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The Telangana Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act, 1983.

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THE TELANGANA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (REGULATION 
OF ADMISSION AND PROHIBITION OF CAPITATION FEE) ACT, 
1983. 
(ACT NO. 5 OF 1983) 
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
Sections 
1. Short title, commencement and application. 
2. Definitions. 
3. Regulation of admission into educational 
institutions. 
4. Special provision in respect of unaided private 
educational institutions. 
5. Special provision in respect of minority educational 
institutions. 
6. Special provision in respect of Non-Resident Indian 
Students. 
7. Collection of capitation fee prohibited. 
8. Manner of giving donations. 
9. Regulation of fees. 
10. Application of chapter XI of Act I of 1982. 
11. Exemption. 
12. Penalties. 
13. Offences by companies. 
14. Power to enter and inspect. 
15. Act to overrule other laws. 
16. Protection of acts done in good faith. 
17. Amendment to the Act 1 of 1982. 
 
2  [Act No. 5 of 1983] 
18. Power to make rules. 
19. Repeal of Ordinance 3 of 1983. 
 
THE TELANGANA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 
(REGULATION OF ADMISSION AND PROHIBITION OF 
CAPITATION FEE) ACT, 1983.1 
 
ACT No. 5 OF 1983 
 
1. (1) This Act may be called the 2Telangana Educational 
Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Prohibition of 
Capitation Fee) Act, 1983. 
 
 (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the  
30th January, 1983. 
 
 (3) It shall apply to all educational institutions. 
 
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- 
 
 (a) „Backward Classes ‟ means any socially and 
educationally Backward Classes of citizens recognised by 
the Government for purposes of clause (4) of article 15  of 
the Constitution of India; 
 
 (b) „capitation fee ‟ means any amount collected in 
excess of the fee prescribed under section 7; 
 
 (c) „educational institution ‟ means a college, a school 
imparting education upto and inclusive of tenth  class or 
other institution by whatever name called, whether managed 
                                                           
1.The Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission 
and Prohibition of Capitation Fee)  Act, 198 3 received the assent of the 
Governor on the 6 th April, 1983. The said Act in force in the combined 
State, as on 02.06.2014, has been adapted to the State of Telangana, 
under section 101 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorgnaisation Act, 2014 
(Central Act 6 of 2014) vide. the Adaptation Order issued i n 
G.O.Ms.No.25, Higher Educ ation (TE/A2) Department, dated 
22.07.2015. 
2. Adapted by G.O.Ms.No.25, Higher Education (TE/A2) Department, 
dated 22.07.2015. 
Short title, 
commencement 
and application. 
Definitions. 
2  [Act No. 5 of 1983] 
by Government,  private body,  local authority  or University 
and carrying on the activity of imparting education therein,  
whether technical or otherwise, and includes a polytechnic,  
Industrial Training Institute and a Teachers Training Institute, 
but does not include a Tutorial institution; 
 
 (d) „Government‟ means the State  Government of 
Telangana; 
 
 (e) „management‟ means the managing committ ee or 
the governing body by whatever name  called of an 
educational institution to which the affairs of the said 
institution are entrusted and where such affairs are 
entrusted to any person whether called by the name of 
Secretary, Correspondent or by any other name, include 
also such person; 
 
 (f) „notification‟ means a notification  published in the 
3Telangana Gazette and the word „notified‟ shall be 
construed accordingIy ; 
 
 (g) „prescribed‟ means prescribed by rules made by  
the Government under this Act; 
 
 (h) „Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes‟ shall 
have the meanings respectively assigned to them in clause 
(24) and clause (25) of article 366 of the  Constitution of  
India; 
 
 (i) all words and expressions used but not  defined in 
this Act shall have the meanings assigned to  them in the 
4Telangana Education Act, 1982. 
 
                                                           
3. Adapted by G.O.Ms.No.25, Higher Education (TE/A2) Department, 
dated 22.07.2015. 
4. Adapted by G.O.M s.No.15, Higher Education (TE) Department, dated 
23.04.2015. 
Act 1 of 1982. 
[Act No.5 of 1983]  3 
3. (1) 5[Subject to such rules ] as may be made in this  
behalf, admission into educational institutions shall be made 
either on the basis of the marks obtained in the  qualifying 
examination or on the basis of the rank ing assigned in the 
entrance test conducted by such authorit y and in such 
manner as may be prescribed ; 
 
 (1A) 6[XXX] 
 
 7[Provided that admission into  Agriculture, Dental, 
Engineering, Medical, Pharmacy and Veterinary Colleges 
shall be made on the basis of ranking assigned by giving 
weightage to the marks secured in the relevant group 
subjects namely, Biology, Physic s, Chemistry or 
Mathematics, Physics,  Chemistry, as the case may  be, in 
the I ntermediate Public Examination or equivalent 
examination and weightage to the marks secured in the 
common entrance test as may be prescribed.] 
 
