NEW DELHI, Mar 29: As per the new guidelines of The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), engineering colleges across the country will have to refund the fee collected from the students in case students opt not to join the course or choose to leave it midway.
The new norms and guidelines also direct the institutes not to withhold the school/institute leaving certificates of students.
Reports said "AICTE approval process handbook 2017-18' which directs engineering institutes to refund the fees collected from the students if the seat falling vacant is subsequently filled by another candidate by the last date of admission. A processing fee of up to Rs 1000 can be levied by the institute and proportionate monthly fee and hostel rent can be charged. In case a student withdraws before the start of the course, the entire fee collected from the student, after a deduction of the processing fee of up to Rs1000 should be refunded by the institution, the clause included in the handbook states. In case the vacated seat is not filled, the institution should refund the security deposit and return the original documents. Institution should not demand fee for the subsequent years from the students cancelling their admission at any point of time. Fee refund along with the return of Certificates should be completed within 7 days."
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