Fee Hike
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University VC confined to office for over 12 hours amid protest by students
India | Feb 04, 2020, 06:33 AM ISTAnuradha Lohia, the Vice-Chancellor of Presidency University, has been confined to her chambers for over 12 hours as students continued to protest outside her office demanding expeditious completion of repair works in some hostels and reinstatement of sacked hostel employees.
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JNU fee-hike standoff: Need a fool-proof system for non recurrence of such issues, says HRD
India | Dec 12, 2019, 05:51 PM ISTThe Jawaharlal Nehru University students boycotted exams on Thursday over the hostel fee hike issue, but students of the School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies (SSIS) appeared for their papers.
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JNU students boycott exams over fee hike issue
India | Dec 12, 2019, 03:30 PM ISTThe Jawaharlal Nehru University students boycotted the exams on Thursday over the hostel fee hike issue.
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Fee hikes, discrimination trigger unrest on varsity campuses
India | Dec 05, 2019, 10:55 PM ISTUniversities across the country are becoming the hotbeds of unrest, discontent and disillusionment with fee hikes being a major trigger for student protests in most cases.
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JNU fee hike row: Students back on streets, protests outside HRD Ministry
India | Nov 29, 2019, 04:14 PM ISTThousands of students on Friday once again flocked the streets leading up to the Union Human Resource Development Ministry (MHRD) here at the Shastri Bhavan demanding complete rollback of the proposed hostel fee hike at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
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JNU hostel fee hike: Students form human chain in Delhi to support JNUSU's protest
India | Nov 27, 2019, 05:45 PM ISTThe students across Delhi formed a human chain in Connaught Place on Wednesday. They came forward in solidarity with the Jawaharlal Nehru University's Students' Union (JNUSU), which is protesting against the hostel fee hike.
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Fee hike: JNU alleges misinformation campaign, cites Rs 45 crore deficit
India | Nov 22, 2019, 09:33 AM ISTA three-member high-powered panel was constituted on Monday to recommend ways to restore normal functioning of the Jawaharlal Nehru University and mediate between the administration and students who have been protesting for over three weeks over the hostel fee hike.
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CBSE examination fee hike for class 10, 12 on 'no profit no loss' principle: HRD Minister
Education | Nov 21, 2019, 04:25 PM ISTThe examination fee has been increased by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on 'no profit no loss' principle, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' said on Thursday.
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Visually impaired JNU students accuse police of detaining them
India | Nov 20, 2019, 01:35 PM IST"The bus carrying blind students who were going to protest at the Delhi Commissioner office has been illegally stopped by Delhi Police," a student on the bus carrying visually challenged students alleged.
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JNUSU office-bearers, high-power committee meet to discuss fee hike row: Sources
India | Nov 20, 2019, 01:34 PM ISTThe committee will be meeting hostel presidents of the varsity in the later half of the day. The HRD Ministry had on Monday constituted the three-member committee to recommend ways to restore normal functioning of the JNU.
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JNU teachers say admin open to talk to elected hostel representatives to end students protest
India | Nov 17, 2019, 05:53 PM ISTUmesh Kadam, the dean of students, said he has not yet notified the students' union.
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Hindustan Hamara | November 13, 2019
News | Nov 13, 2019, 05:42 PM ISTAkhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) holds protest outside University Grants Commission (UGC) against fee hike.
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'Time to get back to classes': JNU orders partial rollback of hostel fee hike amid protests
India | Nov 13, 2019, 05:34 PM ISTThe Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Wednesday ordered partial rollback of hostel fees hike. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Executive Council -- the highest decision-making body of JNU .
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No full stops to freebies in JNU and how that could change
India | Nov 12, 2019, 08:43 PM ISTThe university is located in south Delhi. Up ahead is Vasant Vihar, a coveted address for India's rich and famous. A short distance away are India's glitziest malls.
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IIT M.Tech fee hike not for existing students: HRD
Education | Sep 29, 2019, 10:50 PM ISTIt said the hike will be applicable on fresh admissions only and "needy students" will be provided necessary financial support.
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Indraprastha University fee hike row: Future of students at stake as IPU demands arrears
India | Sep 14, 2019, 02:56 PM ISTIn 2013, the Delhi government formed a committee State Fee Regulatory Committee (SFRC) to check and regularise the fee structure of the various colleges of Indraprastha University. The need for such a committee came when the authorities of the colleges complained that they don't have funds to pay the salary of the faculty. The committee assigned the task of regularising the fee of all the 74 colleges of the University.
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IP University fee hike: Students protest against fee arrears, say colleges withholding degrees
India | Sep 14, 2019, 02:55 PM ISTOn 22 April, after the Supreme Court dismissed Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by students, the colleges affiliated to IPU had sent fee arrear notifications. The SLP was filed after the Delhi High Court passed the revised fee judgement on 28 January allowing colleges to hike fee.
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CBSE fee hike: Delhi government asks schools not to collect fees from students till further notice
India | Aug 23, 2019, 07:14 PM ISTThe CBSE has enhanced the examination fee for classes 10 and 12 for 2020, the Directorate of Education (DoE) said in a letter. In this regard heads of all government and government-aided schools are directed to not collect examination fees from students of class 10 and 12 for payment to the CBSE till further directions
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Here's why CBSE hiked fees for class 10 and 12 board exams
Education | Aug 13, 2019, 06:43 PM ISTA deficit of over Rs 200 crore in conducting board examination for class 10 and 12 has forced the CBSE to hike fees, according to officials.
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Mayawati demands withdrawal of CBSE fee hike for exams
Education | Aug 13, 2019, 02:49 PM ISTBSP president Mayawati on Tuesday termed the fee hike by the CBSE for Class 10 and 12 examinations as unfortunate and demanded its immediate withdrawal.