SPPU hikes fees across courses for academic year 2022-23, students unhappy

The fees for courses offered by its departments of management, commerce, mathematics and electronic science as also the fees of traditional courses offered by all of its affiliated colleges have been increased from this academic year.

SPPU hikes fees across courses for academic year 2022-23, students unhappy

The Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) has announced a hike in fees of its courses across departments and also in the affiliated colleges in Pune, Nashik and Ahmednagar districts. This is after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the varsity has nearly doubled the fees of its courses. However, the move was highly criticised by the students and student organisations. 

As per the media reports, the fees for courses offered by its departments of management, commerce, mathematics and electronic science as also the fees of traditional courses offered by all of its affiliated colleges have been increased from this academic year. It must be noted that the University has decided not to increase the fees in the past two years due to the COVID-19 outbreak. However, the hike was necessary for the university and its affiliated colleges to be able to run and accordingly, the same was implemented, as per the varsity.

Professor Sanjeev Sonawane, pro-vice-chancellor, SPPU, said, “Several departments of the university are currently run on a self-finance basis and the faculties in these departments haven’t been recruited by the government. Their salaries and other facilities given to students and the running of the entire department needs huge funds. To keep running these departments smoothly and provide better facilities to our students, it was necessary to hike the fees this year,” as reported by Hindustan Times.

However, the student organisation is not happy with the decision. Kuldeep Ambekar, student and president, the Students Helping Hand organisation, said, “Due to Covid, students did not go to colleges or the university campus over the past two years and now, they want to return but this heavy fee hike has become a hurdle for them. The university cannot suddenly double the students’ fees as many of the students and their families are still trying to emerge from the losses they have undergone over the last couple of years. It is difficult for most of us to pay thousands of rupees in fees and so, there is a fear that students may leave their education in between.”

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