What is ‘Creamy layer’ ?

After defaulting on paying up subsidies towards fees of SC/ST students studying expensive professional courses, the government has done away with part of the subsidies this year. It has brought in a ‘creamy layer’ policy.

Till last year, SC/ST students used to get their full fees waived for medical, dental and engineering courses, thanks to the Union government’s post-matric scholarships.

This year, while SC/ST students do not have to pay fees for seats chosen in government or aided colleges, they have to pay some of the fees if they choose seats in unaided colleges in the ‘higher fee’ category of seats. Fees continue to be waived for seats in ‘concessional fee’ category in unaided colleges.

SC/ST students who opt for a ‘higher fee’ seat and with an annual family income of over Rs 1 lakh have to pay the entire fee. Those whose parents earn less than Rs 1 lakh a year have to pay 40 per cent of the fees -- that is, Rs 22,590 (they will be eligible for 60 per cent subsidies).

Candidates must bring DD for the fee amount in favour of ‘The Special Officer, CET Cell, Bangalore,’ payable at Bangalore, while going for seat selection. There are no facilities at CET Cell to issue DDs.

source:-DH News Service Bangalore