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Karnataka hikes II PU exam, marks card fees by 50%
The Karnataka government has increased examination, admission, and marks card fees for II PU students in government and private colleges by 50%, effective this academic year. The fee for admission to exams…
The Karnataka government has increased examination, admission, and marks card fees for II PU students in government and private colleges by 50%, effective this academic year. The fee for admission to exams has risen from Rs 400 to Rs 600, while migration fees increased from Rs 480 to Rs 720.
Repeaters will now pay Rs 210 for one subject, Rs 405 for two, and Rs 600 for three subjects, up from Rs 140, Rs 270, and Rs 400 respectively. Practical exam fees have risen from Rs 110 to Rs 165 per subject. For the first time, a fee of Rs 2,000 has been introduced for II PU marks card verification required by the DGCA and foreign universities.
A KSEAB official said the fee had remained unchanged since 2018, and the hike was necessitated by rising paper and printing costs. Students have expressed distress over the burden, with some saying their parents, who work as flower vendors or bus drivers, will struggle to pay.
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The 50% fee hike comes after an eight-year freeze, but the actual cost to students varies sharply by category: a repeat student taking three subjects now pays Rs 600, up from Rs 400, while a private college student already paying Rs 95,000 in annual tuition faces an additional Rs 200 increase for exam admission. The KSEAB, which proposed the hike two years ago, cited rising paper and printing costs as the trigger. Notably, the new Rs 2,000 fee for marks card verification for DGCA and foreign universities targets students seeking aviation careers or overseas education, a small but high-stakes group. Meanwhile, PU lecturers are demanding a raise in evaluation fees, stuck at Rs 36 per answer script for five years, which could lead to further cost pressures. The government will need to balance these competing demands against the burden on families when it reviews the fee structure next.
Source: thehindu.com
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