Noida: Students of GL Bajaj College’s MBA programme in Greater Noida protested at the college gate, alleging the institute had collected fees after confirming their admissions but is now shifting them to its Mathura branch, citing a lack of seats.More than 50 students had gathered at the college gate on Tuesday. The students said around 150 candidates had enrolled in the MBA programme for the first semester of the current academic session and paid academic and hostel fees after being told that their seats were confirmed. Students said the college had collected the fees around three months ago, but with classes set to begin, they were told that they had been enrolled in the Mathura branch.“The college confirmed the admission three months ago and collected the full first-semester fee of Rs 1.7 lakh. Now, they are talking about allocating seats in Mathura. The management stated that if we move to Mathura, this fee would be adjusted for the next semester. They also said I would only need to visit Mathura for examinations,” said Swati, a student who took admission at the institute.Another student said his admission was confirmed on May 15 and that he paid Rs 80,000 initially, followed by another Rs 90,000 after submitting documents. “Now, they have directed that the admission be transferred to Mathura. The college verbally claims that classes will be held at the Greater Noida campus and that one only needs to go to Mathura for exams,” he said.Students said they had earlier approached the management but did not receive a solution, prompting them to hold the protest.Members of the Samajwadi Chhatra Sabha also extended support to the protesters. Mohit Nagar, district president of the unit, demanded that the students either be given admission at Greater Noida or be compensated so they could seek admission in other colleges.“The matter is being taken care of. The college administration is in talks with the students and they were only given the option to go to Mathura. However, it will be resolved in a day or two,” a college spokesperson said.Tuesday’s protest prompted police intervention, but a spokesperson told TOI that officers were present to respond if the situation got out of hand. No complaints have been filed.
