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AYUSH students stuck in limbo over scholarship norms
Updated On: 17 October, 2025 09:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Aditi Alurkar
Students asked to pay whole college, hostel fees upfront with promise of reimbursement; many drop seats to reappear for next admission round
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Students, parents, and activists at directorate office. PIC/ADITI ALURKAR
Unable to gather the funds, many AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy) students have no option but to drop their secured seats and reappear for the next admission round. According to the students, these colleges are demanding full fees upfront while promising a reimbursement once the government’s scholarship comes through.
Of these, one Mumbai-based girl student was allegedly asked to pay R1.85 lakh upfront at the time of admission. Unable to secure the sum, the student chose to drop the seat and wait for the next admission round. “I applied to a private college for the Ayurveda course, and I was outright asked to pay the whole fees, despite being eligible for benefits created for female students. The college promised that they will pay us back once they receive government reimbursements, but we cannot gather the money at the moment. It will become difficult to persist if CAP 3 does not work out for me,” she told mid-day.
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