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ISLAMABAD, Aug 07:  High tuition fee of Associate Diploma Program (ADP) and BS programs at Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) public sector colleges in comparison to the provincial institutions is the main cause of departure of students from Islamabad to provinces leaving very few admissions at ICT colleges. According to official sources, students at ICT colleges are charged a fee around Rs. 25000 in the first semester while around  Rs. 15,000 in the subsequent semesters. Comparatively the fee structure of public colleges ranges from Rs.5000 to Rs.10000 per semester at provinces which is much lower than the ICT colleges.  Many students who aspire to take admission in the ADP or BS programs prefer to go to the colleges situated in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Nazir Ahmed lecturer at Islamabad Model Postgraduate College H-8 college said, “Higher fees mean that study in Islamabad is limited to those students that can afford to pay for ADP/BS programs.  It also increases the risk of stude