India, May 17 -- Around 50 parents gathered outside the Wisdom Tree School in Sector 16B on Saturday morning to protest an alleged arbitrary fee increase of up to 60 percent for the 2026-27 academic session.

The school, however, denied the allegations, stating that the increase was "strictly under the 7.23 percent cap" prescribed under the Uttar Pradesh State Government Fee Regulatory Act for self-financed schools.

The parents' committee at the school alleged that the school initially offered a lower fee to boost admissions but later changed the fee structure once students enrolled.

Anubha Bhaskar, a parent and a committee member, claimed: "We spoke to around 270 parents and found that the fee hike ranged from 20-60 percent."

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