Ruia sells students books for five times the MRP
Students have started a signature campaign to protest against the unreasonable prices of science journals
YOGITA RAO
Students of Ramnarain Ruia College in Matunga have started a signature campaign to protest against being asked to pay Rs 2,400 for books.
An SYBSc student says, “They are giving us four science journals and six longbooks, which we can get for a few hundred Rupees in the market. Why should we pay five times more?”
Students, who bought the books, were given receipts on behalf of Shikshana Prasaraka Mandali, Pune, a trust that runs the college, while fee receipts given during admissions are on behalf of Ramnarain Ruia College, which has angered the students even more.
A final year student says, “We paid the amount at the beginning of the year and could not protest as our ID cards, examination forms, everything is given upon showing the fee receipt. Now that the second year students have taken on this campaign, we have also signed up as a mark of protest.”
Students of Computer Science were told that the amount is for journals, long books and internet access. A surprised student says, “The Computer Science course is self-financed, and the amount is included in the tuition fees. So why pay extra for computer access?”
Principal Suhas Pednekar says, “There has been some miscommunication. The amount is not compulsory; it was for add-on materials for science students. And we have to give the trust’s receipt as these materials are not included in the fees.”
The students have approached National Students Union of India (NSUI) with the issue. Sadaf Aboli president of NSUI says, “I have met the principal, and though he claims that the purchase of add-on materials was not compulsory, students have been forced to pay the amount. Why would then the college ask the students to pay up now, after most of them have already purchased the things from outside?”
Principal of Ramnarain Ruia College says the amount is not compulsory
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