3 weeks ago
Seven Noida schools fined ₹1 lakh each for fee violations
In Noida, some schools got in trouble with the government.
The government makes rules about how much money schools can take from parents.
This year, schools were told they could raise fees by only 7.23%.
Seven schools asked for more money than the rules allow.
So each school has to pay a fine of one lakh rupees, which is a very big amount.
One of the schools also hid some fees and did not show its whole fee list online.
The government checked 45 schools because parents complained about high fees.
If a school breaks the rules again, it could face even bigger punishment.
Schools that took too much money may have to give it back.
Parents are still waiting to hear if they will get their money back.
Gautam Budh Nagar administration fined seven Noida schools ₹1 lakh each over fee violations for the 2026–27 academic session.
The schools exceeded the 7.23% maximum fee increase allowed by the District Fee Regulatory Committee (DFRC).
Bal Bharati Public School was additionally flagged for not publishing its complete fee structure online and charging annual fees separately.
The action followed a review of 45 schools under the Uttar Pradesh Self-Financed Independent Schools (Fee Regulation) Act, 2018.
Recovery Certificates will be issued to collect the fines, and no refund orders for collected excess fees have been announced yet.
- Who
- Seven private schools in Noida — Apeejay School, Sparsh Global School, Ramagya School, Vishwa Bharati School, Sri Chaitanya Techno School, St John's School and Bal Bharati Public School — fined by the Gautam Budh Nagar administration.
- What
- Each school was fined ₹1 lakh for exceeding the permitted fee increase and for fee disclosure violations.
- Where
- Gautam Budh Nagar district (Noida), Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- Following a review of fee revisions made for the 2026–27 academic session.
- Why
- The schools crossed the 7.23% inflation-linked fee increase cap set by the District Fee Regulatory Committee; Bal Bharati Public School also failed to publish its complete fee structure online.
Key facts
- Fine per school
- ₹1 lakh
- Schools fined
- 7
- Allowed fee increase
- 7.23%
- Academic session
- 2026–27
- Schools reviewed
- 45
- Governing law
- Uttar Pradesh Self-Financed Independent Schools (Fee Regulation) Act, 2018
- Additional action
- Recovery Certificates to collect fines
- Refund status
- No refund orders announced yet








