<p>Bengaluru: Private engineering colleges have hiked fees for undergraduate courses by 10% for the current academic year after the state government greenlighted the move.</p>.<p>This means that a government quota seat at a private engineering college will now cost Rs 1,06,231.</p>.<p>Higher Education Minister Dr M C Sudhakar on Friday chaired a meeting with the representatives of private engineering colleges who had been demanding a 15% hike citing the 3% fee cut last year.</p>.<p>However, having been instructed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to not allow more than a 10% hike, Sudhakar remained firm and did not agree to the private colleges' demand.</p>.<p>Due to the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha polls, the meeting to discuss the fee structure for professional courses was delayed.</p>.IISc-based consortium launches ward-level pilot project for dengue outbreak prediction, prevention.<p>During the 2023-24 academic year, the then BJP government had increased the fees by 10%. But as soon as the Congress came to power, the fee was reduced by 3%.</p>.<p>Speaking about the fee hike, Sudhakar said, "The BJP government<br>had increased the fee for two years and we reduced the fee from 10% to<br>7% last year. Though the management demanded a 15% hike, we agreed to 10%."</p>.<p>Though medical education minister Dr Sharan Prakash Patil and<br>officials were also present in the meeting, there was no decision on<br>fees for medical courses.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: Private engineering colleges have hiked fees for undergraduate courses by 10% for the current academic year after the state government greenlighted the move.</p>.<p>This means that a government quota seat at a private engineering college will now cost Rs 1,06,231.</p>.<p>Higher Education Minister Dr M C Sudhakar on Friday chaired a meeting with the representatives of private engineering colleges who had been demanding a 15% hike citing the 3% fee cut last year.</p>.<p>However, having been instructed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to not allow more than a 10% hike, Sudhakar remained firm and did not agree to the private colleges' demand.</p>.<p>Due to the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha polls, the meeting to discuss the fee structure for professional courses was delayed.</p>.IISc-based consortium launches ward-level pilot project for dengue outbreak prediction, prevention.<p>During the 2023-24 academic year, the then BJP government had increased the fees by 10%. But as soon as the Congress came to power, the fee was reduced by 3%.</p>.<p>Speaking about the fee hike, Sudhakar said, "The BJP government<br>had increased the fee for two years and we reduced the fee from 10% to<br>7% last year. Though the management demanded a 15% hike, we agreed to 10%."</p>.<p>Though medical education minister Dr Sharan Prakash Patil and<br>officials were also present in the meeting, there was no decision on<br>fees for medical courses.</p>