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Factors for determination of Fees

The Jharkhand Professional Educational Institutions (Fee Regulation) Act, 2025
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Chapter III POWERS OF THE FEE REGULATION COMMITTEE

Statutory text
  1. (1) The Fee Regulation Committee shall determine the fee to be charged for professional education courses by Higher Educational Institutions taking into account the following consideration namely-
    • (i) the location of the Higher Educational Institution;
    • (ii) the nature of the professional course;
    • (iii) the available infrastructure;
    • (iv) the expenditure on administration and maintenance;
    • (v) reasonable surplus, if any, required for the growth and development of the Higher Educational Institution;
    • (vi) the additional funds, if any, generated from Non-Resident Indian student;
    • (vii) the audited account of the Higher Educational Institution;
    • (viii) any other factors as the Committee may deem fit.
  2. (2) No Higher Educational Institution shall collect any fee by whatever name or form, from the student for admission to professional education courses, without the approval of Fee Regulation Committee. Provided that the Higher Educational Institution, in absence of the Fee Regulation Committee due to vacancy or otherwise, may charge fee for professional education courses for a maximum duration of one academic year. This fee shall be placed before the Fee Regulation Committee for its approval, after its constitution.
  3. (3) No Higher Educational Institution shall collect any fee by whatever name or form the student for admission to professional education courses over and above the fee determined by the Fee Regulation Committee.
  4. (4) The fee approved and notified by the Fee Regulation Committee shall be binding for respective Higher Educational Institutions for a period of three years from its notification. At the end of the said period, the Higher Educational Institution shall apply for revision. The fee so determined shall be applicable to a student enrolled for professional education courses for the given academic year and shall not be revised till the completion of the professional education course.
  5. (5) The committee shall have the power to review and approve the fee structure for professional education course in Higher Educational Institutions ordinarily for a period of three academic years, and under special circumstances, for a period of one or two years, as the case may be, for reasons recorded in writing.
  6. (6) No higher educational institution shall collect a fee amounting to more than one year’s fee from a student during one academic year.
  7. (7) The Fee Regulation Committee may determine different fees in respect of different professional education courses of Higher Educational Institutions depending upon the facilities available and for this purpose it may place similarly placed Higher Educational Institutions in broad groups. Provided that the Fee Regulation Committee may allow such Higher Educational Institutions to collect a higher fee from Non-Resident Indian student over and above the fee determined for other student.

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