The objectives of A&FRC is to provide for regulation of admission and fee for technical courses run by a private technical educational institution in the state of Haryana and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

As per section 2k of the Haryana Private Technical Educational Institution (Regulation of Admission and Fee) Act, 2012:- “Private technical educational institution” means an institution offering a technical course and run by an individual, firm, company, association of persons, body of individuals, trust, society or any other legal entity and includes a private university established and incorporated by an Act of the Legislature or deemed to be university, defined under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.

The committee shall regulate the admission and fee structure for all technical courses in Private Technical Educational Institution in the state of Haryana.

The private technical educational institution in Haryana may charge the fee for its technical courses from students as fixed by A&FRC, Haryana.

For 3 years.

No, the fee structure determined by the Committee shall be binding on the Private technical educational institution for a period of three years and the same fee shall continue further if the private technical educational institution does not approach the committee for revision for fee after expiry of three years from the date fee has been fixed/revised.

The private technical educational institution in Haryana has to submit its fee proposal in relevant forms along with requisite documents and certifications to A&FRC Haryana as per schedule for submission of fee proposals.

Director General, Technical Education, Haryana is competent authority to take action under Section 21 of the Act.

1. Where the Director General, on receipt of any compliant or otherwise, is satisfied after due inquiry, that a private technical educational institution has charged capitation fee or fee in excess of the fee determined by the committee, it may :- i) Direct the concerned institution to refund the capitation fee or the fee charged in excess of the fee determined by the committee, as the case may be; ii) Direct the concerned institution to refund the fee in case where the student withdraws from the course as per norms of Council/State Government; iii) Recommend to the State Government, university concerned or Council or the statutory authority for taking appropriate action against such institution. 2. Before taking any action or passing an order, the Director General shall provide a reasonable opportunity of being heard to the private technical educational institution.

Where the Director General, on receipt of any complaint or suo-motu, is satisfied after due inquiry, that a private technical educational institution has contravened or violated any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, then a fine of rupees five lakh shall be imposed on such institution and for every subsequent violation of this Act a fine of rupees ten lakh shall be imposed which if not paid, shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue. 2) Before taking any action or passing an order under sub-section (1) above, the Director General shall provide a reasonable opportunity of being heard to such institution.

An Institute with permission of Committee may adopt provisional fee notified by Committee for its courses for which it has not approached the Committee for fixation of fee.

He can file complaint to Director General, Technical Education, SCO 38-39, Sector 17-A, Chandigarh.

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