In view of increasing complaints from students over
withholding of certificates by technical institutions, demanding excess fee,
failure to provide amenities etc.,All India Council for Technical Education
(AICTE) issued revised draft (redressal of grievance of students) regulations,
2019.
The fresh regulations will supersede those issued in 2012 and mandates
technical institutions to publish prospectus, establish student grievance
redressal committee and appoint an ombudsman who will be a retired district judge
or a retired vice-chancellor/professor with 10 years of experience.
Giving
greater emphasis to the prospectus, the AICTE has notified that all technical
institutions will not only have to mention the list of courses and seat intake
but also tuition fee and refund details.
In
the prospectus, all institutions will have to mandatorily mention each
component of the fee, deposits and other charges payable by the student seeking
admission. “The percentage of tuition fee and other charges refundable to a
student admitted to such an institution in case such student withdraws from
such institution before or after completion of course or programme of study and
the time within and the manner in which such refund shall be made to that
student,” read the draft.
Technical
institutions also have to establish a student grievance redressal committee
that will be headed by principal of the college as the chairman apart from an
ombudsman. Following the notification, all technical institutions have to
launch an online portal where any aggrieved student may submit an application
seeking redressal of grievance in the next three months. The draft, which was
published on AICTE’s official website, is open for suggestions till August 20,
2019.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/aicte-revamps-student-redressal-regulations-to-deal-with-more-plaints/articleshow/70424559.cms (Accessed on July 29, 2019)
