AICTE on Wednesday asked the institutions to charge the fees only for the services provided to the students during the pandemic phase.
The All India Council for Technical Education has instructed all the colleges and institutions affiliated with it to refund the full fees of the students who have withdrawn admission before 10th November. Moreover, AICTE on Wednesday asked the institutions to charge the fees only for the services provided to the students during the pandemic phase. Also, AICTE has allowed the institutions to charge the maintenance fees of mess and transport.
Fees Only For The Services Provided During Pandemic: AICTE
The decision of AICTE to charge fees only for the services provided during pandemic came after the Council received several complaints from the students and their parents.
The complaints were regarding some institutions charging fees for hostels and transport fees during the lockdown. These services were not used by the students during the COVID-19 pandemic but some institutions asked the students to pay the same.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the colleges, universities, and higher educational institutions have been closed since March. Considering the inability to start physical classes most of the institutions have turned to online classes to continue with the teaching process.
AICTE conferred in a statement “In view of the above, all Institutions/colleges are strictly advised to charge the fees commensurate with the facilities that they are providing during the pandemic and not charge fees for those portions which are not accessible to students during the coming semester; failing which action will be taken as per the prevailing rules”.
As per the new guidelines of the Ministry of Home Affairs i.e., Unlock-4 guidelines on reopening of schools, educational institutions, and coaching centers, it said that the educational institutions will continue to remain closed till September 30.
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