Coaching or course fee refund refused?

You paid the full fee upfront, the classes were not what was promised or you had to leave, and the institute or app keeps the money. Education services are covered too.

Common situations

Left the course midway, no refundClasses or faculty not as promisedOnline course access cut offLoan-linked fees still being charged

What the rules say

If a student who paid in full leaves midway, the remaining fee is to be refunded pro rata within 10 days, with hostel and mess fees too. The fee cannot be raised during the course.

Ministry of Education, Guidelines for Regulation of Coaching Centres, 2024

Three ways Jagrik can help

Raise it on the National Consumer Helpline

Jagrik helps you write your refund request for the government's grievance portal and fills in the form. You submit it on NCH's own site.

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Send a legal notice

A legal notice is a formal letter that tells the company what you want and by when. Jagrik drafts it from your facts. You send it from your own email or by post.

File in consumer court (e-Jagriti)

Jagrik prepares your complaint documents and fills the e-Jagriti form. You review everything first.

You do not have to file a case. Use one, two or all three, in any order.

If the Consumer Commission finds the company at fault, it can order a refund, compensation and costs.Consumer Protection Act, 2019, Section 39(1)(c), (d) and (m)

How a legal notice works

A legal notice puts your complaint in writing: what you bought, what went wrong, what you want, and the date by which the company must act. It gives the company a clear, dated chance to put things right.

Jagrik drafts the notice from what you tell it and the evidence you upload. You read it, change anything you want, approve it and send it from your own email, so the company replies to you and your sent mail is your proof.

Reaching the National Consumer Helpline

The government's National Consumer Helpline (NCH) is run by the Department of Consumer Affairs and describes itself as a single point of access for consumers at the pre-litigation stage. It takes grievances in 17 languages. More than 2,000 companies are listed as partners in its Convergence Programme (NCH grievance form, October 2026).

  • Toll-free 1915, 8 am to 8 pm, every day except national holidays
  • WhatsApp or SMS on 8800001915
  • The NCH app and the UMANG app
  • The web portal, consumerhelpline.gov.in

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Tell Jagrik what happened

Start with your own words and your evidence. Jagrik AI will help you with the notice, the helpline and the consumer court filing.

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