Ahmedabad: Fees for professional courses in Gujarat’s self-financed technical colleges, including BE/BTech, BPharmacy, ME/MTech, MBA and MCA, have been revised upward by an average of 10-12% for the three-year block period from 2026-27 to 2028-29.The Fee Regulatory Committee (Technical) announced revised fee structures for 30 colleges, while fees for another 37 institutions are expected to be declared in the coming days. At least 40 newly approved colleges are currently collecting token fees, with their ad hoc fee structures likely to be finalised soon.Among the major institutions, Adani University’s MBA programme recorded the highest revised fee. The annual fee has been increased from Rs 2.21 lakh to Rs 2.46 lakh, a rise of Rs 25,000. At the School of Maritime, Gandhinagar, the MBA fee has gone up from Rs 1.25 lakh to Rs 1.37 lakh.For Sarvajanik College, Surat, the BE fee has increased from Rs 1.29 lakh to Rs 1.36 lakh. Navrachana University’s ME fee has been revised from Rs 1.18 lakh to Rs 1.29 lakh, while its BE fee has risen from Rs 1.16 lakh to Rs 1.27 lakh.LJ Institute’s BPharmacy fee has gone up from Rs 1.17 lakh to Rs 1.26 lakh, while the fee at PP Savani Pharmacy has increased from Rs 1.04 lakh to Rs 1.16 lakh. At the Institute of Advanced Research, the MBA fee has risen from Rs 1.09 lakh to Rs 1.19 lakh and the BE fee from Rs 89,000 to Rs 96,000.According to the FRC, the fee fixed for a particular batch will remain unchanged for the entire duration of the course and must be collected semester-wise. However, a 5% increase will be applicable to students admitted in subsequent years.The revision could also have an impact on students admitted to some newly approved colleges, where admissions have already been completed. Students who paid fees under the earlier structure may now have to pay the difference arising from the revised fee structure.The committee has also barred institutions from demanding bank guarantees or security deposits from students or their parents. Colleges cannot make it compulsory for students to avail hostel or transport facilities.In addition, institutions collecting additional fees under the NRI quota have been directed to maintain the amount in a separate bank account. The funds are to be utilised for scholarships for economically weaker section students and infrastructure development.
