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Capitation fee
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Capitation fees are fees or payments of a uniform amount charged per-person. In medicine, capitation is one mechanism to pay physicians, where in a fixed payment remitted at regular intervals to a medical provider by a managed care organization for an enrolled patient. In education, it is an additional fee collected to cover expenses not included in other fees such as tuition.
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1 Capitation fees in India 1.1 Arguments for and against capitation fees 1.2 Controversies regarding capitation fees 1.3 Legal implications 2 References 3 External links
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wards scores or standing.[3] The fee might not be uniformly applied. The donation money is often not accounted, its usage and allocation are mismanaged and not reported to Income Tax. In such cases of malpractice, students over pay for sub-standard education. Capitation fees are generally seen as a main revenue generator in the private private institutions may charge, contending that admissions that cater to affordable sections of society somehow affects the overall number of students educated.[4][5] The government also controls the seat allocation, number and ratio of management, payment and free seats. This limits the institutions' ability to raise money through tuition, leaving institutions in need for money.[6] Collecting donations becomes a side effect of the government laws that disallow institutions from setting their fees. Some parents do genuinely donate to improve the infrastructure of their wards' college.
Legal implications
The Prohibition of Unfair Practices in Technical Educational Institutions, Medical Institutions and Bill, 2010 was introduced as a strict measure to bring about the transparency in the educational system regarding the fee structures and other crucial issues. Under The Prohibition of Unfair Practices in Technical Educational Institutions, Medical Institutions and Universities Bill, 2010 charging or accepting capitation fee is considered as violation of Provision 6 of the same bill which prohibits any institution from demanding or accepting capitation fee, directly or indirectly. If found guilty under this offense, the institution will be liable to a penalty which may extend to fifty lakh rupees and maximum imprisonment for three years. The bill however has been criticized by various private institutions essentially for restricting the autonomy of the institution in such matters. J Philip, President, Xavier Institute of Management Education, Bangalore and former director, IIM Bangalore said,
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The Bill promises to be beneficial. But it also runs the risk of curbing the autonomy and the freedom of institutions and challenge dynamic functioning. Again, it could be misused by students or anyone trying to settle scores. [12]
References
1. ^ The Prohibition of Unfair Practices in Technical Educational Institutions, Medical Educational Institutions and Universities Act, 2010. ,Bill No. 56 of 2010 Lok Sabha,[1] (http://164.100.24.167/newcommittee/press_release/bill/Committee%20on%20HRD/The%20Prohibition%20of %20Unfair.pdf) 2. ^ The definition of capitation fee in the context of India, Education in India Blog, June 7, 2005,[2] (http://prayatna.typepad.com/education/2005/06/what_exactly_do.html) 3. ^ Capitation fee: early bird' phenomenon continues , The Hindu, May 23, 2011, [3] (http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/23/stories/2011052362280300.htm) 4. ^ UGC to decide fee structure of private deemed universities, Indian Education Review, 14 Mar 2011,[4] (http://www.indiaeducationreview.com/news/ugc-decide-fee-structure-private-deemed-universities) 5. ^ Private Universities in Himachal to be regulated by law, Indian Education Review, Dec 7 2010, [5] (http://www.indiaeducationreview.com/news/private-universities-in-himachal-to-be-regulated-by-law) 6. ^ Supreme Court's double whammy for elite schools, EducationWorld Article 130 Issue 6. June 2004,[6] (http://educationworldonline.afixiindia.com/index.php/page-article-choice-more-id-130), [7] (http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/678/SupremeCourtJudgementForClauseImplementation.pdf) 7. ^ http://www.financialexpress.com/news/pvt-colleges-defend-capitation-fee/593749/0 8. ^ http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/31/stories/2007073154040600.htm 9. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kLeDd0bqG4 10. ^ http://www.timesnow.tv/Minister-denies-link-to-capitation-fee-scam/videoshow/4318636.cms 11. ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-02-13/pune/27113500_1_capitation-fee-student-files-suitmaharashtra-educational-institutions 12. ^ http://www.financialexpress.com/news/pvt-colleges-defend-capitation-fee/593749/0
External links
NDTV article (http://www.ndtv.com/debate/showdebate.asp? show=1&story_id=531&nick=&template=&category=) Hindu article (http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl? file=2007080460550800.htm&date=2007/08/04/&prd=th&) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Capitation_fee&oldid=553607699" Categories: Education in India Higher education in India Engineering education in India Medical education in India Education economics Education in India by subject Information technology schools in India This page was last modified on 5 May 2013 at 09:37. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
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