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DTU says no placement without fees, students want more time, approval to pay in instalments

Delhi Technological University says those with a ‘genuine problem’ in paying fees need to give proof, but gives them just 2 days to submit it.

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New Delhi: Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, students of the Delhi Technological University (DTU) have been asked to pay their fees immediately, or else they won’t be allowed to sit for placements.

The DTU, which falls under the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government, has told students that those “participating in the placement for 2020-21 are required to provide their fees payment details and proof” by Friday, 7 August.

The DTU has also said in case the students have a “genuine problem” in depositing the fees, permission may be sought from the vice-chancellor, through the dean (student welfare) or the dean (academic-UG), and proof may be attached. But students say they only received the Google form for this purpose Wednesday morning, giving them just two days for such an important step.

A senior official from DTU’s training and placement cell told ThePrint on the condition of anonymity that due to the pandemic, the university has no option but to collect fees from students to run its courses. It has over 10,000 students, 80 per cent of whom are undergraduates.

“If you read the ‘Fee Payment Status’ notice carefully, you would find that it clearly speaks about helping those with genuine problems. They just will have to give proof that their problem is genuine,” the official said.


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Give more time, let us pay fees in instalments

Undergraduate students’ fees at DTU range from Rs 90,000 for BBA to Rs 1,90,000 for B.Tech.

The undergraduates were given notice for fee submission on 24 July, but students claim it was only made public on 30 July. Failing to pay the fees by 5 August will fetch a fine ranging from Rs 2,000 to 10,000 between 6 and 27 August.

However, Suraj, a third year B.Tech. student, said: “In the last six months, the only academic activity has been online classes. So, why should we pay for things like conference, seminars, workshops and miscellaneous expenditure on specified items?”

Fourth year B.Tech student Ajit Kumar Gupta added: “I humbly request the vice-chancellor for some more time and options like submitting the fees in instalments. I also request that the rest of the things except the tuition fees be waived off.”

DTU vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh replied to ThePrint’s queries in a single sentence, saying: “We will look into the problems of the students.”

ThPrint reached Delhi’s Education Minister Manish Sisodia and Education Secretary Manisha Saxena through calls and messages, but there was no response until the time of publishing this report.

Political colour

Aparnendu Tripathi, president of the DTU chapter of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student affiliate of the RSS, criticised the short deadline set by the university.

“In the time of the pandemic, we have been given very little time to submit the fees,” he said.

The students’ negative reaction has resulted in the issue also being given a political colour, as Delhi BJP president Adesh Kumar Gupta hit out at the ‘Tughlaqi firmaan’ of the Arvind Kejriwal government. “Students are going through mental pressure because of this (order), it should immediately be taken back,” he said.

However, DTU’s PRO Anoop Lather told ThePrint: “The prospectus we give to the students during admission is being followed in the case of fees submission. Late fees are also mentioned in it. Issuing a notice was only a formality, as the students know when they have to pay the fees. If any student has a genuine problem, we are ready to solve that.”


Also read: Delhi High Court allows schools to block students, who haven’t paid fees, from online classes


 

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1 COMMENT

  1. This is truly disgusting institutions like DTU is forcing the students to submit fee by making placement as pawn.
    They must think about many people lost their jobs because of this pandemic many people relay on that to conclude college fees till the next year. Many aren’t having moving because they been relay on day to day work ( auto rickshaw drivers etc) how could they even pay you in that particular time and if they couldn’t make it some how then there child will gonna sit in the placement.
    I mean really!!
    Give them more time of about 1-2 months!
    That’s all in want to say

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