Govt clears fee reimbursement

The State government on Tuesday issued orders for reimbursement of tuition fee for the eligible engineering, MBA, MCA, D Pharm students belonging to underprivileged sections. A maximum reimbursement of Rs 35,000 has been fixed with respect to engineering courses in government as well as private un-aided colleges.

While SC and ST students are eligible for full reimbursement, others will get only Rs 35,000 irrespective of quantum of fee in their college. With a view to encourage poor and meritorious students, Government has decided to permit payment of full tuition fees to students other than SC & ST and who have obtained an EAMCET rank up to 10,000.

Eligible students of 195 engineering colleges would get the reimbursement of fee up to Rs 30,000. This is an ad hoc payment, subject to final declaration by the Committee. It can be paid up to Rs 35,000. In the case of eligible students in 434 private colleges, where the fee structure is between Rs 35,000-1,13,000, it was prescribed that Rs 35,000 per student annually would be paid. Same will be the criterion for another 68 colleges in which the fee structure is Rs 51,600- 70,000.

For B Arch courses too, the minimum fee is Rs 30,000 and the maximum reimbursable fee is Rs 35,000.

For B Pharmacy courses, the maximum reimbursement will be Rs 31,000 and for Pharma D courses,it will be Rs 68,000.

For MBA and MCA courses, the minimum reimbursable fee is Rs 23,000 and the maximum is Rs 27,000.