Panjab University (PU) has announced a hike of around 5% in the examination fees of most undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
As per PU officials, this is an annual practice, which was followed even when the senate oversaw the process.
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The highest hike is for PhD courses in all faculties – from ₹16,940 last year to ₹17,790 now. For Bachelors of Dental Studies (BDS), which is the costliest bachelors course on campus, the exam fee has been hiked from ₹11,280 to ₹11,850.
The LLB exam fee has risen from ₹2,010 to ₹2,120.
For pre-PhD course work, on the contrary, the fee has been reduced from ₹10,750 last year to ₹6,300.
PU will now be receiving all payments from colleges through the online mode.