Understanding Institute Fees and Stipend Figures

Every institute is different

Each institute publishes its own fee schedule and pays its residents according to its own orders. Figures can also differ by course, academic year and sometimes category. The Fees and Stipend explorers keep every figure attached to one institute and one source document. If an institute has no published figure, you will see “Official figure not currently available”, never another institute's number.

Reading a fee schedule

A fee schedule is a list of fee heads: named charges such as tuition, hostel, examination or a security deposit. For each one, check:

• the name exactly as printed, because similar-sounding heads can cover different things;
• who it applies to: all courses, one course type, or one category;
• the academic year it belongs to;
• conditions such as whether a deposit is refundable, which are usually stated in the notes of the document.

The explorer groups fee heads by type (tuition, hostel, security deposit and so on) for filtering, but always shows the printed name as well.

One-time, yearly and whole-course fees

A one-time admission fee, a yearly tuition fee and a monthly hostel charge are different kinds of amount. Adding them into a single “total fee” hides that difference and can badly mislead, so this site shows each head with its frequency and does not add them up.

To estimate what a course might cost you, work through the schedule head by head for the full length of the course, using the figures and conditions in the official document.

Reading a stipend order

• Designation and year: amounts often differ by year of residency.
• Amount and frequency: the gross amount and how often it is paid, as printed.
• Allowances: listed only when the order names them. They are shown separately, not added to the stipend.
• Effective date: a new order creates new figures from its effective date; earlier orders remain as history.

Why take-home pay is not calculated

What reaches a resident's bank account depends on deductions such as tax and other contributions, which depend on individual circumstances and current rules. Estimating them would mean publishing numbers that no official document states. So this site shows the gross amount as printed, and a net amount only when the official order itself states one.