Ministry's directive to refund fees collected illegally from students
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Media Baaji
- Thu, 9 April 2026
Kathmandu. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has directed all concerned to refund the illegally collected fees to the students. The ministry issued a statement on Wednesday and directed some institutional schools to return the amount due to complaints that some institutional schools are enrolling students before the start of the academic session 2083 and charging fees in excess of the approved standards, contrary to the prevailing law and the order of the respected Supreme Court.
The ministry said, "Regarding the action process, requests have been made to all concerned and basically all local levels through the press release of this ministry dated 208222, 2082. However, in the context of complaints that some institutional schools still continue to collect fees against the law, with the amendment of the Education Act, according to Section 16 D 6 of 2028, all concerned are directed to return the illegally collected fees to the students."
The Ministry has also requested for necessary coordination from the Ministry of Home Affairs, relevant district administration offices and local levels in case any school is found to be doing otherwise than this instruction, in accordance with the provisions of Section 16 D 7 of the same Act and other prevailing laws.
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