Head of Institution may issue income certificate for fee waiver for admission in HS & TDC

Sept 14: In a significant move, the Higher Education Department of Government of Assam has announced a scheme for waiver of fees for students seeking admission in H.S, Degree, M.A., M.Sc & M.Com courses. To avail fee waiver, the students were required to procure an Income Certificate from the concerned Circle Officer. However, on Tuesday, the state government further simplified this process.

The order issued by BK Chakraborty, Principal Secretary to the Government of Assam, Higher Education Department on 13 September, 2021 included the following provisions:

1. As an alternative to the Income Certificate issued by the Circle Officer as stated in the earlier Office Memorandum (OM), the Head of the Institution from where a student has passed out may also issue an Income Certificate for the purpose of the Fee Waiver Scheme and the same shall be accepted by the Institution admitting the student.

OR

2. The Head of an Institution where a student is seeking admission may admit a student under Fee Waiver Scheme if he/she is satisfied that the annual income of the parents of the student is below Rs.2.00 lakh per annum, by recording their satisfaction and issuing an Income Certificate in favour of the student for this purpose.

OR

3. The student or his/her parents may submit a Notary Affidavit in respect of his/her Annual Income for availing the Fee Waiver Scheme which shall be accepted by the Institution.

4. The Income Certificate so submitted by the candidate will have to be verified by Competent Authority within one year and action as per law will be taken against anyone where submission of false Certificate is established

5. The College Authority may give admission to the students without examining the original marksheet. However, the admitted students must produce their original marksheet on or before 15 October, 2021, otherwise, the admission will be cancelled.