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Govt. plans hike in college fee

By Our Staff Reporter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM May 30. The State Government plans to effect a `marginal increase' in the tuition fee for various degree and post graduate courses in various universities, the Education Minister, Nalakath Soopy, has said.

Addressing a press conference here today, Mr. Soopy said the exact amount of increase in the fee would be decided by the Cabinet at its meeting scheduled on June 4.

According to Government sources, the proposal for tuition fee hike that will be placed before the Cabinet suggests a hike of 10 to 25 per cent for various courses.

It has been proposed to hike the annual tuition fee for engineering courses from the present Rs. 3,000 to Rs. 6,000.

It has also been proposed that these hikes be implemented from this academic year onwards.

All textbooks required for standards one to 10 are in the final stages of being printed and would be distributed very soon. The teachers' handbooks have also been given and the first phase of training conducted. The Government is also considering granting new self-financing higher secondary schools taking into account the shortfall of higher secondary seats in the State. This academic year, more batches will be granted in the existing schools if the need arises.

The Government has issued directions to the officials concerned to see to it that an atmosphere conducive for learning is maintained at the four lower primary schools at Marad.

The Government is considering upgrading 294 lower primary schools with fifth standard (213 aided and 80 government) to upper primary schools by adding the sixth standard to them.

The Government has decided to grant parallel English medium divisions to lower primary schools also; up to three divisions per standard at the rate of minimum of 30 students per division, he said.

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