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Fee Refund Policy –
UGC Guidelines for Students
Fee Refund Policy
- The University Grants Commission receives many representations/complaints from students/parents on the non-refund of fees by the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) on cancellation/withdrawal of admissions.
- Students should be allowed a full refund of fees within a specified period to enable them to opt for a course of their choice.
- The committee is committed to preventing any offences or atrocities against SC/ST individuals, in line with the provisions of the Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989.
- Notwithstanding anything contained in any guidelines/prospectus/notification/schedule, a full refund of fees shall be made by the HEIs on account of all cancellations of admissions/migrations of students up to 30 September 2024 and with a deduction of not more than Rs. 1,000, as a processing fee, up to 31 October 2024.
- It shall apply to all higher education institutions, whether established or incorporated by or under a Central Act or a State Act, and every institution recognized by the University Grants Commission under clause (f) of Section 2 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 and to all institutions deemed to be a University declared as such under Section 3 therein and to all higher education institutions affiliated to a University.
- These guidelines would also be applicable to organizations, consortiums, committees, associations, etc., constituted for the purpose of conducting counselling or processing admissions and collecting fees on behalf of participating HEIs, and the HEI concerned will be responsible for refunding fees.
- For any admission schedule extending/commencing beyond/after 31 October 2024, the provisions contained in the UGC Notification issued in October 2018 on Refund of Fees and Non-Retention of Original Certificates shall apply (reproduced below for ready reference):
- This policy will remain in force for subsequent academic sessions until the issuance of a revised policy by the UGC.
- It may also be noted that the UGC has notified the Redressal of Grievances of Students Regulations, 2023, wherein “delay in, or denial of, the refund of fees due to a student who withdraws admission within the time mentioned in the prospectus, subject to guidelines, if any, issued by the Commission, from time to time” has been defined as one of the grievances.
- The Higher Education Institutions are requested to ensure compliance with the fee refund policy for the academic session 2024–25 and redress any grievance by the provisions of the University Grants Commission (Redressal of Grievances of Students) Regulations, 2023.
- Any HEI violating the provisions of UGC Fee Refund Policy 2024–25 shall be liable for punitive action as notified in Clause 5 of the UGC Notification on Refund of Fees and Non-Retention of Original Certificates issued in October 2018.
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