900 pc fee hike: Farm institute students on the warpath

Students at the Indian Agriculture Research Institute here seem to be in shock. The insitute,which has not seen a fee hike since 1998,now proposes to change the fee structure for research and postgraduate students by almost 10 times.

Students at the Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) here seem to be in shock. The insitute,which has not seen a fee hike since 1998,now proposes to change the fee structure for research and postgraduate students by almost 10 times.

Though the administration claims the hike is still under consideration,the students body representatives,who organised a silent protest and boycotted classes on Thursday,claim the new fee structure has been approved and implemented. Protesting in front of the directors office,the postgraduate and research students said their annual fees has been increased from Rs 7,200 to over Rs 62,000. The director communicated the decision of the new fee structure to us. We even saw the official communication which stated the fee for postgraduate students as Rs 62,000 and research students as Rs 72,000 per annum, said Sandeep Kumar,who is pursuing a PhD in Plant Pathology.

The students have threatened to intensify protests if the hike is not rationalised. We registered our protest in a silent manner. Tomorrow,we will meet the director-general and Agriculture ministry officials, said Kumar.

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The students claimed while the fee structure at the Indian Veterinary Institute,National Dairy Research Institute,and Central Institute of Fishery Education have also been revised,their hikes are far more reasonable.

PG School Dean and Joint Director,Education,H S Gaur countered that the revised fee structure has been sent back to the government for reconsideration. The fee at IARI has not been hiked since 1998,though fellowships and other student benefits were revised. The decision to revise the fee has been taken by a council headed by the Union Agriculture Secretary. We have no say in the matter,but we will initiate talks with the officials concerned as well as with the students, said Gaur.

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