New Delhi, 11 April 2022 – The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has revised the fee structure for all AICTE engineering colleges and universities, along with all institutions that offer engineering and tech courses in the country. As per the revision, the council has now fixed the minimum and the maximum fee that any AICTE approved university or college can charge to students. This has been done to prevent the commercialisation of technical education in India.
The council had already fixed the upper (maximum) limit for technical education fee during its previous report (submitted in April 2015). However, there was no minimum limit decided and many institutions were facing issues with fixing a minimum limit that would not impede studentsโ education while taking care of the institutionsโ smooth operation. Due to this, the new fee structure has been introduced that has fixed both lower and upper fee limits for engineering courses.ย
Note: In 2015, the AICTE committee had suggested that the maximum fee for UG four-year engineering courses be fixed at Rs. 1.44 lakh to Rs. 1.58 lakh per annum.
AICTE Fee Revision – Overview
| AICTE Website | aicte-india.org |
| AICTE Latest Announcement | The council has set up minimum and maximum fees for engineering and tech courses |
| Minimum Fee for UG Engineering Disciplines | Rs. 79,000 per annum |
| Maximum Fee for UG Engineering Disciplines | Rs. 1.89 lakh per annum |
| Minimum Fee for Engineering Diploma and Applied Arts & Design courses | Rs. 67,000 per annum |
| Maximum Fee for Engineering Diploma and Applied Arts & Design courses | Rs. 1.4 lakh per annum |
| Minimum Fee for PG Engineering Disciplines | Rs. 1.41 lakh per annum |
| Maximum Fee for PG Engineering Disciplines | Rs. 3.03 lakh per annum |
| Reason for Fee Revision | To prevent commercialisation of technical educationย |
Why did AICTE Revise the Fee Structure?
As the 2015 revision did not address the minimum fee issue, many private engineering colleges were petitioning AICTE to set a fixed lower limit for tuition fee.ย
This is because as per a ruling by the Supreme Court, the fee charged by private institutes will be decided by state governments until a national-level fee fixation committee gives its recommendations. Due to this, many institutions were accusing state authorities, including that of Tamil Nadu and Telangana, of fixing impractical minimum fee limits, which caused operational difficulties for these colleges.
Taking in account these petitions, the government had requested the Srikrishna Committee of the AICTE to take a fresh look at the fee structure and come up with a ceiling on minimum charges.ย
AICTE Revised Fee Structure 2022
The revisions starting from the AICTE academic year 2022-23 have set up fixed minimum and maximum limits for diploma, UG, and PG engineering courses. These fixed fee limits are given below:
- In case of engineering (diploma) and applied arts & design courses, the maximum fee is now set at Rs. 1.4 lakh per annum and the minimum fee is now set at Rs. 67,000 per annum.
- In case of undergraduate engineering courses, the maximum fee has been capped at Rs. 1.89 lakh and the annual minimum fee cannot be below Rs 79,000.ย
- In the case of post-graduate engineering programmes, the maximum fee has been set at Rs 3.03 lakh and the minimum fee has been proposed at Rs 1.41 lakh, respectively.
AICTE Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q – What is the new fee structure set up by AICTE?
AICTE has fixed the minimum-maximum fee that colleges can charge. This new structure is:
- Engineering Diploma and Applied Arts & Design Courses
- Min Fee – Rs. 67,000 per annum
- Max Fee – Rs. 1.4 lakh per annum
- Engineering UG Courses
- Min Fee – Rs. 79,000 per annum
- Max Fee – Rs. 1.89 lakh per annum
- Engineering PG Courses
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- Min Fee – Rs. 1.41 lakh per annum
- Max Fee – Rs. 3.03 lakh per annum
Where can I direct my AICTE-related queries to?
You can send your portal-related queries to helpdesk1@aicte-india.org and share your approval-related queries to helpdeskab@aicte-india.org. You can also contact AICTE by visiting - https://www.aicte-india.org/contact.
Do I need to take admission in Engineering colleges through the AICTE website?
No, you can take admission in an engineering college through that respective collegeโs website only.
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