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The students of the Arts and Science Stream of the institutions affiliated to Madras University will soon be paying 30% to 50% increased fee for the semester examinations. The decision has been taken by the Academic Council and Syndicate of the Madras University.
Colleges affiliated to Madras University will soon witness a rise in the semester exam fees. This hike in the exam fees will be active for the Science and Arts Stream students with a rise of approx 30% - 50% in each of the streams. The increment for the post-graduate courses has been reported to rise from Rs. 100 to Rs. 150 per theory-based paper. For the undergraduate courses, the fee increased from Rs. 65 to Rs. 85. The increased fee will be implemented from April 2019 onwards.
The increment might affect the budget of the students of Arts and Science Stream, as students of these two streams opt for five to seven theory-based papers. This increased fee will be applicable to the 110 non-autonomous affiliated institutions falling under the Madras University. The other fee structure comprising of the fee of the statement of marks, application form, convocation certificate, provisional certificate, etc will not face any kind of fee increment changes.
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It is also reported that for more than two years, the proposal for the change in the semester exam fee was pending. The proposal earlier included higher rates of increment in the semester exam fee which was later reduced after detailed and rigorous discussion of the officials. The Academic Council and Syndicate of the Madras University finally approved the proposal and asked to activate it from the month of April 2019 onwards.
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The parameters considered for the increment in fee included the cost of organising and conducting the examination for a huge number of students. Another parameter was the comparison between the exam fee of Madras University and other state varsities. Cost required for managing the students at the time of examination and other hidden miscellaneous costs were also taken under consideration while making the final decision of fee increment.
