(a) whether the Government has issued any guidelines to the
UGC/respective education institutions to refund the
admission fee of the student opts out before a course
has started and the vacancies goes to another students;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether some education institutions are not implementing these guidelines;
(d) if so, the details of the number of such cases reported
during the last three years,institution-wise; and
(e) the action taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) & (b): Yes. Sir. Government, vide its OM dated
26/4/2007,issued necessary directions to University Grants
Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical
Education (AICTE) to instruct institutions including
universities to maintain a waitlist of prospective students /
candidates,in the public interest, who should be given
admission against the vacant seat(s) in the event of a
student/candidate withdrawing before commencement of the
course. The entire fees collected from the student,after
deduction of the processing fee of not more than Rs. 1000/-
(Rupees One thousand only) shall be refunded and returned by
the institution (including a university) to the student /
candidate withdrawing from the academic programme. UGC has
been further directed to take all necessary steps, either suo
moto or on receipt of specific complaints from those
affected, to enforce these directions.
(c) to (e): All complaints regarding non-receipt of refund of
fees in respect of institutions coming under the purview
of UGC are handled by the Commission with the respective
institution / university. However, it is informed by the
UGC that no centralized data is maintained in this regard.