On Saturday, the Academic Council of the University of Madras is likely to witness a discussion on affiliation fee for self-financing colleges.
Now the university charges ₹1 lakh in affiliation fee for the first year and ₹25,000 for the second and third years. Thereafter, the colleges are allowed to continue to offer the courses. When a set of students graduate from the course, the college is said to have completed the affiliation process.
A college must pay a one-time fee ₹10 lakh and ₹50,000 per course it offers to get permanent affiliation.
