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News India Live, Digital Desk: What first comes to mind when you hear the name of Banaras Hindu University i.e. BHU? A place where there are values, excellent education and the most important thing is that it is within the reach of even the common student. That means “cheap and good education”. But, now it seems that the ‘cheap’ thing is probably going to be a story of the past.
The latest news has given a deep shock to all those youth who were coming to BHU to do PhD with the dream of adding ‘Doctor’ before their name. The university administration has not increased the fees of PhD courses by one-two thousand, but straight triple Has increased up to.
After all, how much have the fees increased?
The matter pertains to the academic session 2024-25. Students who will enroll in this new session will have to face this increased fees.
If we understand it in simple language then this mathematics of fees is blowing everyone’s senses. If reports are to be believed, the fees in some courses and categories, which used to be very nominal earlier, have now been increased manifold. Earlier, a common research scholar who used to pay the fees easily, will now have to arrange thousands of rupees at the time of admission. There is talk of increase in course fees as well as other items.
This change is going to hit not only the regular seats but also the paid seats and part-time PhD candidates.
Why was such a decision taken?
Often when fees increase, the argument is that lab expenses have increased, facilities are being increased, or inflation has increased. The administration may have its own arguments that they want to make the infrastructure of the university world class, for which funds are required. But the question arises whether it is right to put its burden only on the pockets of the students?
Being a Central University, it is the responsibility of BHU that children from every section of the society can reach there. But increasing the fees three times will make the path of research very difficult for children from rural and middle class families.
huge resentment among students
Obviously, there is a lot of buzz in the campus after this news. Students say that this decision is unfair to those scholars who depend on fellowship or home money. If government institutions also start charging fees in corporate style, then what will be the difference between private and government?
At present, the advice for new students is that if you are planning to do PhD in BHU, then check the new fee structure carefully before applying, so that there is no shock later.
