Pune
edition, 21st July 2008
ONE STEP FORWARD
Rs 36,000 Per Annum For Engineering; Rs 2.64
Lakh For Medical Colleges
Pune:
Private unaided engineering and medical institutions, which
are going functional from 2008-09 have been directed by
the Shikshan Shulka Samiti (fee fixation panel) to charge
an ad hoc fee at Rs 36,000 per annum and Rs 2.64 lakh per
annum, respectively. The fee panel has also released the
ad hoc fee for other professional courses at newly-opened
colleges this year.
The ad hoc arrangement is necessitated as the cost-based
tuition fee can not be finalised without the audited financial
statements and balance sheet of the concerned institutions.
Newly-opened colleges get their first balance sheet only
after a year into operation. To prevent the new colleges
from charging arbitrary sums, the ad hoc fee is announced
by the panel.
At least 12 new engineering colleges are going functional
from this year in the University of Pune (UoP) area of Pune,
Nashik and Ahmednagar districts. However, there is no new
medical institution in the UoP jurisdiction.
Together, these new colleges account for an intake of 2,820
students, according to a revised list of engineering institutions
released by the state director for technical education (DTE).
Pune city and adjoining areas have accounted for seven of
these new colleges (total 1,680 seats).
They are: Sinhgad Institute of Technology and Science at
Narhe, Ambegaon; K.J. Education Society’s Trinity
College of Engineering (CoE) and Research at Pisoli near
Hadapsar; Marathwada Mitra Mandal’s Institute of Technology
at Lohegaon; Dhole Patil CoE at Wagholi; IMS’ Mulshi
Institute of Technology and Research at Sambhave, Mulshi;
Al Ameen Education and Medical Foundation’s CoE at
Koregaon Bhima, Shirur and the NMVPM’s Nutan Maharashtra
Institute of Technology at Maval.
Of the remaining five new colleges, three are located in
Nashik district and two in Ahmednagar district, their collective
student intake being 1,140 seats.
On Saturday, the DTE released the first provisional list
of seat allotments at the end of Round-I of the centralised
admission process (CAP). The process of confirmation of
admission by paying the fees, will gain momentum from Monday
when the students will report to their allotted institutions
including the new colleges.
Overall, there are now 56 engineering colleges in the UoP
area that collectively account for 19,455 seats. Of these,
41 are located in Pune city and adjoining areas such as
Baramati, Mulshi, Lonavla, Shirur and Maval. Another nine
are in Nashik district and six in Ahmednagar district.
Fee
chart for new private colleges
Higher and technical courses
n Engineering: Rs 36,000 n MBA/MMS:
Rs 45,600 n MCA: Rs 42,000 n Pharmacy diploma: Rs 30,000
n Pharmacy degree: Rs 48,000 n Polytechnic (Engg): Rs 25,200
n Architecture degree: Rs 45,600 n Architecture masters:
Rs 48,000 n Hotel Management: Rs 32,400 n B.Ed/B.PEd/M.PEd:
Rs 26,400 n M.Ed: Rs 36,0000
Health Sciences
n Medical: Rs 2,64,000 n Dental:
Rs 1,13,520 n Ayurved: Rs 67,440 n Homoeopathy: Rs 42,000
n Physiotherapy: Rs 40,800 n Occupational Therapy: Rs 35,000
n Nursing: Rs 54,700
