IIT Delhi committee submits report on MTech fee hike; board approval next

NEW DELHI: Two days after the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi MTech students’ protest against the fee hike, the institute said that they are waiting for the IIT Delhi Board to approve the recommendation made by the committee constituted to look into the matter.

“On the request of the MTech students to review the tuition fee, the Institute formed a committee, which looked into the matter. The committee has given its recommendations, which are awaiting the Board's approval,” the IIT Delhi said in an official statement.

The current fee was decided by the Board and was implemented in January 2022, it said. IIT Delhi MTech students began a silent sit-in protest against 150% fee hike on August 31, 2022. The students demanded immediate rollback in the fee hike.

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According to the protesting students, the total academic fee for full time MTech students being admitted this semester 2022-2023 has been hiked by 100% to Rs 53,100 (excluding hostel fees) from what was charged earlier, Rs 26,450. “Within this amount, the 'tuition fee' has been hiked by 150% from Rs 10,000 to Rs 25,000 for one semester,” it claimed.

Moreover, the tuition fee for full-time PhD students has also been hiked by 64% from Rs 20,150 to Rs 30,850 (inclusive of hostel seat rent). They also said that the hostel boarding and mess charges also have sharply increased this year.