 (2) The admission into educational institutions under 
5[sub-section (1)] shall be subject to such rules as may be 
made by the Government in regard to reservation of seats to 
the members belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled 
Tribes and Backward Classes 8[and other categories of 
students as may be notified by the Government in this 
behalf] and the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions 
(Regulation of Admission) Order, 1974. 
 
 9[(3) Notwithstanding anything in sub -sections (1) and 
(2), it shall be lawful for the Government, to admit students 
belonging to other States on reciprocal basis and the 
nominees of the Government of India, into Medical and 
                                                           
5. Substituted by Act No. 11 of 1985. 
6. Omitted by Act No.11 of 1985. 
7. Substituted by Act No. 17 of 2009. 
8. Inserted by Act No. 1 of 1984. 
9. Added by Act No. 1 of 1984. 
Regulation of 
admission into 
educational 
institutions. 
4  [Act No. 5 of 1983] 
Engineering Colleges in accordance with such rules as  may 
be prescribed: 
 
 Provided that admission of students into the Regional 
Engineering College, Warangal to the extent of one -half of 
the total number of sea ts shall be in accordance with the 
guidelines issued by the Government of India, from time to 
time.] 
 
10[3A. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 3 but 
subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf and the 
Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of 
Admission) order, 1974, it shall be lawful for the 
management of any unaided private engineering college, 
medical college, dental college and such other class of 
unaided educational institutions,  as may be notified b y the 
Government in this behalf to admit students into such 
colleges or educational inst itutions, to the extent of one half 
of the total number of seats from among those who h ave 
qualified in the common ent rance test or in the qualifying 
examination, as th e case may be, referred to in sub -section 
(1) of section 3 irrespective of the ranking assigned to them 
in such test or examination and nothing contained in section 
5 shall apply to such admissions.] 
 
4. (1) Notwithstanding anything in section 3 it shall be 
lawful for any minority educational institution to admit 
students belonging to the concerned minority whether 
based on religion or language, on the basis of the marks 
obtained by them in the qualifying examination or as the 
case may be, on the basis of the ranking assigned to them 
in the entrance test conducted in the prescribed manner. 
 
 (2) Where any minority educational institution intends 
to admit students not belonging to the concerned minority, 
                                                           
10. Inserted by Act No. 12 of 1992. 
Special provision 
in respect of 
unaided private 
educational 
institutions. 
Special provision 
in respect of 
minority 
educational 
institutions. 
[Act No.5 of 1983]  5 
such admission shall be only on the basis of the marks 
obtained in the qualifying examination or as the case may 
be, on the basis of the ranki ng assigned in the entrance test 
conducted in the prescribed manner. 
 
11[4A. (1) Notwithstanding anything in this Act it shall be 
lawful for the Government to admit students  belonging to 
foreign countries and non -resident Indian students into a 
Medical College established for the purpose in accordance 
with such rules, as may be prescribed on payment of such 
sum as may be notified by the Government in this behalf.  
 
 (2) There  shall be constituted a fund called “Medical 
Education Fund ” into which shall be credited the sums 
received under sub -section (1). The said Fund shall be 
operated by a Committee consisting of such number of 
persons and in such manner as may be prescribed. 
 
 (3) All mon eys belonging to the said Fund shall be 
deposited in such bank or treasury or be invested in such 
securities in accordance with such guideline s as may be 
issued by the Gover nment in this behalf and shall be 
applied and expended for the improve ment of the said 
college and the development of the Medical Educational 
facilities and such other related purposes as may be 
prescribed. 
 
 Explanation:- For the purposes of this section, „„non 
resident Indian student ‟‟ means a student of Indian origin 
residing in any country outside India.] 
 
5. The collection of any capitation fee by any educational 
institution or by any person who is incharge of or is 
responsible for the management of the institution is hereby 
prohibited. 
                                                           
11. Inserted by Act No. 3 of 1984. 
Special provision 
in respect of Non-
Resident Indian 
Students. 
Collection of 
capitation fee 
prohibited. 
6  [Act No. 5 of 1983] 
6. (1) Any donation of money to any educational 
institution, shall be made only in such manner as may be 
prescribed and not otherwise. 
 
 (2) All moneys received by any educational institution 
by way of voluntary donations shall be deposited in the 
account of the institution, in any Scheduled Bank and shall 
be applied and expended for the improvement of the 
institution and the development of the educational facilities  
and for such other related purposes as may be prescribed. 
 
7. (1) It shall be competent  for the Government by 
notification, to regulate the tuition  fee or any other fee that 
may be levied and collected by any educational institution in 
respect of each class of students. 
 
 (2) No educational institution shall collect  any fees in 
excess of the fee notified under sub-section (1). 
 
 (3) Every educational institution shall issue an official 
receipt for the fee collected by it. 
 
