Medical Education Costs Soar: Deemed Universities Charge Crores for MBBS

New Delhi: The application process for admission to MBBS and BDS courses is going on across the country. Deemed universities, which do not have any control over the fee hike, have also increased the fee for MBBS course this year. Fourteen deemed universities in the state charge crores of rupees for medical degrees and most of them charge more than Rs 20 lakh per annum. The university has increased the fees by Rs two lakh.

There has been a demand for many years to regulate the fees of top universities across the country. However, there are no restrictions on university fees. As a result, the fees for medical courses under this university seem to have increased this year. The results of this year's medical entrance exam (NEET) are out. As a result, competition has increased. Students who are not sure of getting admission in government colleges are being tested for admission in deemed universities. But for admission, financial ability is more important than the merit of the entrance exam. To become a doctor from reputed universities in the state, crores of rupees have to be paid.
In Kolhapur. Y. According to Patil, the fee of the university has increased by about two and a half lakhs this year. Accordingly, a fee of Rs 23 lakh will be charged annually. डी. Y. Patil's fees in Pune and Navi Mumbai have reached the house of about Rs 27 lakh. Apart from this, the fee of Bharti University Pune and Krishna Institute Karad is also about Rs 23 lakh. The fee for Mahatma Gandhi Medical College Aurangabad and Navi Mumbai, Vashi, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Wardha is around Rs 21 lakh, Datta Meghe Medical College is around Rs 22 lakh, Bharti Vidyapeeth Sangli is around Rs 20 lakh. Only two deemed universities - Pravara Institute, Loni (about Rs 17 lakh) and Symbiosis Medical College for Women (Rs 10 lakh) - charge less than Rs 20 lakh.
Doubts over college fees
The fee hike proposals of some unaided colleges in the state have also been submitted to the Fee Regulatory Authority. Therefore, the fee of private medical colleges in the state is also likely to increase to some extent. The Fee Regulatory Authority has directed all colleges to publish the details of their fees on the website. However, the details of the fees for medical degree courses in the state have not been announced yet, the parents and students said.