Charge OCI student fees at par with Indian counterpart, SC tells IIT-M

The students charged fees at par with NRIs and foreign students, says advocate

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) to charge a student belonging to the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) category the same fee paid by an Indian citizen for the 2021-2022 academic year.

A Bench of Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari passed the order while referring to its interim direction in October last year allowing OCI candidates to participate in the counselling for general category in admission to various courses in 2021-22.

“We are of the view that the respondent, IIT-Madras, has to consider the applicant/petitioner at par with the Indian citizens with regard to the fee charged in terms of our order dated October 27, 2021, subject to the result of this petition,” the court ordered.