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Arjun Menon
Bangalore, Karnataka, India·2/22/2026

School charging ₹15,000 'development fee' on top of ₹1,80,000 annual fees

DPS Bangalore charging ₹15,000 additional 'infrastructure development fee', ₹8,000 'smart classroom fee', ₹5,000 'activity fee' — all ABOVE the ₹1,80,000 annual tuition. Total comes to ₹2,08,000. When parents questioned, principal said 'you're free to leave'. This is pure extortion.
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File complaint with Karnataka FERC (Fee Regulatory Committee) — schools cannot charge beyond approved fees.
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Complain to Block Education Officer (BEO) and DDPI in your district.
File with CBSE at cbse.gov.in if the school is CBSE-affiliat
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Comments (5)

Yuki Tanaka2/22/2026

I had a worse experience with the same company. They don't care about consumers.

Ana Santos2/23/2026

Been fighting the same battle for 2 years. Don't give up!

John Mitchell2/24/2026

Adding my voice to this. We deserve better treatment.

Anonymous2/24/2026

The AI solution here is actually helpful. Going to try step 2 today.

Anonymous2/24/2026

How is this legal? Someone needs to take this to court.