Fee Refund Policy

Approved By: Administration Director
Policy Review: Annual
Refund of tuition fees and security deposit, if it applies, will be governed by the following terms and conditions:

• Tuition fees and security deposit will be fully refunded if the Institute is unable to provide the academic programme that the student had enrolled for. The Institute would, at least 10 working days (Monday to Friday excluding designated national public holidays) in advance of the start of the programme, advise the student in writing that the programme would not be offered and that the tuition fee and security deposit will be refunded in full.
• Tuition fees (less ₹ 2,000 administration charges) and security deposit will be fully refunded in cases where an international student provides verifiable documentary evidence, before the start-date of the programme, that study visa has been refused.
• Partial tuition fee refunds (less ₹ 2,000 [administrative charge] would be provided on the assumption that tuition fee refers to the fees for a minimum of four modules/subjects in one semester irrespective of the number of modules that the student had enrolled in. Consequently, even if the student only enrolls in one module, the fee liability on withdrawal would be for a minimum of 4 modules. Tuition fee refunds would be computed as follows:
  • 80% of tuition fee for the equivalent of four modules/subjects will be refunded if the student provides a minimum of 15 working days notice of the decision to withdraw to the Administration Director prior to the official programme/module start date. The security deposit will be refunded in full.
  • 50% of tuition fee for the equivalent of four modules/subjects will be refunded if the student gives a minimum of 15 working days notice of the decision to withdraw to the Administration Director after the official programme/module start date. The security deposit will be refunded in full.
  • In the case of exceptional circumstances such as illness or death of parents or siblings, if appropriate and verifiable documentary evidences is provided to the Administration Director, tuition fee would be refunded on a pro-rata basis. For example, if the student withdraws mid-way through the semester and provides appropriate and verifiable documentary evidence, 50% of the tuition fee could be refunded. The security deposit will be refunded in full.

Tuition fees and security deposit would not be refunded if:

• The student withdraws after the programme start date other than per item 3 above. The student would be required to pay the full tuition fee and any expenses, costs or disbursements incurred in recovering the tuition fees and security deposit.
• The Institute withdraws the offer of admission on account of false information provided by the student at the time of enrollment or for infringements such as misbehavior in class, damage to the property of the Institute and malicious and threatening behavior towards other students and staff of the Institute etc. In such circumstances, the tuition fee and security deposit will not be refunded.
• The terms and conditions of the contract between the student and the Institute are breached. In such circumstances, the tuition fee and security deposit will not be refunded.