Private colleges to ink pact with government

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Self-Financing Engineering College Managements Association has decided to enter into an agreement with the State Government for 50 percent government quota seats with reduced fees.
The decision was reached at the meeting with the association and the cabinet subcommittee held here on Monday.As per the agreement, the fee for 50 percent seats in government quota will ` 35,000 as during last year. However, managements can collect `25,000 as special fee in half the seats in government quota. Such special fees is already existing in management quota seats. Federation of AllIndia Unaided Professional Colleges Managements Association president G P C Nayar told Express that the agreement will be signed next week.