New Delhi: Delhi University has decided to hike the yearly university development fee charged from students by Rs 300 from the academic session 2022-23 after a gap of 13 years. The university development fee (UDF) is a component of the annual fees charged from the students.
Delhi University Registrar Vikas Gupta said, "We have decided to slightly increase the annual university development fees from Rs 600 to Rs 900 from the academic year 2022-23".
This was done in light of the UGC's decrease in capital grants. A university development fund committee had been established at DU to assess the distribution of funding for various activities such as the construction of new buildings and the purchase of laboratory equipment.
Despite resistance from a few members, the committee's recommendations were adopted by the university's Executive Council on December 17, 2021. The committee, which included former pro-vice-chancellor P C Joshi and Registrar Gupta, found that the UGC had not provided sufficient capital grant to the university for laboratory and other equipment for the previous three to four years and that the university had been allocated Rs 1.25 crore in the fiscal year 2021-22.
The fee rise was called "unfortunate" by a group of DU professors. "The fee hike is unfortunate. It shows that the university is not receiving UGC grants it requires for maintenance," said Abha Dev Habib, a former Executive Council member.
"Unfortunately, fees are being increased and students are being charged for chemicals and facilities to do research. The university cannot progress if the costs of maintenance, apparatus and facilities are shifted onto the students," she added.
Alok Pandey, a member of the Academic Council, said there is no need to raise the yearly university development fees. "In the centenary year, when the university is carrying out various activities, it should not raise the fees as it will add to the pressure on students," he said.
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