Managements of private engineering colleges in the State on Friday reiterated their demand for the implementation of recommendations of the national fee committee constituted by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and headed by Justice Srikrishna.
Speaking to The Hindu, Choppa Gangi Reddy, president of Andhra Pradesh Private Engineering Colleges Managements’ Association, pointed out that the panel had recommended a minimum fee of ₹79,600 a year and a maximum of ₹1,89,800 for undergraduate engineering degrees. For MBA courses, the minimum fee recommended was ₹85,000 a year and the maximum was ₹1,95,200. For MCA, the minimum was ₹88,500 a year and the maximum was ₹1,94,100, he said.
The association members are opposed to the fee structure being finalised for professional courses by Andhra Pradesh Higher Education Regulatory and Monetary Commission (APHERMC). The commission is yet to announce the fee structure fixed for the current academic block, but reports indicate that it has recommended a minimum fee of ₹45,000 and a maximum of ₹1 lakh for engineering courses. “Most colleges fall under the ‘₹45,000’ category. This is not feasible,” asserted Mr. Gangi Reddy.
