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**Summary:**

The Selection Committee in Tamil Nadu, India has announced revised fee structures for MBBS programs in self-financing medical colleges and state private university medical colleges for the academic year 2025-2026. While government quota fees in self-financing colleges remain unchanged, management and NRI quota fees have increased. State private university medical colleges will not see fee hikes for government and management quotas, but NRI quota fees will increase. The committee has also eliminated the NRI lapsed quota category. The fee structure includes tuition, admission, and other recurring expenses but excludes hostel, transport, and mess charges. There are concerns about excess fee collection and a need for greater oversight by the Selection Committee.

**News Article:**

**Tamil Nadu MBBS Fees Hiked for Management and NRI Quotas in Self-Financing Medical Colleges**

**CHENNAI, July 15, 2025** – Aspiring medical students in Tamil Nadu will face higher fees for management and NRI quota seats in self-financing medical colleges starting in the 2025-2026 academic year. The Selection Committee has released the revised fee structure, following an order from the Committee on Fixation of Fee in respect of self-financing professional colleges.

The government quota fees in self-financing medical colleges remain unchanged, ranging from ₹4,35,000 to ₹4,50,000. However, management quota fees have been increased to ₹15,00,000, up from ₹13,50,000, and NRI quota fees now stand at ₹27,00,000, a rise from ₹24,50,000.

“The good thing is that the government quota fee in self-financing medical colleges remains untouched,” said education counsellor Manickavel Arumugam. “The fee for management quota and NRI quota has been increased.”

In a positive move, the Selection Committee has abolished the NRI lapsed quota category, ensuring that vacant NRI seats are added to the management quota.

For State private university medical colleges established between 2022 and 2024, fees remain unchanged for government (₹5,40,000) and management (₹16,20,000) quotas, except for NRI fees which saw an increase to ₹30,00,000.

The revised fees cover tuition, admission, special fees, laboratory/computer/internet, library, sports, maintenance, and extracurricular activities, but exclude hostel, transport, and mess charges.

The committee has warned institutions against collecting any additional fees, including capitation fees, and has threatened strict action, including withdrawal of approval by the National Medical Commission and disaffiliation by the respective university, for any violations.

Despite these measures, concerns remain regarding transparency in fee collection. “Tamil Nadu has one of the highest fee structures for MBBS in private universities in the country,” said a healthcare professional familiar with the matter. The source urged the Selection Committee to closely monitor fee heads such as hostel fees to prevent excess fee collection.

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