SVS Group Withholds Certificates over Non-payment of Dues

 Warangal: Despite a directive from the Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE), the management of the SVS Group of Institutions (Diploma) in Bhimaram, Hanumakonda district, is withholding certificates of students.

The directive had asked all universities to instruct affiliated private colleges under their jurisdiction not to insist on payment of tuition fees from students eligible for fee reimbursement and not to deny issuing original certificates under the pretext of not receiving the reimbursement from the government.

"It is not a healthy practice. Such colleges may be blacklisted and shall not be considered for fee reimbursement which will also affect the affiliation of such colleges," the letter from the TSCHE secretary to the registrars of universities had stated.

In violation of these instructions, students allege that the college is withholding their original certificates.

Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, a student who completed diploma in 2022 said when they asked for their certificates, the college management stated that the certificates would be issued once the reimbursement amount was credited to the college account.

A female student mentioned that the management asked her to pay the fee upfront, promising to reimburse her once the government credited the amount to the college.

Deccan Chronicle's repeated attempts to contact the principal for a comment did not yield response.