Students studying in Aryans group of college intensifies agitation against fee hike

SRINAGAR, NOV 20 (PTK): Jammu and Kashmir Students studying in Aryans group of college here have intensified their agitation demanding a rollback of the hike in examination fees by University.

Aamir Ahmad Parray student of BBA speaking to News agency Press Trust of Kashmir said that the increase in fees as “illegal” who “failed to protect the interests of the students”. He added that authority should not play with the future of students.

The students have now refused to pay extra exam fee. “It is with great difficulty that my father is paying my college fee and now the exam fee has been hiked and college asked to pay more 10000. I cannot ask my father to pay this,” said Danish Ahmad another student.

Rs 1,0000 might not be a big amount for rich students but Aryans college is forgetting that this border belt is not home to rich students. It is a big thing that our parents agree to send us to college. We might be told to leave studies if we tell our parents to arrange for Rs 1,0000 more,” said Waseem Ahmed another students.

In some courses, the fee hike was steep. In case of AISTE course, the fee was raised Rs 50,000. The students have also complained that the college principal and chairman are never available for a meeting, and no fee receipt is provided to students, and the faculty also keeps on changing, which affect students studies etc. (PTK)