Students threaten stir over excess exam fee
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, April 10 2023:
Students from 13 colleges affiliated to Manipur University have cautioned of launching intense agitations if the examination fees for the second, fourth and sixth semester examinations are not reduced by Tuesday.
Addressing a joint press meet organised by the students' unions of the 13 colleges at Manipur College on Monday, Imphal College Students' Union general secretary Paritomba Wahengbam warned of launch -ing intense protests if a new reasonable fee structure for the second, fourth and sixth semester examinations is not released by Tuesday.
He continued that the fee structure notified by the Controller of Examinations, MU on April 5 .
raising the fees by 50 percent is unreasonable, not to mention of being excessive.
Informing that a memorandum had been already submitted to the Controller requesting for a reasonable fee structure by Tuesday, he cautioned of halting all examination form fill up processes in all colleges across the state along with staging of intense protests, if no positive response is given on the matter.