TAFRC fixes admission fee for 209 B.Ed colleges in Telangana

The Telangana State Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (TAFRC) on Tuesday, fixed the admission fee for Bachelor of Education (BEd) courses in Telangana for the block period 2019-20 to 2021-22 courses.

As per the government order, recommended annual fees for 209 BEd colleges range from Rs. 16,500 to Rs. 36,000.

The order said that the institutions shall not charge any capitation fee or any amount unauthorized or illegally under any other head or guise (e.g., donation etc.), either directly or indirectly, other than the fee fixed by the committee, as collection of any such unauthorized amounts would amount to charging of capitation fee, and that the surplus (profit) that is generated from the collection of fee must be for the benefit of the institution, and cannot be diverted for other purposes or personal gain.

It also directed institutions to collect the Annual Tuition Fee every year in advance only for that particular year either in a lumpsum or in installments, if it so opts.

The order further added that fixation of the fee structure by the committee will not by itself enable or permit the managements to run the relevant courses in their Institutions, if they are otherwise not duly recognized and permitted by the government or National Council of Teacher Education /Concerned university etc. at any relevant time.