Now For Some Autonomy
March 30th, 2008
In a welcome gesture, India’s premier management institute, IIM Ahmadabad, has hiked its tuitions,
The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) on Saturday decided to effect a sharp hike in fees for its post graduate programme from next year.
The fees for post graduate programme have been increased to Rs 5.50 lakh for the first year and Rs 6 lakh for the second year of the two year post-graduate programme for the batch joining in June 2008.[link]
IIMA is merely following the lead of other IIMs who have all hiked their tuitions in recent months. Considering that placement in high paying jobs is virtually guaranteed for IIM graduates, there can be absolutely no justification for any subsidies. The IIMs must charge the full price for education from every student with loans extended to financially indigent.
Interestingly enough, the move was opposed by the government nominees in the IIMA board of governors. The essential issue here is of autonomy: As long as the educational institutions remain dependent on the government for money, true autonomy is virtually impossible. That the Board of Governors went ahead with its decision despite government opposition is heartening indeed.
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