The Hyderabad campus of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) on Monday announced indefinite closure of academic activities with immediate effect, eight days after students began protest against the hostel fee hike.

Several students, who began the protest on July 8, went on a hunger strike four days back. The institute hiked the hostel accommodation fee to Rs 56,000 per semester from Rs 8,500 per month for open category. The students have objected to the instructions to pay the full amount at once. In addition, fee of the reserved category students has been exorbitantly increased to Rs 56,000 from Rs 15,000 per semester, without instalment.