Chandigarh News: Panjab University affiliated BEd colleges to follow uniform fee structure

After the Panjab University affiliated colleges, it is now the turn of the affiliated BEd colleges to adopt a uniform fee structure.

 

The decision will be implemented in both the self-financed and the grant-in-aid BEd courses. A committee to look in to the matter and chalk out the feasibilities has also been formed at the university level. Once the decision is implemented, it is bound to affect about 80 PU-affiliated BEd colleges.

 

Sources in the university maintain that the decision has been taken considering the ever-growing number of students applying for admissions to BEd every year.

 

Talking to Newsline, Vice-Chancellor Professor R C Sobti said: "A committee has been formed to decide on a uniform fee structure for the PU-affiliated colleges offering BEd courses and once they reach a decision, we will implement a uniform fee structure from this academic session onwards. The decision has been taken considering the large number of students seeking admission to the course."

 

The private colleges affiliated to PU had expressed resentment after being asked to follow a uniform fee structure and the same is expected from the BEd colleges too.

 

Talking to Newsline, a teacher of the Government College of Education, Sector 20, said: "The fee structure should be uniform in only those colleges that have BEd as a grant-in-aid course and not in those that have a self-financed course. There are many colleges which are dependent upon the fees from students and the decision regarding a uniform fee structure is bound to attract criticism."

 

Sources revealed that the fee might go up in those colleges where a uniform fee structure is adopted. The fees in unaided BEd colleges range between Rs 35,000 and Rs 45,000 followed by aided colleges where it is around Rs 25,000. The fee in government BEd colleges is Rs 15,000. The decision to implement uniformity in the fee structure might lead to an increase in the fees of aided and government colleges.

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