8. Where the Gov ernment are of opinion that the 
management of  an educational institution has contravened 
the provisions of this Act, it shall be competent for them to 
take ove r the management of such institution for a period 
not exceeding five years applying in so far as may be, the 
provisions of Chapter XI of the 12Telangana Education Act, 
1982. 
 
13[8A. Nothing in this Act shall apply to the following 
educational institutions,- 
 
 (a) Food Craft Institution, Hyderabad; 
                                                           
12. Adapted by G.O.Ms.No.15, Higher Education (TE) Department, 
dated 23.04.2015. 
13. Inserted by Act No.2 of 1984. 
Manner of giving 
donations. 
Regulation of 
fees. 
Application of 
chapter XI of Act I 
of 1982. 
Exemption. 
[Act No.5 of 1983]  7 
 (b) Regional and other training centres fina nced by the 
Government of India.] 
 
9. Whoever contravenes the provisions of  this Act or the 
rules made thereunder shall on conviction  be punishable 
with im prisonment for a term which shal l not be less than 
three years but which shall not exceed seven years and with 
fine which may extend to five thousand rupees. Where the 
conviction is for an offence  under section 5 or section 6, the 
institution shall refund  the money so collected to the party 
from whom it was collected. 
 
10. (1) Where an offence  against any of the provisions of 
this Act or any rule made  thereunder has been committed 
by a company  every person, who at  the time the offence 
was committed was incharge of, and was responsible to, the 
company for the  conduct of business of the company, as 
well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the 
offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and 
punished accordingly: 
 
 Provided that nothing contained, in this sub -section 
shall render any such person liable to any punishment , if he 
proves that the offence was committed without his 
knowledge or that he had exercised all due deligence to 
prevent the commission of such offence. 
 
 (2) Notwithstanding anything in sub -section (1)  where 
any such offence has been committed by a company and it 
is proved that the offence has been committed  with the 
consent or connivance of, or is attributab le to  any neg lect 
on the part of any director, manager, secretary  or other 
officer shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence  and shall 
be liable to be proceeded against and punished  
accordingly. 
 
 Explanation:- For the purpose of this section,- 
Penalties. 
Offences by 
companies. 
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 (a) „company‟ means any body corporate and includes 
a firm, a society or other association of individuals, and  
 
 (b) „director‟ in relation to,- 
 
  (i) a firm, means a partner in the firm; 
 
  (ii) a society or other association of individuals means 
the person who is entrusted, under the rules of these society 
or other association, with management of the affairs  of the 
society or other association, as the case may be. 
 
11. (1) Any officer not below the rank of a Gazetted Officer 
authorised by the Government in this behalf may enter at  
any time during the normal working hours of an educational 
institution or any  premises of such institution  and to search 
and inspect any record, register or other document re lating 
to such institution and to seize any such record, register or 
other document for the purpose of ascertaining whether 
there is or has been any contraven tion of the provisions of 
this Act. 
 
 (2) In order to secure proper and effecting utilisation of 
the finances or resources or other assets of any educational 
institution at the commencement of this Act, it shall be 
competent for the Government to invoke the provisions of 
sub-section (1) and ascertain such finances, resources and 
assets of an institution and after such ascertainment to give 
such directions to the management as they deem fit. 
 
12. The provisions of this Act shall have effect 
notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in 
any other law for the time being in force. 
 
13. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall be 
instituted against the Government or any officer,  authority or 
person empowered  to exercise the powers or perform the  
Power to enter 
and inspect. 
Act to overrule 
other laws. 
Protection of acts 
done in good 
faith. 
[Act No.5 of 1983]  9 
functions by or under this Act for any thing which is in good 
faith done or intend ed to be done under this Act or under 
the rules or orders made thereunder. 
 
14. In the Telangana Education Act, 1982,- 
 
 (i) section 44 shall be omitted ; 
 
 (ii) in section 99, in sub-section (1), in clause ( a), the 
words “and after previous publication”, shall be omitted. 
 
15. (1) The Government  may, by notification, make rules 
for carrying out all or any of the purposes of this Act. 
 
 (2) Every rule made under this section shall 
immediately after it is made be laid before each House of 
the State Legislature if it is in session and if it is not in 
session, in the session immediately following for a total 
period of fourteen days which may  be comprised in one 
session, or in two successive sessions and if before the 
expiration of the session in which it is so laid or the session 
immediately following, both Houses agree in making any 
modification in the ru le or in the annulment of the rule, t he 
rule shall from the date on which the modification or 
annulment is notified, have effect only in such modified form 
or shall stand annulled, as the case may be , so however, 
that any such modification or annulment shall be without 
prejudice to the validi ty of anything previously done under 
that rule. 
 
16. The Andhra  Pradesh Educational I nstitutions 
(Regulation of Admission and Prohibition of Capitation Fee) 
Ordinance, 1983 is hereby repealed. 
 
* * * 
Amendment to the 
Act 1 of 1982.  
Power to make 
rules. 
Repeal of 
Ordinance 3 of 
1983. 

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