Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Left meet to discuss self-financing college impasse
The left leadership meet that will be convened today evening will discuss the self –financing college issue. The cabinet sub committee meet that was authorized to sort out the issues will also attend the meet.
The deadlock was created after the main ally the CPI and the its youth federation yesterday strictly warned the government against signing accord with representatives of managements of private self-financing medical colleges. It alleged that by signing the three-tier fee structure the government will topple the merit system. It also asked the government not to implement the semester system in the degree level this year.
As per a seat-fee agreement arrived at between the managements of eight self-financing medical colleges and the government, candidates in the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category who get allotted to government seats in these colleges will pay a fee of Rs.25,000.
Thiruvananthapuram:Candidates who get allotted in the SEBC category (13 in each college) in the government seats will pay Rs.45,000 and the rest, Rs.1,38,000. If there are no BPL candidates a maximum of seven candidates, with the lowest income among those allotted to the government seats, will get to study for a fee of Rs.25, 000. If, for instance, there are two BPL candidates, five candidates with the lowest income will get this benefit. There will be no upper limit to the number of BPL candidates in the government seats.
In the management quota in these colleges the fee will be Rs.4.5 lakh and there will be no deposit. In the NRI quota the maximum fee will be Rs. 9 lakh.
The colleges that will sign the pact are Sam Somervel Medical College, Karakkonam, MES Medical College, Perinthalmanna, Karuna Medical College, Palakkad, SUT Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Gokulam Medical College, Venjarammoodu, Assisia Medical College, Kollam, KMCTE College, Kozhikode and Kannur Medical College, Kannur.
The deadlock was created after the main ally the CPI and the its youth federation yesterday strictly warned the government against signing accord with representatives of managements of private self-financing medical colleges. It alleged that by signing the three-tier fee structure the government will topple the merit system. It also asked the government not to implement the semester system in the degree level this year.
As per a seat-fee agreement arrived at between the managements of eight self-financing medical colleges and the government, candidates in the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category who get allotted to government seats in these colleges will pay a fee of Rs.25,000.
Thiruvananthapuram:Candidates who get allotted in the SEBC category (13 in each college) in the government seats will pay Rs.45,000 and the rest, Rs.1,38,000. If there are no BPL candidates a maximum of seven candidates, with the lowest income among those allotted to the government seats, will get to study for a fee of Rs.25, 000. If, for instance, there are two BPL candidates, five candidates with the lowest income will get this benefit. There will be no upper limit to the number of BPL candidates in the government seats.
In the management quota in these colleges the fee will be Rs.4.5 lakh and there will be no deposit. In the NRI quota the maximum fee will be Rs. 9 lakh.
The colleges that will sign the pact are Sam Somervel Medical College, Karakkonam, MES Medical College, Perinthalmanna, Karuna Medical College, Palakkad, SUT Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Gokulam Medical College, Venjarammoodu, Assisia Medical College, Kollam, KMCTE College, Kozhikode and Kannur Medical College, Kannur.
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