India, May 21 -- Following numerous complaints from students and parents about colleges across the state levying hidden charges during admission, the state government has made it mandatory for all higher educational institutes to display their complete fee structure on large hoardings outside the main gate of their premises.

Fees displayed on hoardings must include all compulsory charges levied under heads such as development fees, laboratory fees, library fees and gymkhana fees, higher and technical education minister Chandrakant Patil said while speaking to reporters on Wednesday.

"Official letters will be sent to colleges soon and no institute will be allowed to collect additional sub-head charges separately once the approved fee is ...