The Odisha University of Technology and Research (OUTR), located in Bhubaneswar, has proposed a significant increase in fees for its undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) programs, following a 12-year period without any fee revisions. The university's proposal, submitted to the skill development and technical education department, seeks to raise tuition, development, and laboratory fees across all technical and professional degree programs. For regular courses, the tuition fee is proposed to increase from ₹12,000 to ₹25,000, while development fees would rise from ₹7,000 to ₹15,000. Laboratory maintenance fees are also set to double from ₹1,500 to ₹3,000. In the case of self-sustaining programs, tuition fees could jump from ₹45,000 to ₹80,000, and development fees would double from ₹15,000 to ₹30,000. Educationists have expressed concerns regarding the balance between institutional financial needs and student affordability. This fee revision would be the first since the university's establishment in 2021, following the upgrade of the College of Engineering and Technology.