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Mumbai colleges overcharge pvt HSC exam candidates

Some city colleges, dna learns, are taking students appearing for private Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams for a ride.

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Some city colleges, dna learns, are taking students appearing for private Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams for a ride.

T S Bafna Junior College of Arts and Commerce in Malad is one example. While the state exam board prescribes a fee of Rs 500 for form no. 17, the college is charging up to Rs 2,500.

Form 17 is filled by First Year Junior College who have failed in their exams but wish to appear for HSC exams in private.

In fact, Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) rules require students failing in their 9th and 11th classes and wanting to appear for SSC and HSC exams in private to fill up this form.

Despite repeated calls, Bafna College authorities remained unavailable to comment. But Bhikshak Shikshaketar Sthaniya Lokadhikar Samiti general secretary Dilip Deshmukh confirmed the move. "Students appearing for private exams are charged extra, not just in this college, but in many colleges. The State Board should take action against such colleges."

dna has copies of the over-charged receipts.

The fee for HSC form no.17 varies from month to month. For example, it was Rs 500 from June 10 to July 10, Rs 600 from July 10 to July 20, and from July 21, there was a late fee of Rs 20 per day till December 15. After this, private students have to fill the examination form. This form costs around Rs 300.

When HSC form No.17 fee was being sold at Rs 500, Bafna college charged Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,500 in July.

S.Y.Chandekar, secretary, Mumbai Divisional Board, said, "If we receive a complaint from any student, we can take action. No college is allowed to charge extra from students for form no.17 or examination fees."

Echoing Deshmukh, Bimal Doshi, secretary of the Samiti, said, "Colleges should not charge extra from students. Moreover, students are not aware of the fees they have to pay."

Anil Deshmukh, general secretary, Maharashtra Junior College Teachers' Union, has a solution.

"If HSC students are also allotted centres to fill form no.17, like SSC students, this can be checked. HSC students have to fill form no.17 from the colleges where they failed in FYJC, and these colleges charge extra. Students don't come forward to complaint fearing they will be victimised."

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