Fee Reimbursement | The Congress government has once again decided to implement the fee reimbursement scheme under the DBT (Direct Beneficiary Transfer) system.
Fee Reimbursement | Hyderabad, June 9 (Namaste Telangana): The Congress government has once again decided to implement the fee reimbursement scheme under the DBT (Direct Beneficiary Transfer) system. Funds will be credited directly to student accounts. It has been revealed that the students have to pay the funds released by the government to the respective colleges within a week or they will be charged within the law. To this extent, along with issuing new guidelines related to this scheme, it has canceled the previously issued JVO7 and released new JVO8 and 9. It is noteworthy that those creatures are not disclosed. It turns out that there is no difference between the old and the new guidelines except the timeline for disbursement of funds.
It is known that post matric scholarships, college tuition and maintenance fees of SC, ST, BC, minority, disabled etc. students are being released through the fee reimbursement scheme. In contrast to the guidelines implemented since 2008, the Congress government issued new guidelines last April.
Jio7 has been released in this regard. While the government has been paying the funds of this scheme to the college owners, it has decided to pay directly to the eligible students from the academic year 2026-27 through DBT system. It also imposed a rule that the college owners should collect the fees only after paying the students. In the wake of strong opposition from caste groups and students, the government recently canceled this Jiva. In this regard, Jio8 has been released. According to the guidelines of APBS (Aadhaar Payment Bridge System) implemented by the Central Government for SC students, it has been decided to implement a unified procedure for the rest of the students in the state for the payment of fees. Moreover, the government has recently announced that it is canceling JV7 by considering the orders of the High Court.
These are the new guidelines.
The government has also finalized the new guidelines regarding the fee reimbursement scheme along with the cancellation of the previous JVO7. Jio9 has been released for that. Post-matric scholarships, Tuition Fee Reimbursement (RTF) and Maintenance Fee (MTF) payments to SC, ST, BC, EBC, Minority and Disabled students have been brought under one umbrella. It has been stated that these regulations will come into force from the academic year 2026-27. It is to be noted that all the rules regarding the determination of fees, eligibility criteria etc. will continue as per the old system. The Government has appointed the Commissioner of SC Development Department as the state level nodal officer for the implementation of the scheme. It said that special guidelines for correspondence courses will be issued later.
Key Features in Jio9:
- From the academic year 2026-27, the fee reimbursement and post-matric scholarship funds will be directly deposited in the students’ accounts.
- Applicability of the latest rules to students in the academic year 2026-27. Old rules apply to seniors.
- Students of recognized boards, central and state universities, their affiliated colleges and other colleges are eligible for this scheme. Details of colleges, courses and seats should be entered in the e-pass.
- Scholarship for SC and ST students only in colleges where they are admitted on the basis of merit. Deemed universities and some private universities are exempt from this.
- Each college should appoint a nodal officer and enroll in e-Pass.
- Admissions should be made to pay the fees only with the scholarship money deposited in the students’ accounts.
- A self-audit report should be submitted every six months.
- Aadhaar based attendance system should be implemented in a phased manner.
- The scholarship is applicable only for courses and seats approved by the government and the university.
- Scholarship will not be applicable for Ownership Quota, NRI Quota, Spot Admission Seats.
If payment is not made within a week, the RR Act will be implemented
- A student should enroll in e-pass immediately after taking admission.
- Aadhaar, biometric verification, bank account, college details, course details are mandatory.
- Caste, Income and Residence proofs will be auto verified by Measeva.
- Bank account, IFSC, account holder name will be verified by NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India).
- Is the student really studying? Or? It should be confirmed by the nodal officer of the college. The approval of the District Welfare Officer should be given.
- SC, ST, BC, Minority and Disability related welfare departments grant scholarships through the district authorities.
- RTF and MTF are directly deposited into the student’s Aadhaar linked bank account.
- The scholarship portal is available throughout the year. Applications will be accepted from April 1 to July 31, August 1 to November 30, December 1 to January 31, February 1 to March 31 through e-pass.
