A senior HRD Ministry official says higher education institutions not returning withdrawal fees a student will soon face punitive action
Higher education is valued because of its signalling power i.e. the college experience does not form people into more valuable or learned individuals capable of doing good work, but it sorts people into groups and attaches degrees to those who were already capable.
Most of the people believe education institutions can help any hard working person. But not everyone is able to attend a college or university because of one common barrier called money. And sometimes this money in the form of fees is not returned by these educational or professional institutions at the time of withdrawal of the admission. Also some institutions deduct an extravagant amount while returning the fees.
AICTE and UGC Regulations
According to AICTE and UGC norms now institutions have to return the fees and original documents of students when a student ask for the withdrawal of the admission.
So, as to maintain the right of every student to choose their institutions and prevent them from the exploitation government will be taking punitive actions.
The Human Resource Development Ministry ordered the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) to take savage action against the educational institutions, including deemed varsities, who are not refunding the students withdrawal fees.
The educational institutions who will not follow the parameters of the HRD will have to face serious issues which will include withdrawal of approval and recognition of erring institutions.
