Fee regulatory panel yet to be constituted

The results of the Common Entrance Test (CET), 2019, are out, the fee structure for undergraduate engineering courses is fixed and even the seat allotment process is set to begin from June first week. But there is no committee to regulate the fee.

As the fee regulatory committee, headed by Justice D V Shylendra Kumar, was dissolved after its term got over, the government is waiting for direction from the High Court to constitute a new committee for CET 2019.

Higher Education Minister GT Devegowda said, “Currently there is no committee to regulate fee and we are waiting for direction from the High Court to make the new appointment.”

The committee headed by Justice Kumar was a boon for students during the 2018-19 admissions.

The government agreed with the private professional college managements to give a over 15% fee hike, but the committee brought it down to 8%.

This time, the government has already fixed the fee in the absence of the committee and has agreed for a 10% hike for engineering courses, while medical colleges are demanding a 15% hike.