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Modi Govt Stops Acceleration Of Fee Hike MTech Fee

(New Delhi) Modi Govt Stops Acceleration Of Fee Hike MTech Fee in 23 IITs
The HRD ministry has deferred the decision to hike the MTech fee in the IITs for further discussion on the issue.
The development comes against the backdrop of protests by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students against a recent fee hike.
IIT-Delhi Director V Ramgopal Rao had said the MTech programmes at the IITs recorded a dropout rate of over 50 per cent as the students treated the courses as a “stop-gap arrangement” till they landed a job or cracked a competitive exam.
The IIT Council, led by HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal “Nishank”, had approved a proposal to hike the fee for the masters programme and bring it to the level of the BTech courses in September.