IIT Bombay Students On Hunger Strike: Is The Fee Hike Reasonable?
Around 150 students of the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) were on a relay hunger strike today to protest a hike in fees. The agitation began yesterday with a march on the campus. While tuition fees have not been hiked, there is an increase of 300 per cent in hostel rent, 167 per cent in the gymkhana fees, 100 per cent in exam, registration and medical fees, and 30-50 per cent increase in other charges. The latest fee hike comes a year after undergraduate tuition fees more than doubled across the IITs. Was the fee hike unreasonable?
