Karnataka notifies 50% fee waiver for 'out of favour' streams at govt engineering colleges: Report
Bengaluru: In a recent move to address the declining demand for certain engineering disciplines, a 50% fee waiver has been announced for a few 'out of favour' engineering streams in government colleges. This includes once-popular courses such as mechanical engineering, civil engineering, and others.
Adding the fee waiver decision to the official gazette issued, the higher education department said, if private colleges wish to add their list to the fee waiver, the same can be communicated to the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), as reported by Deccan Herald on Thursday.
According to the gazette, fee reduction applies to streams that have seen a decline in student enrollment over the years, including mechanical, civil, textiles technology, silk technology, and automobile engineering. The 50% fee waiver will take effect from the 2025-26 academic year.
So far, no private engineering college has updated about fee waiver, the report added.
Simultaneously, the higher education department has issued an official order to raise fees for engineering and architecture courses. The fee hike amounts to 7.5% for both government and private quota seats. Specifically, government engineering colleges will see a 5% increase in their fees.
The fee at private colleges is Rs 81,800 for CET seats (type-1 colleges) and Rs 91,000 (type-2 colleges). These figures do not include university registration or processing fees.
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Worker’s body reaches Ranchi from Saudi 4 months after death; family rejects over compensation
Ranchi (PTI): The body of a migrant worker from Jharkhand’s Giridih district killed in Saudi Arabia in October last year has arrived at Ranchi Airport, but his family refused to accept it over pending compensation, officials said.
Shikha Lakra, team leader of the state migrant control cell, told PTI that, before taking the body of Vijay Kumar Mahato, the family is demanding compensation from the private company where he used to work in the Arab country.
Mahato was killed in an alleged crossfire between the police and criminals.
“Since it was a bullet injury case, the matter is before a court in Jeddah. The final compensation may depend on the court’s decision,” Lakra said.
“The Indian Embassy informed us about the body’s arrival, and coordination was done with district authorities. Our role is limited to coordination in cases involving overseas employers and foreign jurisdiction,” she added.
Giridih Deputy Commissioner Ram Niwas Yadav said the authorities will try to convince the family to perform the last rites.
“We have already sanctioned Rs 5 lakh under the government scheme for migrant’s deaths abroad. The compensation payment might take some time,” he said.
The body is currently at the mortuary of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi.
The Family members said they will only accept it if the company provides written assurance regarding compensation. “Without that assurance, we will not receive the body,” said Ram Prasad Mahato, the deceased’s brother-in-law.
Mahato, a native of Dudhpaniya village in Madh Gopali panchayat under Dumri block, was employed as a tower line fitter. His family said he was struck by a bullet during a gunfight between local police and an extortion gang and later succumbed to his injuries.
Social activist Sikander Ali said Mahato is survived by his wife, two young sons aged five and three, and elderly parents.
