Fixation of Fee

§4

Summary

4. (1) Permitted fee increase for existing students- A recognised school may revise its fee annually for its existing students by itself for each grade/class/level of school equivalent to average percentage per capita increase of monthly salary of teaching staff of previous year, but the fee increase shall not exceed latest available yearly percentage increase in consumer price index + five percent of the fee realised from the student; Explanation:- At the time of admission, irrespective of the grade/class in which a student is entering the school, the school shall provide to the guardian, the complete fee structure for all grade/class upto grade/class XII applicable to new students for that particular year, This fee structure shall become the base for calculating subsequent annual permitted fee increase on compounding basis for each grade/class to determine the fee applicable to the students for future grade/class: Provided that, in cases of implementation of the pay commission recommendation in any School, in that year the term but the fee increase shall not exceed latest available yearly percentage increase in consumer price index+ five percent of the fee realised from the students shall not apply. When pay commission recommendation has been implemented in the school, that year, school may revise its fee annually for its existing students by itself for each grade/class/level of school equivalent to average percentage per capita increase of monthly salary of teaching staff of previous year, This shall be applied from year 2018-19; In case of the implementation of levy of any new cess, it may be charged with proper justification with prior approval of District Fee Regulatory Committee upto the level of impact of that cess; For the previously admitted students, computation of Permitted Fee Increase for the first year 2018-19 in accordance with sub-section (1) shall be calculated taking fee structure of 2015-16 as the base year, i.e., taking the fee structure for the year 2015-16 the fee structure for the year 2018-19 shall be computed as per the provision of sub-section (1). The fee to be fixed for year 2018-19 shall be the lower of the fee computed taking base year 2015-16 and computations of fee based on taking 2017-18 as base year and calculated as per provision of sub-section(1); (2) Permitted fee fixation for new student- The school shall be free to determine its fee for the new students for any class/grade/level seeking fresh admissions, in a particular academic year subject to guidelines, if any, notified by the Government. Increase in fee for subsequent years for these students shall be in accordance with sub-section (1). 1[(3) "Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, in extraordinary conditions or emergent circumstances like, but not limited to Acts of God, Epidemics, Natural Calamities, Wars or Revolutions, Civil commotions, Floods, etc; the State Government may by order, regulate the fees to be charged by the recongnized schools, from existing students and newly admitted students for each academic year till such time the aforesaid eventualities exist or till such time as seems expedient in public interest to do so."]

4. (1) Permitted fee increase for existing students- A recognised school may revise its fee annually for its existing students by itself for each grade/class/level of school equivalent to average percentage per capita increase of monthly salary of teaching staff of previous year, but the fee increase shall not exceed latest available yearly percentage increase in consumer price index + five percent of the fee realised from the student; Explanation:- At the time of admission, irrespective of the grade/class in which a student is entering the school, the school shall provide to the guardian, the complete fee structure for all grade/class upto grade/class XII applicable to new students for that particular year, This fee structure shall become the base for calculating subsequent annual permitted fee increase on compounding basis for each grade/class to determine the fee applicable to the students for future grade/class: Provided that, in cases of implementation of the pay commission recommendation in any School, in that year the term but the fee increase shall not exceed latest available yearly percentage increase in consumer price index+ five percent of the fee realised from the students shall not apply. When pay commission recommendation has been implemented in the school, that year, school may revise its fee annually for its existing students by itself for each grade/class/level of school equivalent to average percentage per capita increase of monthly salary of teaching staff of previous year, This shall be applied from year 2018-19; In case of the implementation of levy of any new cess, it may be charged with proper justification with prior approval of District Fee Regulatory Committee upto the level of impact of that cess; For the previously admitted students, computation of Permitted Fee Increase for the first year 2018-19 in accordance with sub-section (1) shall be calculated taking fee structure of 2015-16 as the base year, i.e., taking the fee structure for the year 2015-16 the fee structure for the year 2018-19 shall be computed as per the provision of sub-section (1). The fee to be fixed for year 2018-19 shall be the lower of the fee computed taking base year 2015-16 and computations of fee based on taking 2017-18 as base year and calculated as per provision of sub-section(1); (2) Permitted fee fixation for new student- The school shall be free to determine its fee for the new students for any class/grade/level seeking fresh admissions, in a particular academic year subject to guidelines, if any, notified by the Government. Increase in fee for subsequent years for these students shall be in accordance with sub-section (1). 1[(3) "Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, in extraordinary conditions or emergent circumstances like, but not limited to Acts of God, Epidemics, Natural Calamities, Wars or Revolutions, Civil commotions, Floods, etc; the State Government may by order, regulate the fees to be charged by the recongnized schools, from existing students and newly admitted students for each academic year till such time the aforesaid eventualities exist or till such time as seems expedient in public interest to do so."]

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