Yuva Sena senate members met Mumbai University’s registrar demanding rollback of heavy fines imposed on colleges and students for late admission form submissions. Calling the policy “unjust and draconian,” they warned colleges may pass the burden onto students. The delegation also cited technical glitches and plans to raise the issue with Maharashtra’s Higher Education Minister.

Mumbai: The Yuva Sena senate members of Mumbai University held a meeting with the registrar of Mumbai University, seeking to reverse the fine impose on students and colleges for late admission. 

The penalties range from ₹5,000 per student to fines of ₹2 lakh for colleges with up to five non-compliant students, ₹5 lakh for institutions with five to twenty such students, and ₹10 lakh for colleges with more than twenty students involved.

Yuva Sena leaders termed the decision “unjust and draconian,” arguing that once a student is granted admission by a college, the subsequent procedures such as online form submission and fee processing fall under internal administrative responsibilities. They pointed out that students, colleges and even the University frequently face technical and system-related issues during computerized admission procedures.

The delegation alleged that colleges would ultimately recover these fines from students, placing an unfair financial burden on them. “The University should function as a guiding institution for students and colleges, not as a profit-making body through punitive measures,” the memorandum stated.