Provide Relief from Fee Hike in Private Institutes: Telangana PG Medical, Dental Students Urge Govt

Hyderabad: Highlighting how the high fees for pursuing postgraduate medical and dental courses at the private medical and dental institutes is a heavy burden on the student's families, the dental and medical students aspiring for speciality PG seats in private institutes in Telangana recently sought the State Government's intervention in this regard.

Seeking a relief from the fee hike in private medical and dental institutes, the All India Dental Students and Surgeons Association has urged the State Government to repeal the Government Order 107, which was released last year. Through this order, the annual tuition fee for dental and PG medical seats in private medical and dental institutes was increased.

Commenting on the matter, the National President of All India Dental Student and Surgeons Association, Dr Md Manzur Ahmed said, "The dental and medical students of Telangana State urge the State government to cancel/repeal the Government Orders (GOs) related to fee hike in private medical and dental health care establishments."

Also Read: HC Issues Notice on Demand for MBBS Fee Hike by TN Private Medical Colleges

"For PG medical seats, the annual tuition fee for Category A and B in private medical colleges in Telangana ranges between Rs 7,75, 000 (Category A) and Rs Rs 24 lakh. At private dental colleges, the PG medical seat range between Rs 7, 75, 000 and Rs 24,00,000. The huge medical college fee in dental and medical PG is a heavy burden on the families," Dr. Manzur informed Telangana Today.

Further, the association has also urged the State Government to mandate stipends for the PG dental students in private dental colleges. In this regard, Dr. Manzur argued that such a provision would significantly alleviate the financial burden on the students allowing them to focus on their education and professional development.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that by issuing the G.O. No. 107 dated July 28, 2023, the State fixed the fees for altogether 19 medical colleges, where the fees for the Category-A clinical seats ranged between Rs 7,00,000 to Rs 7,75,000. The fees for the Category-B seats ranged between Rs 23 lakh to Rs 24 lakhs.

In the case of the 11 private dental institutes, the fees for the Category-A seats ranged between Rs 5,15,000 and Rs 6,00,000, and in respect of the seats under Category-B, the fees ranged between Rs 8,00,000 and Rs 13,62,000.

However, altogether 222 PG medical and dental students challenged this order before the Telangana High Court, which had last year partially stayed the decision to increase the fees at private medical and dental colleges in the State.

Back then, the HC bench of Justice Chillakur Sumalatha asked the institutes to collect only 60 per cent of the fees specified in the Government Order No. 107 from the Category-A candidates and 70 per cent from the Category-B candidates.

Also Read: NEET PG, MDS Admissions in Telangana: HC orders private institutes to collect only 60-70 percent of specified fee