CBSE FAQ:Process regarding payment of fees by candidates for Admission 

Q.1 What is mode of submission of applications for admission to the Secondary School and Senior School Certificate examinations by a Regular student?

Ans. A Regular student’s application form for the examinations to be conducted by the Board, in the form of List of Candidates, is sent by the Head of the school to which he/she belongs, complete in all respects and with required certificates and fees.

Q. 2 What is the mode of payment of fees?

Ans. Regular students have to deposit the prescribed fee in their respective school. The school remits the fee collectively to the CBSE in the mode decided from time to time.

Q.3 Does CBSE  have provision of holding over examination fee? 

Ans. Yes. CBSE has provision of holding over examination fee. 

Q. 4 What is the provision  for holding over fees paid by a candidate?

Ans.
(i) A candidate who was prevented from taking the examination on account of his  illness shall produce within 15 days of commencement of the examination a medical certificate showing that his absence from the examination was due to his illness 
(ii) In case a candidate could not appear for the examination on account of any cause, other than medical, a satisfactory documentary evidence proving that his absence was due to circumstances beyond his control giving full particulars of the same to the satisfaction of the Chairman, CBSE be produced within 15 days of commencement of the examination. 

Q.5 Under which conditions a Private candidate shall not be eligible for holding over or refund of examination fee?

Ans. A candidate who fails to pass the examination or is unable to present himself at the whole or part of the examination shall not be entitled to holding over or refund of fee.

Q. 6 For how many years/examinations can the fees be held over?

Ans. Fees can be held over for next examination. Fees once held over for the next examination can be continued to be held over under similar circumstances for the year following the next, but in no case for more than two consecutive years. 

Q. 7 Can the held over fees be refunded?

Ans. Fees once held over will in no case be refunded.

Q.8 Does CBSE  has provision for refund of examination fee?

Ans. Yes. CBSE has provision for refund of examination fee.

Q. 9 Who are eligible for refund of examination fee?

Ans.
(i) Candidate who is declared as Ineligible to appear at the examination by the CBSE; or
(ii) whose admission is disallowed on account of shortage of the required percentage of attendance; or
(iii) a candidate who dies before the commencement of the examination.

Q. 10 What is the time period during which request for refund of examination fee should be sent to CBSE?

Ans. Request for refund of examination fee has to be received in the CBSE’s Regional Office concerned within 03 months of the date of commencement of the examination.

Q. 11 Who are not eligible for refund of examination fee?

Ans. A candidate, whose form of application for Admission has been rejected on account of the candidate producing a false certificate or making a false  statement in the application will not be eligible for refund of examination fee.

Q. 12 What is the quantum of refund of fee?

Ans. The fee of may be refunded by the CBSE in full

Q. 13 To whom will the fee be refunded?

Ans. To the parent or guardian of the candidate through the Head of the concerned school.

Q. 14 Is any amount of examination fee deducted while refunding?

Ans.Yes An amount of Rs.10/- or as decided from time to time is deducted as incidental charges in each case while refunding the examination fee.

Q.15 What is mode of submission of applications for admission to the Secondary School and Senior School Certificate examinations by a Private candidate?

Ans. A Private candidate submits the application form alongwith prescribed fee and certificates in the manner as decided by CBSE from time to time.

Q.16 Does CBSE have provision of holding over examination fee of a private candidate?

Ans. Yes. CBSE has provision of holding over examination fee.

Q. 17 What  is the provision for holding over fees paid by a Private candidate?

Ans.
(i) A candidate who was prevented from taking the examination on account of his illness shall produce within 15 days of commencement of the examination a medical certificate showing that his absence from the examination was due to his illness
(ii) In case a candidate could not appear for the examination on account of any cause, other than medical, a satisfactory documentary evidence proving that his absence was due to circumstances beyond his control giving full particulars of the same to the satisfaction of the Chairman, CBSE be produced within 15 days of commencement of the examination. 

Q.18 Under which conditions a  Private candidate shall not be eligible for holding over or refund of examination fee?

Ans. A candidate who fails to pass the examination or is unable to present himself at the whole or part of the examination shall not be entitled to holding over or refund of fee. 

Q. 19 For how many years/examinations can the fees be held over in respect of a Private candidate?

Ans. Fees can be held over for next examination. Fees once held over for the next examination can be continued to be held over under similar circumstances for the year following the next, but in no case for more than two consecutive years.

Q. 20 Can the  held over fees be refunded?

Ans. Fees once held over will in no case be refunded.

Q.21  Does CBSE has provision for refund of examination fee?

Ans. Yes. CBSE has provision for refund of examination fee.

Q. 22 Who  are eligible for refund of examination fee?

Ans.
(i) Candidate who is declared as Ineligible to appear at the examination by the CBSE;
(ii) a candidate who dies before the commencement of the examination.

Q. 23 What is the time period during which request for refund of examination fee should be sent to CBSE by a Private candidate?

Ans.  Request for refund of examination fee has to be received in the CBSE’s Regional Office concerned within 03 months of the date of commencement of the examination.

Q. 24 Who are not eligible for refund of examination fee?

Ans. A candidate, whose form of application for Admission has been rejected on account of the candidate producing a false certificate or making a false statement in the application will not be eligible for refund of examination fee. 

Q. 25 What is the quantum of refund of fee?

Ans. The fee of may be refunded by the CBSE in full

Q. 26 To whom will the fee be refunded?

Ans. To the parent or guardian of the candidate as filled in the application form.

Q. 27 Is any​​​​​​​ amount of examination fee deducted while refunding?

Ans. Yes. An amount of Rs.10/- or as decided from time to time is deducted as incidental charges in each case while refunding the examination fee

Courtesy: CBSE