In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court upheld an Andhra Pradesh High Court judgement that had quashed the state government’s decision to enhance the tuition fee in medical colleges to Rs 24 lakh a year, seven times the fee fixed earlier.
While this is good news for parents, the fact is that higher education is expensive. An undergraduate degree in medicine from a private college can cost more than Rs 50 lakh. A post graduate degree in management from a premier institute can cost Rs 20-35 lakh. Even undergraduate degrees in law and liberal arts from highly ranked private institutes