Now, up to Rs 10 lakh fines on Mumbai University colleges for errors in enrollment forms, ETEducation
Mumbai: The Mumbai University has come down heavily on colleges and students who failed to submit completed enrollment forms for first-year undergraduate and postgraduate admissions within the stipulated deadline.
In a first, the university’s management council has decided to impose heavy fines, ranging from Rs 2 to 10 lakh on colleges, for erroneous or missing details based on the number of students. Besides, the colleges will also have to pay as penalty double or triple the tuition fees charged from each of the defaulting student. Students who missed the deadline will have to pay a penalty of Rs 5,000. The decision has been met with opposition from a section of teachers and students, who claim that the university portal is plagued by glitches every year, resulting in delays.
A circular issued by the university early this month stated that the college will have to pay a penalty of Rs 2 lakh plus double the amount of each of these students tuition fees as a penalty if errors are found in the enrollment forms of one to five students.
The penalty increases with the increase in number of students, with the university imposing a penalty of Rs 10 lakh plus triple the amount of tuition fees paid by each student, if the total numbers of students exceeded 40. In such cases, the intake will be reduced by 25% for the next academic session. If the colleges fail to comply for another year, the intake capacity will be slashed by 50% and then by 100% in subsequent years. In all these cases, the said students will also have to pay a fine of Rs 5,000.
A university official said, “Despite multiple extensions, many colleges fail to comply. In 2025-26, they were given time from March till Aug. They wake up to complete the process when the students reach their final year, and the admission remains provisional till then. These penalties will act as a deterrent for them.” The university stated that the pending admissions will be confirmed only after colleges have deposited the penalty amount.
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