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Withdrawal & Refund Rules:

In case of withdrawal or expulsion due to any reason from the Program in the middle of the program,
student is liable to pay the tuition fees & other fees for the full program, without which student will
have no right to claim any certificate/relieving letter from the institution. Student will further
undertake to pay the amounts so claimed by institution on their first demand without contestation
as student is aware that consequent to withdrawal of course in the middle of the full tenure of the
program, Institute is denied their legitimate fees income as they would not be in a position to admit
any other student to get the vacant seat created by withdrawal.

Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University follows the UGC guidelines on program fee refunds
as per the following UGC guidelines:

Sl. Percentage of Point of time when notice of withdrawal of admission is submitted to the
No. Refund of fees University

1 100 % 15 days or more, before the formally notified last date of admission
2 90 % less than 15 days before the formally notified last date of admission

3 80 % 15 days or less, after the formally notified last date of admission

4 50 % 30 days or less, after the formally notified last date of admission
5 0 % More than 30 days after the formally notified last date of admission

• In case of (1) in the table above, the University shall deduct 5 % of the fee remitted by the
student or Rs. 5000 (whichever is lower), as processing charges from the refundable amount.
• Any student who withdraws from the course as mentioned in S.No.4 and thereafter will be
required to remit to the University, in addition to the amount already forfeited, the course fee
payable for the remaining period of the course.
• In case of Foreign / NRI candidates, the refund will be made in accordance with RBI / foreign
exchange regulations.
• All refunds will be processed by the University upon receiving the approval from the Registrar
based on the recommendation of the respective Head of the Institution / University Admissions
in charge. Requests for withdrawals should be made in the prescribed application available at
the Admissions Office. Refund will be made only after the candidate has surrendered the ID
card, original fee receipt and the dues clearance certificate.
• Application and Entrance Test fees, wherever applicable, once remitted shall not be refunded
under any circumstances
• Formally notified last date of admission is the day prior to the class commencement date.
• The refund information given above is indicative only and Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara
University reserves the right to make changes as per the notifications received from the
concerned statutory / regulatory authorities from time to time. Any changes in the above will be
updated.

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