The median annual fee of a deemed university, according to a survey, is around Rs 21 lakh, which is almost double that of the private medical colleges’ average annual fee of around Rs 11.5 lakh
Highlights/ India/ NRI
Lakshmi Sharan
For seats reserved for non-resident Indians, the fee at deemed universities is more than 50 per cent higher than that of the normal ones. A survey conducted by the National Medical Commission revealed that the median annual fee of a deemed university is around Rs 21 lakh, which is almost double that of the private medical colleges’ average annual fee of around Rs 11.5 lakh.
Around 96,000 seats for the 2023 academic year are available in the country’s medical colleges. Half of these are in the private sector, the Indian Express reported.
For seats reserved for non-resident Indians, the fee is more than double that of the normal ones, at Rs 24 lakhs a year in private medical colleges
In response to a written query, Dr Subhas Sarkar, the Minister for Education, informed Parliament that the median fee that the government provides for the management quota seats in private medical colleges is the same as that of the regular seats. However, for seats reserved for non-resident Indians, the fee is more than double that of the normal ones, at Rs 24 lakhs a year in private medical colleges.
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