T.N. govt. writes to NMC, UGC seeking action against private College for collecting extra fees
The Tamil Nadu government has requested intervention from the NMC and UGC regarding Saveetha Medical College's alleged collection of unauthorized fees. The college reportedly disabled student attendance portals for those who did not pay the additional charges.
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This highlights issues of regulatory compliance and student rights within private higher education institutions.
T.N. govt. writes to NMC, UGC seeking action against private College for collecting extra fees CHENNAI The Tamil Nadu government has written to the National Medical Commission (NMC) and University Grants Commission (UGC) seeking appropriate action against Saveetha Medical College for collecting additional fees from undergraduate medical students and for disabling access to the students’ attendance portal, Health Minister K.G. Arunraj said. In a press release issued on Wednesday, he said that NMC, in a public notice issued on April 7, had said the fees for MBBS course should be collected only for the prescribed academic duration of four and a half years.
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