AIDSO protest prompts VSKU to reduce admission fee by ₹1,100
Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University reduced its admission fee by ₹1,100 following protests by the All India Democratic Students’ Organisation. Students argued that the initial hike was unaffordable for families already struggling with drought and economic hardship.
Why it matters
Illustrates the impact of student activism on institutional policy and the broader economic challenges facing higher education in rural districts.
The Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University (VSKU) on Wednesday (August 5) announced a reduction of ₹1,100 in the recently revised admission fee following a protest staged by the All India Democratic Students’ Organisation (AIDSO), which claimed the decision as a major victory for the student movement.
Hundreds of students from over 10 colleges participated in the “University Chalo” protest, marching from the university’s main gate to the Administrative Block and demanding the withdrawal of the recent fee hike.
Addressing the protesters, AIDSO State Treasurer Subhash Bettadakoppa said that the university had increased the admission fee by ₹550 for first-year undergraduate students and by ₹1,300 for second and third-year students for the 2026-27 academic year without any reasoning.
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