In a bid to pre-empt professional institutions from taking undue advantage of the stalemate over reservation for Other Backward Classes, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has instructed all technical institutions to refund fees and original documents to students who want to withdraw their admissions.
Violation of these instructions can attract punitive action including withdrawal of approval and recognition of erring institutions and universities.
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Instructions to Technical Institutions, Universities including Deemed to the Universities imparting Technical Education regarding matters concerning charging of fees, refund of fees and other student related issues.
All India for Technical Education (AICTE) has been empowered interalia under section 10(n) of AICTE Act to “Take all necessary steps to prevent commercialization of technical education”. In compliance with the provisions under AICTE Act and in the light of directions of Govt. of India issued under section 20 (1) of AICTE Act vide Letter No.(U.1 (A) Section), it has been decided to issue instructions to the Technical Institutions, Universities including Deemed to be Universities imparting Technical Education in the matters concerning students.
And Whereas, Institutions and Universities are also reportedly confiscating the fee paid if a student fails to join by such dates:
And Whereas, certificates in original are being detained by institutions and Universities to force retention of admitted students;
And, whereas the time-limit for students to join the courses / programmes is also being advanced in some cases unrealistically so as to pre-empt students / candidates from exercising other options of joining other Institutions of their choice.
In the event of a student / candidate withdrawing before the starting of the course, the wait listed candidates should be given admissions against the vacant seat. The entire fee collected from the student, after the deduction of the processing fee of not more than Rs.1000/- (Rupees thousand only) shall be refunded and returned by the Institution / University to the student / Candidate withdrawing from the programme. It would not permissible for Institutions and Universities to retain the School / Institution. Leaving Certificates withdrawing from the programme. It would not be permissible for Institutions and Universities to retain the School / Institution Leaving Certificates in original. Should a student leave after joining the course and if the seat consequently falling vacant has been filled by another candidate by the last date of admission, the Institution must return the fee collected with proportionate deductions of monthly fee and proportionate hostel rent, where applicable.
Any violation of instructions issued by the AICTE, shall call for punitive action including withdrawal of approval and recognition of erring institutions and Universities. AICTE shall on its own or receipt of specific complaints from those affected take all such steps as may be necessary to enforce these directions.
Source: AICTE Website
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