Consumer Redressal

I am in my final year of engineering at NMIMS MPSTME, Mumbai and due to the COVID situation, every educational activity in our country has been halted. This is just one of the activities that have been halted. Rest includes the economic aspect, which is undoubtedly the backbone. People are forced to stay at homes to curb the spread and eventually it affects their income. As a united country, everyone is doing their part to support each other mentally and financially but recently I received an email regarding my fees for this year. When I enrolled in this college I did know that the fees were exorbitant with respect to other colleges and received good practical knowledge but this year is different. While everyone is struggling to make a penny for their family and trying to survive, the institution can't act inhumanely by asking for a sum of 3 Lakhs INR to be paid by 30 June 2020 without any kind of installment scheme. Is this how you treat your students? When I checked with the actual amount which had to be paid if the COVID crisis hadn't popped up, I was shocked since it was around 2.5 Lakh INR. They not only hiked the fee, they are even forcing us to pay this huge sum within a week. I do not want my final year to be spoiled by this act and I am definitely not just speaking for myself. There have been voices blooming against this tyranny but our management does not care to reply to our emails that raise genuine concern. All we know is that by with every day passing after 30 June, we will be fined Rs 100 per day. Finally, it is more about the burden our college is putting on our parents who are doing their every bit to see us get graduated from a reputed university. Is this the kind of relaxation we are being provided when the times are tough? I urge the concerned authorities to look into this matter and provide a feasible solution. I hope this message makes a difference.