February 20, 2004

Indian Students Protest Tuition Cuts

By MARTHA ANN OVERLAND

Business students and educators across India are criticizing the government's decision this month to drastically lower -- yes, lower -- tuition and other fees charged by the country's most prestigious management schools.

The government said that annual tuition and living costs at the six Indian Institutes of Management were "exorbitant," and it ordered the annual fees to be reduced to $660, from $3,320.

But institute administrators, students, and alumni have widely

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