Only 5 students are on board UoP MTech aviation course

Pune: Twelve of the 20 registered candidates have cancelled their admissions to MTech in aviation of University of Pune (UoP) citing inability to pay the hefty fees and fluctuating Euro to Indian rupee. It appears that the much touted course will now take off with merely eight students.

University officials admit that one of the other reasons for candidates backing out from the course was the stringent rules of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regarding education loan. Parents of two girls withdrew admission stating that it was not ‘appropriate’ for girls.
The students will have to pay Rs55 lakh for the two-year course that will cover issuance of flying licence, medical and other expenses.
In July, UoP had signed an MoU with Germany-based flying institute Fachschule fur Luftfahrzeugfuhrer (FFL) to offer MTech-Aviation course to Indian students.
22/11/13 Sandip Kolhatkar/Daily News & Analysis