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Notice issued to state govt on MBBS fee hike
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
|August 24, 2025
THE state government's fee hike for MBBS courses in private medical colleges has come under judicial scrutiny with the Orissa High Court acknowledging the concerns and issuing notices to the OJEE Cell of Skill Development and Technical Education (SDTE) department and the director of medical education and training (DMET).
A division bench of Justices Manash Ranjan Pathak and Mruganka Sekhar Sahoo issued notices after a preliminary hearing on the petitions filed by 16 candidates aspiring to take admission in private medical colleges under the Hi-Tech Group in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela on the basis of ranks secured in the OJEE-2025.
This story is from the August 24, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar.
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