Kathmandu, Nov. 21 -- Students have long complained of the unnecessarily exorbitant fees that private medical colleges charge, but in June, the colleges themselves admitted as much before a parliamentary sub-committee.

After students complained that private schools were not abiding by governmental regulations regarding fees, a sub-committee at the Parliamentary Education and Health Committee had called the schools to discuss the matter.

The schools brazenly admitted to charging students extra fees than those mandated by the government, saying the governmental fee structure was inadequate to run their institutions.

Students have protested, governmental bodies have found the colleges guilty of overcharging students and the government has...