The State government has revised with immediate effect the tuition fee structure for MBBS/BDS courses in unaided minority and non-minority medical and dental professional institutions in the State.
According to government orders issued in this regard on Friday, the tuition fee for MBBS course for ‘A’ category seats in both private, unaided minority and non-minority medical colleges has been fixed at Rs.10,000 per annum and Rs.11,00,000 for ‘B’ category seats.
For ‘C’ category (NRI), it should not exceed five times maximum chargeable fee to ‘B’ category students per annum.
For undergraduate dental courses in private, unaided minority and non-minority dental colleges, the fee has been fixed at Rs.10,000 per annum for ‘A’ category, Rs.4,50,000 for ‘B’ category and not exceeding five times maximum chargeable fee to ‘B’ category students.
The tuition fee is payable annually for four academic years and there will be a five per cent increment in tuition fee per year to offset inflation.
Students who were admitted into the course prior to 2015 will continue to pay every year the same annual fee as had existed at the time of their admissions till they complete the course.
Consensual arrangement
Vijayawada Special Correspondent adds: In pursuance of the Supreme Court judgment a “consensual arrangement” has been arrived at in adopting the admission policy and seat matrix for the quota of competent authority and EAMCET ranking based on management seats, NRI and NRI sponsored seats in unaided non-minority medical, dental colleges in the State.
The Health Medical and Family Welfare Department in an order issued on Friday listed several amendments to the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulations of Admission and Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act, 1983 (A.P. Act No.5 of 1983) and the Regulation of Admission into Under Graduate Medical and Dental Professional Courses) Rules, 2007.
The G.O. listed several amendments to Regulation of Admission Rules 4, 5 and 6.
According to the amendments 50 per cent of the seats in Category ‘A’ would be filled through counselling by the committee constituted by the competent authority as per merit from the candidates who qualified in EAMCET held by the State. Similarly the seats for Category ‘B’ and ‘C’ have also been amended. There are similar amendments in Rule 5 and 6 also.
This is with immediate effect for courses in unaided minority, non-minority medical and dental professional institutions
