MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) to (c): Yes Sir. As per information received from All India Council for Technical
Education (AICTE),Committees have been constituted to enquire into the complaints of charging
of capitation fee against the Peopleâs Education Society (IT),Bangalore (PESIT) and Babaria
Institute of Technology,Vadodara (BIT). During the course of enquiry,both the institutions
have admitted to having received voluntary contribution/donations in one case each towards
admission.The PESIT, Bangalore has refunded the amount taken as donation to the complainant.A
legal opinion has been sought on the further course of action to be taken against the
Institute.BIT,Vadodara has refused to refund the donation,claiming that the same has been
made voluntarily and cannot be refunded once accounted for in the books of the Trust.Observing
that, it is a clear case of an institute accepting donations against admission,which amounts to
commercialization of technical education,a show cause notice has been issued directing the
institute to show cause as to why action including withdrawal of approval should not be taken
against it.
(d): The Letter of Approval granted to technical institutions has the following
provisions:
âThat the tuition and other fees shall be charged as prescribed by the Competent Authority
within the overall criteria prescribed by the Council from time to time.No capitation fee
shall be charged from the students/guardians of students in any form.â
Whenever a complaint regarding the charging of Capitation Fee is received,it is
enquired into and appropriate action is taken based on the findings of the inquiry.