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f. Every State shall constitute a Fee Rationalization Committee (FRC) for review and
rationalization of fee structures for disciplines/courses/institutes which are not otherwise
covered by the Fee Fixation Committee required to be constituted as per the directions of
the Hon’ble Supreme Court.

(iv) Study Tours

Study tour charges up to a maximum of Rs,1600 per annum, limited to the actual expenditure
incurred by the student on transportation charges etc. will be paid to the scholars studying
professional and technical courses, provided that the head of the institution certifies that the
study tour is essential for the scholar for completion of his/her course of study.

(v) Thesis Typing/Printing Charges

Thesis typing/printing charges up to a maximum of Rs. 1600 will be paid to research scholars
on the recommendation of the Head of the Institution.

(vi) Book Allowance for Students pursuing Correspondence /Distance Education
Courses

The students pursuing such courses are also eligible for an annual allowance of Rs.1200/-for
essential/prescribed books, besides reimbursement of course fees.

(vii) Book Banks

I. Book Banks are to be set up in all the Medical, Engineering, Agriculture, Law and
Veterinary Degree Colleges and Institutes imparting Chartered Accountancy, MBA and
alike Management courses and Polytechnics where Scheduled Caste students are in
receipt of Post Matric Scholarship. The set of text books will be purchased for 2 such SC
students at various stages except in respect of Post-graduate courses and Chartered
Accountancy where it will be one set for each student. However, the ratio of sets and
students will have to be adjusted to the total number of sets that could be procured within
the total resources allocated to the State concerned.

II. The details of courses covered for setting up of Book Banks, ceiling of admissible
expenditure per set of books and sharing criteria are given below:

S. Courses Sharing Ceiling per set (or
No. criteria actual whichever is
less) (In Rs.)
1. Degree courses in Medical/ Engineering 1 set for 2 7,500
students
2. Degree courses in Veterinary -do- 5,000
3. Degree courses in Agriculture -do- 4,500
4. Polytechnics -do- 2,400
5. i. Post Graduate courses in Medical, Engineering, 1 set per 5,000
Agriculture and veterinary courses and such other student
technical/alike courses as approved by the
Universities/ institutes of higher learning.
ii. Law courses, L.L.B. (3 years and 5years) LL.M. (2 years)
iii. Chartered Accountancy (Intermediate and Final)
iv. M.B.A. (2 years) and similar courses
v. Bio-Sciences

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