self-financing colleges

The Fee Regulatory Committee appointed by the Kerla Government to fix the fee structure for self-financing colleges has decided to retain the existing annual tuition fee of Rs.38,700 for private engineering colleges in the State during this year.Committee recommendation for Rs.38,700 as annual tuition fee, implemented in private engineering colleges last year. It will decide on a final fee structure after completing the inspection procedure. If the fee fixed after the detailed inquiry is above Rs.38,700, the students will have to remit the remaining amount. They will get the additional money back if the fee fixed is less than Rs.38,700.Forty-nine private engineering colleges had proposed a fee structure ranging between Rs.50,000 and Rs.1. 05 lakh for this academic year.