{"id":2475,"date":"2020-08-28T20:12:55","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T20:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/28\/nift-students-demandwithdrawal-of-fee-hike\/"},"modified":"2020-08-28T20:12:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T20:12:55","slug":"nift-students-demandwithdrawal-of-fee-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/28\/nift-students-demandwithdrawal-of-fee-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"NIFT students demandwithdrawal of fee hike"},"content":{"rendered":"

NIFT students demandwithdrawal of fee hike<\/a><\/p>\n

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Students of the National Institute of Fashion Technology are up in arms against a fee hike.<\/p>\n

On July 13, the institute issued a circular outlining rules for social media use. It also said students who post content maligning the college would face disciplinary action, says Anna (name changed), a final year student from the Bengaluru campus in HSR Layout<\/p>\n

Before the end of the month came the revised fee structure. \u201cThere was a 10 per cent hike as in their policy, but we were hoping that they would do away with it in a pandemic year like this,\u201d she says. Other national institutions like the IITs, IIMs and even the National Institute of Design, have not hiked this year, students say.<\/p>\n

The fees cover the use of a library, lab and Wi-fi, but students have remained home. \u201cOur college ended on March 20. In fact we haven\u2019t even been allowed to go back and take things from our lockers and hostels,\u201d says Anna.<\/p>\n

Students initially demanded a 30 per cent reduction in fees. \u201cWe went down to 25 per cent and said we would be paying only for the tuition, which was still a lot considering the whole semester was going to be online,\u201d says fourth year student Maitreyi (name changed).<\/p>\n

The students first raised their concerns in June. On August 1, once the revised structure was out, they mailed all 16 directors.<\/p>\n

\u201cClasses were to start on August 3 and since we still had not been heard, we decided to boycott classes. On some campuses, threats of expulsion and withdrawal of placements were issued,\u201d says Anna. <\/p>\n

By August 15, the directors had told students that their issues will be taken into consideration and the boycott ended. On August 19, students found a message on the director\u2019s personal Instagram account. It offered a 50 per cent reduction of the hike for all students other than those in the NRI quota.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt translated to there still being a 5 per cent hike, and no respite for NRI students,\u201d says Anna.  NRI students are particularly upset. \u201cThe director of the Bengaluru campus said we were \u2018non-merit students\u2019 and were free to drop out,\u201d says Maitreyi. <\/p>\n

Students feel that was not just unfair but also untrue as NRI students wrote an entrance test to qualify. \u201cAnd just because we are settled abroad does not mean the pandemic has not affected us,\u201d she says. Metrolife called NIFT repeatedly for its side of the story, but it declined to comment.<\/p>\n

Fee structure<\/strong><\/p>\n

Final year students pay up to Rs 1.35 lakh for a semester and NRI students pay Rs 9.5 lakh for a year.<\/p>\n

 \u201cSince we\u2019re unable to use the resources in college, we have been told to procure them ourselves. This includes mannequins that cost about Rs 75,000, and sewing machines,\u201d says Anna.<\/p>\n

Access to the physical library is being restricted and students say they
can\u2019t even read books essential to their courses. <\/p>\n

No communication <\/strong><\/p>\n

Another grouse is that no formal channels of communication are open, and announcements are circulated on WhatsApp.  \u201cEmail is unheard of,\u201d a student complains.<\/p>\n

What circular says<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apart from promising a 5 per cent fee hike instead of a 10 per cent one, a recent circular says the college is self-reliant and the yearly hike is used for  the \u201cdevelopment of best of the art infrastructure and engagement of best available faculty\u201d. The hikes also make scholarships possible, it adds. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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