UGC College Refund Guidelines 2024
Subject: Fee Refund Policy 2024-25
The University Grants Commission receives many representations/complaints from
students/parents on the non-refund of fees by the Higher Education lnstitutions (HEls) on
cancellation/withdrawal of admissions.
2. Students should be allowed a full refund of fees within a specified period to enable them
to opt for a course of their choice.
3. The Commission has considered the matter in its 580'h meeting held on 15 May 2024,
and after considering the relevant factors decided, the following fee refund policy for the
academic session 2024-25:
a
b
Notwithstanding anything contained in any guidelines/ prospectus/ notification/
schedule, a full refund of fees shall be made by the HEls on accounl of all cancellations
of admissions/migrations of students up to 30 September 2024 and with a deduction of
not more than Rs. 1,000, as a processing fee, up to 31 October 2024.
It shall apply to all higher education institutions, whether established or incorporated by
or under a Central Act or a State Act, and every institution recognized by the University
Grants Commission under clause (0 of Section 2 of the University Grants Commission
Act, 1956 and to all institutions deemed to be a University declared as such under
Section 3 therein and to all higher education institutions afflliated to a University.
These guidelines would also be applicable to organizations, consortiums, committees,
associations, etc., constituted for the purpose of conducting counselling or processing
admissions and collecting fees on behalf of participating HEIs, and the HEI concerned
will be responsible for refund fees.
For any admission schedule extending
