Geetanjali and Ananta Medical Colleges Ordered to Refund Excess MBBS Fees with Interest in Rajasthan

Udaipur, October 28 (Udaipur Kiran): The Rajasthan government has taken strict action against private medical institutions, directing Geetanjali Medical College (Udaipur) and Ananta Medical College (Rajsamand) — along with six others — to refund the excess MBBS tuition fees collected from students, along with 12% annual interest.

The action comes after it was revealed that these colleges charged fees higher than the government-fixed annual rate of ₹18.90 lakh for MBBS seats under the management and NRI quotas.

The decision was taken during a meeting held at SMS Medical College, Jaipur, chaired online by Medical Education Secretary Ambreesh Kumar, in the presence of NEET UG Counselling Board officials and representatives of private medical colleges.

During the meeting, college representatives argued that the higher fees were justified due to infrastructure and operational expenses. However, officials made it clear that once the state fee committee has approved a tuition structure, no private medical college (except those under private universities) is allowed to charge differently.

Third Round of NEET UG Counselling Halted
The issue came to light during the third round of NEET UG counselling, when it was discovered that eight private medical colleges had collected higher fees than the approved amount. Following this, the counselling board suspended the round and initiated action against the colleges.

Colleges That Overcharged Students:

• Geetanjali Medical College, Udaipur – ₹30 lakh

• Ananta Medical College, Rajsamand – ₹28 lakh

• American International Institute of Medical Sciences, Udaipur – ₹32 lakh

• Vyas Medical College, Jodhpur – ₹30 lakh

• Sudha Medical College, Kota – ₹28.20 lakh

• JIET Medical College, Jodhpur – ₹28.20 lakh

• Balveer Singh Tomar Medical College, Jaipur – ₹32.50 lakh

• Arya Medical College, Jaipur – ₹30 lakh

The state fee committee had fixed the MBBS tuition fee at ₹18.90 lakh per year, but these institutions were reportedly charging between ₹28 lakh and ₹32.5 lakh.

The government has now ordered all eight colleges to refund the excess amount with 12% interest and strictly follow the prescribed fee structure in all future admissions and counselling rounds.