Terms and Conditions for Instant Admission Cum Scholarship Test (iACST)

1. The student/parent/guardian (“You”, “Your”) understands and agrees that personal information will be collected by Aakash Educational Services Limited (“AESL”/ “Company”) while submitting the registration form. Such information may be used or stored by the Company as stated in its Privacy Policy available at https://www.aakash.ac.in/privacypolicy. By agreeing to these Terms & Conditions, the privacy policy, and the registration form, you provide consent to AESL to contact you via phone, e-mail, SMS, WhatsApp, or other communication channels for sharing information, updates, and promotional material related to AESL’s services until 31st July 2026. You may withdraw your consent at any time by writing to care@aesl.in
2. You hereby declare that, at the time of filling the registration form, the student is 10 years or above. You further confirm that you have read, understood, and accepted the Terms and Conditions for iACST as stated herein.
3. Any student who is pursuing Class 5th or above is eligible to appear for the iACST exam.
4. It is mandatory for You to fill in all the required details as requested in the registration form provided by the Company. In case of incomplete details provided by the student/ parent/ guardian, such registration form will not be considered for iACST.
5. You must provide a mobile number & e-mail ID. The result of iACST or any other communication or information will be sent by the Company through SMS and/or e-mail on such mobile number and e-mail ID provided to the Company by the student/ parent/ guardian at the time of filling the Registration form. Company shall not be responsible if the student/ parent/ guardian does not receive any such information regarding iACST or other such important communication due to an incorrect or invalid mobile number/ e-mail id provided by the student/ parent/ guardian at the time of filling the Registration form.
6. On successful enrolment of a student for attempting iACST test the student shall be provided with a username and password through SMS and/or e-mail on such mobile number and e-mail id provided to the Company by the student/ parent/ guardian at the time of filling the Registration form.
7. A student is eligible to take 2 attempts for iACST in an academic year by using one mobile number.
8. The scholarship is valid for all AESL Courses offered by the Company; however, the scholarship granted under iACST applies only to a few specific fee components of the AESL. Detailed scholarship criteria can be obtained from the nearest AESL branch. The cut-off score for scholarship eligibility, as well as the grant validity and percentage of scholarship, shall be determined at the sole discretion of AESL management. All final decisions regarding the iACST scholarship shall rest exclusively with the management of the Company.
9. Where a student has been granted a scholarship through iACST, the student must comply with the following requirements while availing or enrolling on any AESL Courses at the Company’s branch/centre. Failure to meet any of these requirements will result in immediate revocation of the scholarship without any prior notice to the student/parent/guardian. The decision of the Company’s management in this regard shall be final and binding on You.
   a. ATTENDANCE: The attendance of the student in the applicable AESL Course should not drop below 85% throughout the tenure of the AESL Course. A student under this program must write all his/her class test papers conducted by the Company in his/her batch.
   b. TEST MARKS: The students will be required to maintain a minimum of 65% marks in their regular assessment tests for Medical aspirants & class (VI/VII/ VIII / IX / X students) and a minimum of 60% marks in their regular assessment tests for Engineering aspirants.
   c. Any act of indiscipline by the student reported to the Company’s administration will not be tolerated. A warning will be issued, allowing the student to improve his/her behaviour. If, despite the warning, the student repeats any act of indiscipline, his/her iACST scholarship will be revoked with immediate effect.
   d. If a student engages in misconduct—such as teasing, indiscipline, use of abusive language, or any other negative behaviour—he/she may be rusticated by the Centre Head. In such cases, no refund of fees shall be entertained.
   e. If a student keeps himself/herself absent from the classes for a period of 10 days without prior permission from the Centre Head, then a warning letter will be issued against him/her and despite the warning letter, if the student continues to default further and does not change his/her attitude, then the iACST scholarship of such student will be revoked with immediate effect.
   f. If a student continues to remain absent for more than two weeks due to any other reasons without prior permission from the Centre Head, his/her scholarship under the iACST program will be revoked with immediate effect.
   g. In any given circumstances, the maximum scholarship to be offered by AESL for the students shall not exceed 90 percent; however, The students securing greater than 70% iACST scholarship in online exam will have to re-appear in offline mode at their nearest branch in order to avail the same scholarship benefit.
10. If any student fails in his/her school examination, the iACST scholarship will be withdrawn, and such student will be disqualified from availing the iACST scholarship benefits.
11. Student/ parent/ guardian hereby authorises the Company and/or its service provider(s) to reach out with transactional/promotional/ updates or other information on WhatsApp/ e-mail /Call and Text /AI Communication messages.
12. In case, any dispute or difference arises between student(s) / parent(s) and the Company regarding the interpretation of these terms and conditions, non-payment of any claim or any dispute arising out of or in pursuant to these terms and conditions, the same shall be referred to sole arbitrator who shall be appointed by mutual consent of the parties. The proceedings shall be conducted at Delhi under the provisions of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, and the Courts at Delhi only shall have the jurisdiction over the matter and/or for enforcement, as the case may be. The Courts at Delhi shall have exclusive jurisdiction (subject to the arbitration proceedings, which are also to be conducted at Delhi) over any or all disputes arising out of these terms and conditions, and the parties hereby submit themselves to the jurisdiction of such Courts and/or Tribunals.
13. The student/ parent/ guardian hereby agrees that the Company may use name, photographs, and videos of me and/or my child for publicity in all kinds of media. In addition, AESL also reserves the right to record a video- audio testimonial of me and/or my child for referencing or promotion, as required by the Company, before or after the iACST exam is conducted for publicity in all kinds of media.