September 26, 2003

Tripling of Medical Tuition Draws Protests in Bombay

By MARTHA ANN OVERLAND

Angry parents and frustrated students clashed with police in Bombay this month after private medical schools tripled tuition, forcing the government to suspend the admissions process for the third time in as many months.

The protests began after hundreds of students and their families arrived in the city to register for medical school. Most were shocked when they learned that annual tuition had jumped to $7,500 -- far beyond the means of most Indians. With no way to raise the

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