The notification for counselling for engineering and pharmacy courses is likely to be pushed further due to delay in fixing the fee structure in private colleges. The Admissions and Fee Regulatory Committee (AFRC) which was supposed to decide the fee structure for private colleges by June 12 has not yet announced a composite fee structure. Officials said notification for counselling will be announced only by next week and counselling is likely to begin from June 26.
Only few engineering colleges have submitted their financial details and audited accounts as requisitioned by the AFRC on the proforma for considering fee hike. “The demand in admissions has also been hit this year due to various reasons. The seats outnumber qualified candidates by one lakh in the convener quota,” N Ramesh, chairman of Consortium of Engineering and Professional Colleges Management Association (CEPCMA), said adding that further delay may lead to decrease in the number of students appearing for counselling.