A group of 40 students from MMK College of Commerce & Economics, Bandra, trying to secure seats in the third-year BCom (TYBCom) course, were in for a rude shock rude when the college management asked them to pay fees prescribed for the unaided section, which is 2.5 times the fees for the aided section, which they had been part of until the second year.

“These are arm-twisting tactics implemented by the institute because they know that parents will not take chances, considering that it is the children’s final year of college. We wanted to protest against the management, but most of the parents gave in,” said the father of one of the students.