>Interestingly, in the response submitted to the department, the university has justified charging parity fees saying that it was only following the Syndicate resolution. “This was based on the 2009 syndicate decision and it is part of the university fees,” reads the response.</p>.K N Rajanna sacked from Karnataka Cabinet amid Congress seeking action over criticising Rahul's vote theft charges.<p>The university also stated that the parity fees is collected to manage the pensionary benefits, salaries of guest faculties and other expenses of the university. “University with a history of 109 years is now restricted only to Mysore district. The state government is releasing only salaries of permanent teaching and non-teaching staff. The university is managing other expenses with internal resources, and parity fees is part of the other fees collected by the university,” it stated.</p>.<p>A management representative of a college, which filed a complaint before the government, told <span class="italic">DH</span>, “Even for MBA and MCA courses, which have been filled through Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), the university is insisting on charging parity fees up to Rs 39,000 per student and it is against the directions of the Higher Education department. As per the norms, KEA collects even the varsity fees from students and when we ask them to pay parity fees, they are filing plaints against the college for collecting excess fees.”</p>.<p>Speaking to <span class="italic">DH</span>, an official from the Higher Education department said that they will wait for the report from the Higher Education Council.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: The state government has received several complaints against the University of Mysore (UoM) from the affiliated colleges over collecting parity fees from students. </p>.<p>As per the complaints, the fee charged by the university ranges between Rs 7,000 and Rs 40,000 per student.</p>.<p>Following the complaints, the Higher Education department has sought explanation from the university and also forwarded the complaints to the Karnataka State Higher Education Council seeking a detailed report.</p>.<p>Interestingly, in the response submitted to the department, the university has justified charging parity fees saying that it was only following the Syndicate resolution. “This was based on the 2009 syndicate decision and it is part of the university fees,” reads the response.</p>.K N Rajanna sacked from Karnataka Cabinet amid Congress seeking action over criticising Rahul's vote theft charges.<p>The university also stated that the parity fees is collected to manage the pensionary benefits, salaries of guest faculties and other expenses of the university. “University with a history of 109 years is now restricted only to Mysore district. The state government is releasing only salaries of permanent teaching and non-teaching staff. The university is managing other expenses with internal resources, and parity fees is part of the other fees collected by the university,” it stated.</p>.<p>A management representative of a college, which filed a complaint before the government, told <span class="italic">DH</span>, “Even for MBA and MCA courses, which have been filled through Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), the university is insisting on charging parity fees up to Rs 39,000 per student and it is against the directions of the Higher Education department. As per the norms, KEA collects even the varsity fees from students and when we ask them to pay parity fees, they are filing plaints against the college for collecting excess fees.”</p>.<p>Speaking to <span class="italic">DH</span>, an official from the Higher Education department said that they will wait for the report from the Higher Education Council.</p>
