Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Madhya Pradesh Sets 10% Deduction for AYUSH Seat Cancellations
Madhya Pradesh has announced rules for students joining AYUSH medical courses.
These courses include Ayurveda, homeopathy and Unani medicine.
Students will be admitted through NEET for the 2026-27 academic session.
If a student cancels a seat after the third counselling round, 10% of the tuition fee will be kept.
The caution money will be returned completely.
Since yearly fees can be as high as Rs 3.5 lakh, the deduction could reach Rs 35,000.
Dr Rakesh Pandey says the deduction should be no more than Rs 10,000 before the final counselling round.
He also wants full refunds because many students come from farming families with limited money.
Madhya Pradesh will deduct 10% of tuition fees when AYUSH seats are cancelled after the third counselling round.
Only caution money will be fully refunded under the notified admission rules.
Annual tuition fees range from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 3.5 lakh, making the maximum deduction about Rs 35,000.
More than 4,200 undergraduate seats are available across approximately 66 AYUSH colleges in the state.
AYUSH Medical Association spokesperson Dr Rakesh Pandey has called for lower deductions and full refunds for economically weaker students.
- Who
- The Madhya Pradesh AYUSH Department, AYUSH colleges, and students seeking undergraduate admission; Dr Rakesh Pandey commented on the policy.
- What
- A rule will deduct 10% of tuition fees from refunds when AYUSH admissions are cancelled after the third counselling round, while caution money is fully refundable.
- When
- The rules apply to admissions for the 2026-27 academic session; the notification specifies cancellations after the third counselling round.
- Where
- Across Madhya Pradesh, including AYUSH colleges in Bhopal, Ujjain, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Burhanpur, Rewa, Chhatarpur, Shivpuri, Ratlam and Mandsaur.
- Why
- The Madhya Pradesh government issued the notification to establish admission and fee-refund rules for undergraduate AYUSH courses.
Student Refund Protection
Government Notification
Amount deducted
Student Refund Protection
Dr Rakesh Pandey said that cancellations before the final counselling round should result in a maximum deduction of Rs 10,000.
Government Notification
The notified rule provides for a 10% tuition-fee deduction when admission is cancelled after the third counselling round, which could be as much as Rs 35,000.
Refunds for financially vulnerable students
Student Refund Protection
Pandey said approximately 70% of students come from economically weaker farming families and should receive a full fee refund if they cancel admission.
Government Notification
The notification states that only caution money will be fully refunded, while the applicable tuition fee will be deducted.
Scope of the proposed change
Student Refund Protection
Pandey said the lower-deduction policy should apply to both government and private AYUSH colleges.
Government Notification
The state rules cover undergraduate admissions in nine government and approximately 57 private AYUSH colleges.
- Tuition deduction
- 10% of tuition fees may be deducted from refunds after the third counselling round.
- Annual tuition fee
- Approximately Rs 3 lakh to Rs 3.5 lakh.
- Maximum stated deduction
- Up to about Rs 35,000.
- Caution money
- Fully refundable under the notified rule.
- Available seats
- More than 4,200 undergraduate seats.
- Colleges
- Approximately 66 colleges: nine government and about 57 private institutions.
- Admission route
- NEET for the 2026-27 session.