In 1888, Gandhiji paid a minor fee, now the expenses of one year of education in his college will be conscious!:

News India Live, Digital Desk: Gandhi jayanti 2025 special: Mahatma Gandhi, who gave our country on the path of non -violence and freed us, we are all familiar with his biography. But do you know that he did his law education in London, including highly reputed institutions like University College London (UCL) and Inner Temple? On 2 October 2025, when the 156th birth anniversary of the country Bapu would be celebrating, have you ever thought that how much will it cost today in a college where the father of the nation gained knowledge? Of course, knowing that your senses will fly away, how much difference has been made in the prices of education at that time and today.

When Bapu went to London (story of 1888)
Mahatma Gandhi enrolled in the Inner Temple in the year 1888, which is one of the four famous ‘Ins of Court’ in London. At that time, he paid the fees of only 140 pounds (Pound), 1 Shilling and 5 Pence (Pence) for his three years of studies. It was about 137 years ago today! His three years spent in London had greatly enhanced his personality, where he completed his legal education and became a barrister. He also attended the classrooms of English Literature at University College London (UCL), although he did not specialize in it.

What is the cost of reading in the same colleges today?
Today, studying courses like law (Law), especially in the same prestigious institutions in London, is very expensive.
If we talk about the Bachelor of Law (LLB) course at University College London (UCL), then its annual tuition fees for the academic year of 2025 are about 29,000 GBP (Great Britain Pound). It can go to about 30-31 lakh rupees annually in Indian rupees. In some media reports, the annual fees of undergraduate courses have been reported to be up to Rs 39.05 lakh.

There are other postgraduate courses related to law studies. For example, PGDL (Postgraduate Diploma in Law) or Bar Course (to become a barrister). Their fees are also very high. The fee of ‘Barrister Training’ in Inner Temple such as ‘Inner Temple’ can be about £ 16,450 (about Rs 17 lakh) for a year, which does not include additional expenses. Scholarship of millions of pounds is also available in many places, but a large part of the tuition fees has to be borne by the students themselves.

Not only fees, there are other expenses to live in London too much
Apart from tuition fees, the cost of living in a city like London is also very high. This includes housing for students, food and drinking, local travel, books and other personal expenses. On average, students should also estimate an additional expenditure of 12,000 GBP (about 12-13 lakh rupees) per year, which will be needed during studies.

That is, while Gandhiji had completed the entire cost of studying and living of three years of law (perhaps in total 500-600 pounds), while today only the total expenses of education of one year law in his colleges reach about 30-40 lakhs in Indian rupees, which is included separately. This difference really shows that higher education, especially abroad, how expensive it has become today and how big changes have come in the field of education.