Oct. 4: Kalyani University vice-chancellor Rattan Lal Hangloo today posted on Facebook that he would return to the University of Hyderabad, indicating he wanted to leave Kalyani University where students had confined him over a fee dispute overnight.

"Friends I shall be shifting to Hyderabad shortly and will be available at University of Hyderabad," the vice-chancellor's post read.

Hangloo later told The Telegraph he would be shifting to Hyderabad once the governor "releases" him.

Sources in Kalyani University, where Hangloo and several teachers were confined to the VC's office between September 30 and October 1, said he was miffed after state education minister Partha Chatterjee suggested that the fee rollback that the students had demanded would happen.

Hangloo himself said: "The state government has got nothing to do with my resignation. It is my decision."

Told about Hangloo's insistence to leave Kalyani, education minister Chatterjee said today: "The university can't hike fees arbitrarily. They have to withdraw the hike. But we want the VC to continue."

Hangloo, who joined Kalyani University from the University of Hyderabad in November 2013, sent his resignation to the governor on October 1 - the governor is the chancellor - but later said he "would reconsider" the governor and the education minister's request to him to stay on.

But today, Hangloo said he would not withdraw his resignation and posted the update on Facebook.

"There is no question of going back on my decision to quit. I would appeal to the chancellor to release me soon," Hangloo said.

The confinement in the VC's chamber on September 30 was over a fee hike that MSc students were protesting.

The MSc fee was raised to Rs 21,100 in 2013 following a recommendation of a fee review committee.

But in 2014 it was brought down to Rs 14,160 following protest by students.

The students of MSc who took admission in 2014 had paid Rs 7,900 during admission to first year and they were supposed to pay the remaining amount this month, but refused to do so.

Before the fee was raised after a 12-year gap, the MSc students used to pay Rs 3,700 for the two-year course.

The MSc students wanted to return to the 2002 fee structure.

According to university sources, the university fee revision committee that met yesterday was forced to roll back the fee following the intervention of the education minister, who termed the fee raise "arbitrary".

Sources close to Hangloo said the VC was upset with this intervention and viewed this as an infringement on the autonomy of the university.