Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, when school fees have been a contentious issue, the fee charged by a college has also come under the scanner. Students from a Ghatkopar college have alleged that they were threatened with legal action over non-payment of fees. The college administration denied the claim, saying that several students have not paid the fees but academic activities have not been stopped. 

Students at Ghatkopar’s Pune Vidyarthi Gruha’s College of Science and Technology complained that the administration is insisting on payment of full fees before March 10. The students were told about this by a teacher on a college WhatsApp group (mid-day has a screenshot of the message).