Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (RJP)

Bengaluru, May 17: The state High Court issued notice to the state government, Office of Collegiate Education and Pre-University Education Department over the practice of private PU colleges demanding huge sums of money as donations during admissions.

The court was hearing a PIL filed by advocate Amrutesh N P, who had moved the court seeking directions to the government and the education department to open new pre-university colleges in the interest of equality and justice.

Amrutesh had also sought directions to the concerned departments to bring the fee structure of private PU colleges in line with the notification dated May 10, 2019, which fixed the fee structure for government-aided PU colleges.

In his petition, Amrutesh highlighted the practice of private PU colleges demanding huge donations from students who are unable to secure admissions. He said in many cases, students are compelled to spend lacs of rupees to get seats in some colleges.

The petitioner contended that the commissioner, Office of Collegiate Education, had recently announced the fee structure for government-aided PU colleges, but there was no such control on the fee structure for private PU colleges, leading to exploitation of students.