- The government disburses fee reimbursement funds in a single installment to eligible students. According to the date of application August 15, December 30, February 28, the government will release the funds within 75 days of application.
- Tuition fee should be paid to the college within 7 working days after the scholarship money is credited to the student’s account.
- If the student does not pay the fee within the due date, it will be recovered under the Revenue Recovery Act. Legal action may be taken.
- The ratio of central-state funds will be as per the norms of the respective central schemes.
If 75% attendance is not present then that’s it..
The scholarship will continue till the completion of the course. Student’s academic progress should be satisfactory. Must have minimum 75% attendance. The student should continue in the same course. Every student admitted in 2026-27 should undergo Aadhaar verification. Students admitted after 2026-27 will not need a new application every year. Automatic renewal will be done if the college promotion is confirmed. A student need not apply separately.
Regulations for colleges
While admitting a student, college managements should grant admission with the understanding that the fees will be paid by the student. Every college should respect the DBT policy. A nodal officer should be appointed. Students’ documents should be uploaded in e-pass. Validate renewal applications. Aadhaar based attendance system should be implemented. A Grievance Redressal Officer should be appointed for redressal of technical issues. Records required for audit should be provided. Universities, Boards, Education Departments should provide their student data to e-pass. Convenors of APSET, ESET, ISET, PGSET, LASET, etc. sets should share their data with e-pass. An online grievance redressal system should be set up in the e-pass portal. If the problem is not resolved within the stipulated time at the college level, the complaint is automatically transferred to the district level and then to the state level.
If you stop the course midway, you will be charged back
Every year the government reviews the performance of this scheme. Private colleges conducting degree and above courses must be inspected annually. The scholarship will be canceled immediately if false certificates and false information are obtained. The money already paid to the student will be refunded. He will be blacklisted and not eligible for any government scholarship in future. If you drop out in the middle of the course, you may have to repay the scholarship amount as per the decision of the concerned welfare department. In the future, if the central government and the state government change the guidelines, changes can also be made in this organism. The new DBT policy will be applicable only for newly admitted students from the academic year 2026-27. Students already availing scholarship before 2026-27 will continue as per the old norms. DBT norms will not apply.
Grouping of organisms
The government released JVO 8 and 9 related to the fee reimbursement scheme three days ago. To this extent, Sabyasachi Ghosh, Special Chief Secretary to the Government of Welfare Departments, released these on the 6th. But the government trampled on these creatures without embedding them in the website. Polyset has also withheld the allotment of seats in the first phase specifically for the release of Jives. After releasing the Jives, the first batch of seats were allotted on 6th midnight. It is noteworthy that the government has also included in the seat allotment orders to the students that the teaching fees will be paid according to those biographies. Recently, the discussion on fees continued in APSET and ESET admissions committee meetings. However, the government did not disclose those organisms. It is noteworthy that the creatures are continued as a group. It is known that the government trampled those creatures because of the opposition from students and caste groups.
Not eligible for other scholarships
- Should be a SC, ST, BC, EBC, Minority, Handicapped student from Telangana state.
- Must have passed a recognized examination.
- Annual family income should not exceed Rs.2.50 lakhs.
- Should have a bank account linked with Aadhaar.
- No other scholarship should be availed. Choose whatever is beneficial if you get it.
- Income proof once taken is valid till completion of the course.
- The scholarship will not be applicable to repeaters of the same level of education.
- All children in a family can get the scholarship if they fulfill the eligibility criteria.
- The government will pay only the tuition fee as determined by the Telangana Admission and Fee Regulation Committee (TAFRC) of the concerned university.
- Refundable fees like caution deposit, security deposit etc. will not be reimbursed.
- Hostel students studying professional and PG courses will be paid Rs.1500 per month and day scholars will be paid Rs.650.
- Hostel students studying in degree course will be paid Rs.1,000, Rs.500 per day student, Intermediate hostel students will be paid Rs.750, per day student will be paid Rs.500. An additional 10 percent will be paid to disabled persons.
- SC and ST students are paid by the state government in addition to the amount given by the central government.
- MTF is also deposited in the student’s Aadhaar linked bank account.
