Students of the COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) have turned to social media to criticize the university for heavily charging them for various services. The university is on the receiving end for not organizing the convocation and increasing the degree issuance fee to Rs. 11,000.
Several students have taken up the issue of the varsity charging a hefty amount — two to three times higher compared to private universities — for various services.
In one such complaint, a student accused CUI of looting people, saying: “COMSATS is charging Rs. 11,000 for the degree. For last two years, no convocation [has been] held, yet charging this amount for a degree.”
He revealed that the university did not even refund the security fee, though it was bound to do so.
Commenting on the post, another student said he was charged Rs. 19,000 for his degree. “The black market is at its peak,” the student added.
It is to note that on similar grounds, students criticized the COMSATS Islamabad many times in the past also.
On 31 December 2021, a student had castigated the university administration for not holding a convocation ceremony and not returning the security fee.
“The shambolic trend of COMSATS University Islamabad of not holding convocation ceremony and not returning the security fee (which is always refundable in all institutions) and still declaring themselves as one of the top-ranking university,” a user had tweeted.
The shambolic trend of COMSATS university Islamabad of not holding convocation ceremony and not returning the security fee (which is always refundable in all institutions) and still declaring themselves as one of the top ranking university. #FreedomAtQAU_RoadToProgress
(1/2) pic.twitter.com/LXOkLUDSmH— Siddiqa 🐾 (@ssk_Kayani) December 30, 2021
Another student had criticized the high fee, low facilities, and “no freedom of expression.”
https://twitter.com/abdullah_ijt/status/1460285569934798854
Even you have to submit your next semester fees b4 current semesters terminals exams. No proper planning did everything on a short notice during Covid’s Delta wave. No proper channel of communication with students. Even they don’t reply to Emails. Claimed to be IT’s best uni yet their Student Portal goes down during our online exams.If asked to provide certain facility, like typical govt offices will tell you that their are not much funds.
Convication ab ho jana chahiay ,2 saal ho gaay hn nahi hua
Convocation toh hoti hi nhn…. its been 4 to 5 years… no convocation of any batch…
No security refund…instead they said graduation process mein lg gaya…jbk I had to get signs of respective staff by myself…
And degree transcript k liye charges…
If need unofficial transcript alag charges…
Bilkul hamain degree sy phly ni the ab start ki fee or conversation khatam ho gai ha degree 10000 ly rahy
Bhai aaik nazar NCBA&E per bi dalo… They charge more than COMSATS…
Exactly