The new DU fee structure applies to all first-year students. For undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD programmes. As well as foreign students who are seeking admission in the 2024–2025 academic session.
Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh approved the academic calendar with a new fee structure in June, and it begins in August. He said, “It is a usual hike in the fees of DU colleges, and every year, we raise the fee by 5–6 per cent to meet the inflation.”
Changes in Fee Structure
A senior official at the Faculty of Technology told news agency PTI. “The university guideline currently affects the hike only for the first-year students”. According to the new DU fee structure, first-year B.Tech. students will observe a 3.70 per cent rise in the course fee, i.e., from Rs 2.16 lakh to Rs 2.24 lakh.
Delhi University Increases the Fee for All First-year Students. Those Who are seeking admission in UG, PG and PhD Programmes. The revision in the components of the DU-issued new fee structure for PhD courses. Has resulted in a 60.22 per cent hike in the fees. As compared to the previous fees of Rs 4,450, now scholars have to pay Rs 7,130 for the upcoming session.
The university has raised several components in the new fee structure. Like tuition fees, the students’ welfare fund and the development fee. Facilities like services charges and the economically weaker section support funds.
The LLB and MBA fee structures have removed the contribution share. For the DU Students’ Union (DUSU). While for the rest of the UG and PG courses, the contribution increased from Rs 20 to Rs 40.
The contribution share for the DUSU has been removed from the new fee structure. Similarly, the fees of the five-year Integrated Law Programmes for the academic year are hiked by 5 per cent, i.e., from Rs 1.90 lakh to Rs 1.99 lakh.
The fees of the four-year Integrated Teachers Education Programme (ITEP) were placed by B.EL.ED. Under the Faculty of Education and increased to Rs 57,400. In the new DU fee structure, the fee is also raised for foreign students as well. They are seeking admission in various programmes of the varsity, DU Dean Admissions, Haneet Gandhi, confirmed to PTI.
Meanwhile, in the new DU fee structure, foreign national students have to pay a diminished course fee. Those are seeking admission to MA Hindu Studies at Delhi University. Moreover, the fees for students from SAARC countries reduce from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 50,000. Additionally, for the non-SAARC countries students, the fee diminishes from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 1 lakh.
