Students in Delhi: AIIMS pays less, IIT more, Jamia the same

At All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), the highest fee has to be paid by a Senior Resident (sponsored) who is married. This amounts to Rs 29,340 annually, including security deposit, mess fee, room rent, electricity charges, etc. Undergraduate students of nursing, MBBS, post-graduate students of nursing and MSc, and junior and senior residents don’t have to pay any room rent. It only includes mess fee and security deposit. This makes their expenditure Rs 15,640 per annum, less than JNU.

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DU has several post-graduate hostels with varying fee. At Meghdoot Hostel, for example, the annual fee is Rs 18,680 but does not include mess charges. However, VKRV Rao Hostel has a higher fee. A student there is supposed to pay Rs 21,820 per year excluding mess charges, which are Rs 3,400 per month.

A student who studies in IIT Delhi said the fee varies from hostel to hostel. “We pay around Rs 35,000 per semester, including food and rent. This is besides the Rs 15,000-Rs 20,000 we pay as security fee at the beginning,” said the student. IIT authorities did not provide an official figure.