IITs raises fees to study M.Tech

IITs raises fees to study M.Tech

On Friday, IIT Council approved to raise the fee of the M.Tech courses offered by the IITs to bring the fee structure of the M.Tech courses at par with the B.Tech courses. The proposal was made on the recommendation on a three-member committee on reforms on MTech program in IITs.The agenda item ''Reform of the M.Tech Programs'' stated that "proactively increase the M.Tech fee and bring it at least to the level of B.Tech fee (Rs. 2 lakh per year) over the next three years.""Simultaneously the needy students should be supported directly by the government through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) or arranging educational loans," it added."The committee had recommended a uniform fee structure for M.Tech program in all IITs and for charging the same fee for M Tech as in B Tech programs. Institutions are encouraged to move towards sponsored students or even sponsored programs as per the requirement of industry," an official said.The HRD minister also launched a common portal for IIT and IISc admission. The portal has been developed by the IIT Bombay for the international applicants who wish to pursue their PG degrees from IITs and IIScs."Academically weak students, who are not able to secure the required credits for promotion to the next semester may be allowed an exit option with a degree programme after the second semester, rather than being forced out of the program," a senior HRD Ministry official said.

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