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IIM fees: PIL filed against Govt

A public interest litigation (PIL) was today filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Union HRD Ministry's decision to drastically reduce the fee structure of Indian Insitutes of Management (IIMs) alleging that it was a move to gain control over the professional institutions.

The PIL filed by advocate Sandeep Parekh and two IIM graduates - Saiket Sengupta and Anish Mathew - has requested the apex court to strike down the February 5 decision of the Government to reduce the fee structure and stop encroachment of the Government in the academic affairs of these prestigious management institutes.

The Ministry had decided to reduce the fees for the post-graduate programmes in the IIMs to Rs 30,000 per annum from around Rs 1.50 lakh per annum.

Source: The Hindu News Update Service

Gosh finally somebody has guts.