The University of Balochistan needs to review its fee structure
KECH: Students submitting their examination forms for supplementary Bachelors of Arts and Science examinations are traumatised by the unjust fee. The University of Balochistan has kept the fee Rs5,400 for Bachelor of Arts and Rs3,600 for Bachelor of Science. This is sheer injustice with students and quite astonishing, as students with poor or lower socio-economic backgrounds cannot afford to pay such high charges. It is a matter of grave concern since their failure to pay the fee during the academic year affects their overall academic career. Just because they are not financially fit to pay the fees, they should not be inhibited from showcasing their talent. The University of Balochistan needs to review its fee structure and facilitate students rather than chasing talent away in a province that is already deprived of a decent education system with a scarcity of platforms on which students can showcase their skills.
Aqil Baba
Published in The Express Tribune, February 22nd, 2017.
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