Students stage demonstration

By Our Staff Reporter

CHENNAI, MARCH 5. Students belonging to Veltech Engineering College and Vel Multimedia today demonstrated in front of the college in Avadi protesting sudden and steep fee hike.

The college management had put up a circular advising the students that the fees for the next academic year would be hiked from around Rs. 35,000 to Rs. 70,000, according to the students. Of this, the students were required to pay Rs. 25,000 by the end of March, they claimed. A sum of Rs. 10,000 was being charged for a Computer course, but there were no staff allocated for this course, the students contended.

Protesting this hike, a group of Veltech students (first, second and third years) staged a demonstration right in front of the college this morning. Some window panes in the college were also damaged by the students.

However, the management maintained in its version that the students protested against regulations to wear uniforms and bring two-wheelers to college. According to them, the students dispersed when they `realised that we will not bow to their demands'. No police complaint has been registered in this regard.

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