The fee hike is for the professional courses — engineering and architecture — in private unaided technical institutions across Karnataka.
Karnataka government has okayed hiking fees for professional courses for the berths reserved for the government and Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka quotas in private unaided technical education institutions by 10 percent for 2024-25. The fee hike is based on the demand by the Union of Private Educational Institutions (UPEI).