Colleges yield to governments fee structure

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsStalled since mid-July, the process of admission to engineering courses is likely to begin at last with college managements on Tuesday yielding to the state government’s carrot and stick approach on the revised fee structure.In a meeting with chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy Tuesday, associations representing private engineering college managements indicated acceptance of the revised fee of Rs 35,000 for 2012-13.The cabinet sub-committee on fee-reimbursement will meet on August 16 to finalize the date for Eamcet engineering counseling. In return, the government is understood to have relaxed its threat of surprise checks of college facilities.In a move to gain leverage against the colleges, the government had issued two ordinances last week to directly take charge of the inspection of college facilities. Some of the colleges resisted these tactics until Monday, holding out for higher fees. Some of them toyed with the idea of taking legal recourse but gave in on Tuesday.first published:August 15, 2012, 10:38 ISTlast updated:August 15, 2012, 10:38 IST
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Stalled since mid-July, the process of admission to engineering courses is likely to begin at last with college managements on Tuesday yielding to the state government’s carrot and stick approach on the revised fee structure.

In a meeting with chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy Tuesday, associations representing private engineering college managements indicated acceptance of the revised fee of Rs 35,000 for 2012-13.

The cabinet sub-committee on fee-reimbursement will meet on August 16 to finalize the date for Eamcet engineering counseling. In return, the government is understood to have relaxed its threat of surprise checks of college facilities.

In a move to gain leverage against the colleges, the government had issued two ordinances last week to directly take charge of the inspection of college facilities. Some of the colleges resisted these tactics until Monday, holding out for higher fees. Some of them toyed with the idea of taking legal recourse but gave in on Tuesday.