Anna University Hikes Ph.D. Research Activities Fees by 25%

Anushka Mukherjee

Updated On: February 26, 2019 04:51 pm IST

 Anna University hikes fee structure for Ph.D. students. The research scholars of Anna University will have to pay Rs. 8,000 (approx) for synopsis submission instead of Rs. 6,500 which they used to pay earlier.

Anna University Hikes Ph.D. Research Activities Fees by 25%

Anna University situated in Guindy, Chennai had issued a circular on February 18, 2019, which states the revised fee structure for research activities that comprises of institute renewal and synopsis submission. It is one of the popular educational institutes in India.

According to the modified fee structure, the research scholars will have to pay Rs. 8,000 (approx) for synopsis submission instead of Rs. 6,500 which they used to pay earlier. In addition, for the resubmission of the thesis, the students will have to pay Rs. 12,500 instead of Rs 10,000. On the other hand, students must pay Rs. 7000 in the place of Rs. 5000 for the late submission of the thesis. For changing the category, students will have to pay Rs. 2,500 instead of Rs. 500. Likewise, for the recognition of Anna University (AU), the research scholars have Rs 1,50,000 instead of 1,00,000. Ph.D. and M.Sc students need to pay double of what they used to pay before.

The fee hike in universities usually ranges from 20% to 100%. At Anna University, there was a 25% hike in the fee structure. Students who study in this college are mostly unemployed or they teach in small institutions with a minimum salary. Hence, the fee hike is likely to affect the students of the college. The aim behind the hike is that the university plans to conduct a higher level of research by inviting experts from the doctoral communities.

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On asking about the fee hike in Anna University, a senior official stated that the hike was necessary as the college bears a lot of expenses when they call externals examiners for checking the thesis paper and taking viva etc.

Also Read:Anna University: UG & PG results declared.

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