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Medical admissions stayed in Maharashtra
Mumbai, Sept 12: The Maharashtra government on Friday stayed admissions to various medical courses following strong protests by students over the exorbitant fees in private institutions.
Mumbai, Sept 12: The Maharashtra government on Friday stayed admissions to various medical courses following strong protests by students over the exorbitant fees in private institutions.
"We have also requested the Mumbai High Court to grant us seven days' period to sort out the fee issue," Joint Director of Medical Education Dr Wasudev Tayade, the competent authority for the admission process, said in Mumbai.
The admission process for various medical courses had begun on September 11 following a directive from the Mumbai High Court on September 08. The court had ordered the authorities to accept only 60 per cent fees from the students. However, students continued their protest over the high fees, ranging from Rs 3.40 lakh to Rs 3.80 lakh per annum, as against the previous year's annual fee of Rs 1.46 lakh.
"As protests are likely to continue till restructure of the educational fees, we decided to stay the admission process", Tayade said.
"The admission process had begun on a high court directive, so we have also approached the court seeking a week's period to resolve the matter", Tayade said.
Earlier in the day, nearly 199 students sought admissions to various medical courses.
The admission process was later stalled for some time by agitating activists of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and Bharatiya Vidayarthi Sena, minister of state for medical education Suresh Shetty told a news agency here.
Finally Tayade, after discussions with higher officials, announced the decision to stay the admission process. In a related development, a delegation of Sena leaders sought intervention of Governor Mohammed Fazal in the matter. The delegation, led by Sena leader Raj Thackeray, called on Fazal, who is also the chancellor of all universities across the state, Sena sources said. Fazal assured that he would take up the matter with Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, they added.
Bureau Report
The admission process for various medical courses had begun on September 11 following a directive from the Mumbai High Court on September 08. The court had ordered the authorities to accept only 60 per cent fees from the students. However, students continued their protest over the high fees, ranging from Rs 3.40 lakh to Rs 3.80 lakh per annum, as against the previous year's annual fee of Rs 1.46 lakh.
"As protests are likely to continue till restructure of the educational fees, we decided to stay the admission process", Tayade said.
"The admission process had begun on a high court directive, so we have also approached the court seeking a week's period to resolve the matter", Tayade said.
Earlier in the day, nearly 199 students sought admissions to various medical courses.
The admission process was later stalled for some time by agitating activists of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and Bharatiya Vidayarthi Sena, minister of state for medical education Suresh Shetty told a news agency here.
Finally Tayade, after discussions with higher officials, announced the decision to stay the admission process. In a related development, a delegation of Sena leaders sought intervention of Governor Mohammed Fazal in the matter. The delegation, led by Sena leader Raj Thackeray, called on Fazal, who is also the chancellor of all universities across the state, Sena sources said. Fazal assured that he would take up the matter with Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, they added.
Bureau Report