UGC seeks state higher education secretaries and governors' intervention over fee refund violations

New Delhi, Oct 19 (UNI) The University Grants Commission has requested governors' offices to enforce its fee refund policy, with copies sent to higher education secretaries of states and union territories. The UGC notes that several universities and colleges continue to ignore its directives, leaving students' refund complaints unresolved. In a letter, UGC Secretary Prof. Shyama Rath stated that repeated reminders, consultations, and follow-ups have not achieved compliance, resulting in hardship for students who cancelled their admissions within the stipulated period. "Despite repeated written communications and telephonic follow-ups with the concerned universities and their affiliated colleges, several institutions continue to…