UHS Rohtak's alleged exam fee hike sparks concern; students seeks government intervention

Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences (PBDSUHS), Rohtak, has reportedly revised examination fees and penalty charges for various undergraduate and postgraduate medical programmes from the 2026-27 academic session onwards, prompting concerns among students and medical aspirants on social media.

Notification posted on X claims that the revised fee structure was approved by the Executive Council during its 57th meeting held on June 5, 2026. The revised examination fees and other charges will come into effect from August 1, 2026.

UHS Rohtak fee hike

As per the revised structure mentioned in the notification shared by students on platform X, MBBS and BDS students will now have to pay Rs 10,000 per year for annual programmes within 10 days from the opening of the examination portal. Students enrolled in MD, MS, MCh, MDS, DM, and PG diploma programmes will have to pay Rs 20,000 per year as examination fees.

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For BSc Nursing, Post Basic BSc Nursing, B Pharmacy, paramedical, BPT, and other allied health programmes, the examination fee has been fixed at Rs 4,500 per year for annual programmes and Rs 2,250 per semester for semester-oriented courses.

The notification shared by students also states that examination fees, other charges, and penalty fees will increase by 10% every year for the next five years for succeeding batches. Submitting examination forms after the prescribed period will have to pay additional late fees. A late fee of Rs 5,000 will apply from the 11th to the 15th day after the opening of the web portal.Careers360 could not independently verify the fee hike claims.

Special provision for students to pay late fee

Further, the notice stated that under special provisions, examination forms submitted 72 hours before the examination date may be accepted with a late fee of Rs 10,000 along with supporting documents and approval from the competent authority. Forms submitted 24 hours before the examination may be accepted with a late fee of Rs 20,000.

The revised fee notification triggered reactions from students and medical aspirants, with several posts circulating on the social media platform X demanding intervention from authorities. Posts shared from the X accounts of Parmanand, MBBS intern, PGIMS Rohtak, and Amit Vyas, MD student, PGIMS Rohtak, National Chief and President, Democratic Medical Association, alleged that the revised fee structure could place an additional financial burden on students pursuing medical education at the university.

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Amit Vyas tagged the Chief Minister of Haryana. The post reads, “Despite being a government institution, what extra facilities are being provided that require such hefty exam fees from students? If a fee hike is so important, its justification and financial basis should be made public.”

The university, on its notice, clarified that no requests for submission of examination forms for annual or supplementary examinations will be accepted after the commencement of examinations.