Iits Raise Fees

Faced with budgetary cuts from the central government, IIT Kharagpur has found a new way to raise funds through a "Learn-Earn-Return Fund" scheme, where students will get a fee waiver if they pledge to donate money after getting a job.

The actual problem lies in the sweeteners the government has felt necessary to include: full fee waivers for SC/ST, Dalit and physically challenged students and a 66% waiver for students whose family income is below one lakh.

The cost of studying at the prestigious IIT or Indian Institute of Technology will be more than doubled.

The suggestion to hike fees at IITs by over three times has many students worried. Currently, B Tech students pay Rs 90,000 but the standing committee of the IIT Council has recommended raising it to Rs 3 lakh per year.

Faced with budgetary cuts from the central government, IIT Kharagpur has found a new way to raise funds through a "Learn-Earn-Return Fund" scheme, where students will get a fee waiver if they pledge to donate money after getting a job.

The actual problem lies in the sweeteners the government has felt necessary to include: full fee waivers for SC/ST, Dalit and physically challenged students and a 66% waiver for students whose family income is below one lakh.

The cost of studying at the prestigious IIT or Indian Institute of Technology will be more than doubled.

The suggestion to hike fees at IITs by over three times has many students worried. Currently, B Tech students pay Rs 90,000 but the standing committee of the IIT Council has recommended raising it to Rs 3 lakh per year.