Fee refund: The university did not return the fee on cancellation of admission, now the entire money will have to be returned along with interest

If I cancel my admission can I get a refund? During the hearing of a case, the District Consumer Commission has found Noida's Amity University guilty of negligence in service. The commission has ordered the university to return the fee of Rs 1.81 thousand with 6 percent interest within 30 days. Apart from this, the university will also have to pay Rs 5 thousand as litigation expenses.

Amity University Fee Refund: Understand the whole matter?

In fact, a student who took admission in B.Tech course had deposited a fee of Rs 2.02 lakh for the entire semester. Classes could not start due to the third wave of Corona. In such a situation, the family demanded a refund from the university administration, but the management refused. After this, the aggrieved party knocked on the door of the District Consumer Commission.

According to the information, Dharmendra Kumar Tiwari, a resident of Rajnagar Part-2, is a colonel in the Indian Army. His daughter Nupur Tiwari took admission in B.Tech in Noida Amity University on 13 September 2021. On 23 August 2021, she deposited the fee of Rs 2.02 lakh for the entire semester through NEFT. The course could not start due to the third wave of the Covid 19 pandemic.

The university proposed to run the course in virtual mode and physical mode. There were chaos due to Covid. Due to this, the family decided to take the student out of the university. On 14 December 2021, the admission was cancelled and the money was demanded back from the university. The university refused to refund the fees. Whereas there was a provision to refund the entire fee if the admission was cancelled by 31 October and to refund the remaining fees after deducting one thousand rupees if the admission was cancelled by 31 December.

What is the UGC fee refund policy?

As per the instructions of UGC, the student is entitled to get Rs 2.01 lakh. The victim filed a case in the District Consumer Commission. The case was heard in the commission. During the hearing, the university presented its side. They said that the university rules are followed for refund of fees. The commission does not have the jurisdiction to hear the case. If a student withdraws his name after 30 days of admission, then no fee will be refunded except the security. The commission has considered it a violation of UGC guidelines. According to UGC guidelines, the remaining amount should have been refunded after deducting Rs 1000.