Thiruvananthapuram: The students admitted to private self-financing engineering colleges, who discontinue their studies after the admissions, have been exempted from paying liquidated damages, as per AICTE guidelines.
Earlier, the government had decided to exempt students admitted to government, aided and government-controlled self-financing engineering colleges from liquidated damages.
The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE) on Wednesday published the prospectus for admissions to engineering, architecture, medical and allied courses containing the clause.
However, the candidate who do not take admission in the last phase of allotment in engineering college will not be eligible for refund of fees.
If any candidate admitted to government seats in the government or government-controlled or private self-financing medical colleges for MBBS after the closure of admission in the same academic year joins other courses in other colleges or for other purposes, he/she is liable to pay liquidated damages of Rs 10 lakh. In case of BDS course, liquidated damages will be Rs 5 lakh.
This is irrespective of annual family income, nativity and reservation status. These students will also be debarred from appearing in the entrance examinations and allotments conducted by the CEE for a period not exceeding two years.
However, candidates admitted to management seats in courses other than MBBS, BDS, engineering in self-financing colleges under government control, on discontinuance of course after the closure of admissions in the same academic year, are liable to pay liquidated damages of Rs 75,000.
In case of failure to remit the penalty, the same is liable to be recovered under the Revenue Recovery Act.
