From the Academic year 2021-2022
All Educational Institutions providing Education from pre-primary to Class XII, except a) Government and provincialized Schools/colleges b) Educational Institutions setup for the benefit of Minority c) Stand alone Pre-primary school, provided it is not tagged or linked with any other educational institutions.
Yes.
Fee means fee collected by an Educational Institution in a year, by whatever name.
Yes, it should be known to each parent and Guardian
The Educational Institution has to apply through Website by two steps, In first step the Institution has to register their name with the fee Regulatory Committee and has to upload an affidavit in prescribed format After acceptance of the application the Committee will issue the Exemption Certificate online only for downloading of the same .
All the prescribed forms contained in the Rules and are available on the web Site of the Fee Regulatory Committee .
Last two years( for example if applying for Academic year 2026-27, last two years would be 2023-24 & 2024-25)
1. Audited report
2. Receipt & Payment Account
3. Income & Expenditure Account
4. Fixed Asset Schedule
5. All Other related Schedules
6. Balancesheet
o Provisional Statement of Accounts is the financial statement for the current year(i.e.before the year the application is submitted, for example, if the application is filled for AY 2026-27 the current year is 2025-26) school may prepare the provisional statement upto 31st August or 30th September of the current year.
o Proposed Budget estimated in respect of the year of proposal with the relevant records and evidences( for example if applying for Academic year 2026-27 then proposed budget estimation will have to be prepared for academic year 2026-27).
Yes , maximum for a period of three years at a time .
Yes . a) For Obtaining Exemption Certificate – Rs 1000/ b) For fixation of fee or fee structure -Rs 5000/ c) For revision Rs 10000/
* The penal provisions are contained in the section 15 and section 9(4) of the Assam Non-Government Educational Institutions ( Regulation of Fees ) Act 2018 and as amended in 2022.
* The schools who have not yet applied for Fee Fixation Certificate since inception(i.e. from Academic year 2021-22) consecutively till current academic year and those who have applied for the certificate but did not renew the same consecutively for next academic sessions including for the current academic year will be penalized. A penalty of Rs.5,000/-(rupees five thousand) per year will be imposed on such schools for this negligence/ non-compliance with the provisions of the Act.
*If a school is not able to submit their fee fixation proposal within the stipulated time as prescribed in the Act or the extended period(if any) notified by this Office, the following will be applicable:
1. a penalty of Rs.10,000/- (if not submitted on or before 31st October of the year of proposal.
2. An additional amount of Rs.5,000/- will be charged as late fine for each month( in the case of submission after 31st October of the year of proposal)
Yes the Institutions can file a revision petition before the Fee Revision Committee under Section 13 of the Assam Non-Government Educational Institutions ( Regulation of Fees ) Act 2018
Yes. If the Fee regulatory Authority has a reason to believe that the Institution has charged fee in excess of the exemption limit .
Yes , if the school has collected more than the fee determined by the Fee Regulatory committee .
Details of the bank accounts are to be maintained in accordance to Rule 14 of "THE ASSAM NON-GOVERNMENT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (REGULATION OF FEES) RULES, 2020"
