Do I Send A Deposit To A College Where I

My college had taken a sum of Rs. 5k as a refundable deposit, but now they refuse to return it. What should I do?

If the amount was indeed refundable to you and this is recorded in black and white,then this is a clear case of cheating. File an FIR for cheating under 420 and 418 IPC against the management.Obtain a copy of the FIR which you are entitled to get for free from the police and attach it to a representation. Send the representation to the AICTE,the UGC or such other body from whom your college derives recognition. Send a copy to the district education officer,Secretary Education (state govt) as well as your State Education department and the Ministry of HRD.Obviously,it is bound to get more attention if you can rally several students to this cause and have them sign on as co-complainants. The law as it stands,however, would work just the same even if the one complaining was only you.

What should I do when my parents paid deposits for two colleges without telling me?

For a little clarification: I picked out an expensive but seemingly perfect university for me that I was lead to believe I was going to due to the scholarships that I received that would cover all of my expenses. Due to some complications however, we learned that I wouldn’t receive such scholarships until my second semester, Freshman year. Still. My parents and I went to the accepted student dinners and orientations, we brought it up in conversations (“You better get more sweatshirts since it’s cold near University XYZ” That kind of thing) , got the apparel, picked out classes and looked for roommates in the Facebook groups, etc etc.But as the time to go gets closer my parents revealed that they never really intended for me to go, and shared with me that they thought I would loose interest. They also revealed that they had paid deposits and had accepted my financial aide for another college I was accepted to because it was a lot less expensive and family members had gone there. While the college they had gone behind my back was my second choice, I think I have a right to feel bit upset about this, but I have no idea how to speak to them about it.I understand college is expensive and I don’t want to be a burden on my parents, so I’m open to attending the second choice but I have no idea how to go about not only hauling ass (if you’ll excuse my french) and finishing up what needs to be done at the second choice while being berated again and again for being very late, which I know I am, and unraveling what I did set up with my dream university. Who should I even talk to? How do I say: I’m sorry, I know I made it seem like I was going to your school in under 30 days but I’m actually not?

Is it possible to send in a deposit to two universities at the same time?

It is certainly possible, as it’s unlikely that the schools will communicate or even know that you did this. You seem to be asking if it’s the right thing to do. This seems a lot like the situation where you have a student send in a deposit to a school that’s admitted them even though they are on a waitlist at another school and fully expect to attend the other school if they get off the waitlist. That is ethical (and expected) so I’m not sure why this wouldn’t be. The purpose of a deposit is to make you think seriously by engaging your purse and make a good faith decision to help the college with planning. Students who pay their deposit fail to show up the first day each and every year (some notify the school - which is ethical and helps those on a waitlist- and some don’t even bother). You aren’t violating that to extend your decision making process - you are waiting on a piece of information critical to your decision.

Is marking an initial deposit “non refundable” by colleges justified? What legal remedies does a student have regarding this?

It is perfectly legal, unless there is some existing rule or law that explicitly prohibits taking non-refundable deposits.All that the college has to do, is to ensure that the ‘Non refundable’ part is clearly mentioned in the terms and conditions; and there is no misrepresentation of any other aspect that can be deemed as important or significant in influencing the student’s decision to seek admission and pay the deposit in the first place.Legal remedies : Only if there is a clear fraud, misrepresentation or miscommunication by the college.Or, if the college fails to provide some significant facility or benefit, that can be considered as one of the reasons behind a student deciding to seek admission.For example; if a College had mentioned in their advertisements or prospectus that their courses are UGC recognized and this turns out to be false, students who have paid any ‘Non refundable’ deposit can claim the amount back.Students can argue that they paid the deposits only because they believed the UGC recognition part and sought admission.Another example; if a college had promised to provide hostel facility to all students; and subsequently fails to do so, a student can seek cancellation of the admission and get the ‘non refundable’ deposit to be refunded.But remember, Colleges have been in the game much longer than the students :-) So almost everything significant will be covered with a ‘* Terms and Conditions apply’Sanjay GLawMint.com