AICTE directs Institutes to refund full-fees to students who withdraw Admission before 10th November, Get Details Here

AICTE Notification on Fee Refund: As per the latest update, the AICTE i.e. the All India Council for Technical Education has directed all affiliated institutes to refund complete fees to the students who decide to withdraw their admission on or before 10th November 2020. The news has been confirmed by AICTE as a provision in the revised academic calendar issued by it recently. Along with this, the council also issued a detailed notification about it which provides all the modalities with regards to the refund of fees for students who decided to withdraw their admissions after being offered confirmed seats.

Fees, Documents to be Returned Back to Students

The official notification issued by the council reads ““In the event of a student withdrawing before November 10, 2020, the entire fee collected from the student, after a deduction of the processing fee of not more than Rs 1,000 shall be refunded by the institution.” Apart from the refund of the complete fees collected from the students, the institutes have also been directed to return the original documents collected from students at the time of admission. If the seat, vacated after November 10, is not filled by another student till November 15, security deposit and original documents must be returned, the official statement issued by AICATE read.

Admission to MBA / PDGM Courses on Merit Basis

Taking into account the prevailing situation with regards to COVID-19 pandemic, the AICTE has also relaxed the admission guidelines to MBA and PDGM programmes offered by the affiliated institutes. According to the details shared by the council, admission to MBA and PDGM courses can be offered by the institutes on the basis of qualifying examination. However, to ensure complete fairness and transparency, the institutes will be required to prepare and publish merit lists for admission on the basis of marks obtained by the students in their qualifying examinations. Institutes should also ensure that candidates or applicants having a valid exam score should be given preference in the admission procedure over the ones that are being admitted on the basis of qualifying merit.