Education, exams and scholarships guides

Reviewed on: 2026-06-12.

This category covers two things: the student's paper trail and the student's money. On the paper side sit results withheld because of a school's error, admit cards printed with the wrong subject, and answer sheet copies that a board or university refuses to share. The Supreme Court settled in CBSE v Aditya Bandopadhyay that evaluated answer sheets are information under the RTI Act, and the guides show how to use that ruling without losing a revaluation deadline. On the money side sit coaching centres that shut a branch or cancel a batch and keep the fee, hostels and messes that swallow deposits, and colleges that hold back original certificates to force a payment, a practice UGC notifications prohibit.

The split in remedies matters more here than in most categories. Boards, public universities and scholarship offices are public authorities, so RTI, CPGRAMS and the board's own grievance window all work. Coaching institutes and private colleges are not public authorities. For them the route runs through the district consumer commission via e-Daakhil, the CCPA guidelines of 2024 on coaching centres, and UGC's e-Samadhan portal where a recognised institution is involved. Each guide below names the door that opens for its specific problem.

• Answer sheet copy or revaluation result not provided
• Board exam result withheld because of a school error
• Board exam admit card shows the wrong subject
• Coaching refund after batch cancellation or poor service
• Coaching institute closes your centre without a refund
• Coaching hostel deposit or mess fee not refunded
• College refuses to return original certificates after withdrawal
• College closure: transfer, refund and your degree

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