India, Nov. 8 -- The Fee Regulatory Authority (FRA) has received over 200 complaints from students and faculty during the ongoing admission season, alleging that several professional colleges are violating its fee norms. Some complaints have also come from the faculty, claiming that certain colleges have reported inflated salaries in their reports, while allegedly underpaying staff. The authority has summoned some defaulting colleges for a hearing on Monday.

The FRA, which regulates the fee structures of professional education colleges, has found that despite fixed fees being approved by the authority, many institutes are overcharging students or demanding additional payments under different categories. "We have received around 200 compl...