Every one of us had heard the news and also had read about it. In this article, we will try to summarize the whole process and events which took place.

As per the new regulation, the students will pay Rs 2 to 3 lakh who was earlier paying a course fee around Rs 30,000 to 50,000. The IITs will also stop the monthly stipend of Rs 12,400 given to M.Tech scholars who join the system based on their graduate aptitude test in engineering (GATE) score. 

Here are few issued up statements and follow up in the sequential order.

1. The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) on Sunday (29th September) issued a clarification regarding fee hike in M.Tech programme in IITs. 

The ministry said that that the decision of the Council of IITs to accept the recommendations of a three-member committee on reforms in the M Tech programmes in IITs is based facts including that the fee the programmes have not been revised for a long time whereas the cost per student has gone up substantially.

“There is no fee hike for the existing students. For new admissions, the hike will be gradual over a period of three years or more, as will be decided by the respective Board of Governors of IITs. Needy students will be provided with the necessary financial support. All concessions and scholarships for SC/ST/OBC and others will continue without change,” read an official release.

The ministry said that the fee hike will discourage non-serious students, who after a few months of stay in IITs, leave the programme midway to take up employment or to prepare for competitive exams.

“This drop out in the middle of the programme leads to wastage of coveted seats on the one hand and denies the opportunity to other serious and meritorious students, on the other. IITs will offer only those programmes that have demand in the market. This will ensure immediate placement after completion of the course. Good and deserving students will be provided Teaching Assistantship/Scholarship,” read the release.