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Students face Rs 20L fee shock after counselling allotment at Sri Venkateswaraa University
Students face Rs 20L fee shock after counselling allotment at Sri Venkateswaraa University
Students allotted government-quota seats on merit at Sri Venkateswaraa University in Chennai said they were asked to pay an annual MBBS tuition fee of Rs 20 lakh, more than three times the Rs 6.4 lakh fee published before the first round of seat allotment in August. The state selection committee revised the fee to Rs 11.5 lakh after students locked in their choices, and the university later posted Rs 21.9 lakh on 30 September and Rs 23.9 lakh on 5 October on its website.
The university cited a Supreme Court order dated 31 September 2026 to justify collecting Rs 20 lakh from government and management-quota students. Students admitted in the first two rounds were asked to pay the higher fee or opt for an upgrade in subsequent rounds. Several students said banks had sanctioned education loans based on the initial fee and were unwilling to increase the limit. State health department officials said they were working with the legal team to move the Supreme Court.
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The fee jump at Sri Venkateswaraa University traps students who already locked in choices and took loans based on the original Rs 6.4 lakh figure. Banks refusing to raise loan limits means some may lose their seats if they cannot pay. The selection committee revised the fee before announcing first-round results, yet did not update its portal, leaving students to discover the change on the university website. With the state health department planning to approach the Supreme Court, the third and fourth counselling rounds will determine whether affected students can move to other colleges without losing their academic year.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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