Paying IITM BS Fees: UPI, Cards, Failed Payments and Student Wallet

You pay IITM BS fees online only. The FAQ pages of all four programmes accept credit cards, net banking from all Indian banks, online wallets and UPI such as Google Pay or BHIM. Debit cards and demand drafts are not accepted. If a payment fails, the money takes 3 to 4 weeks to come back to your bank account. Refunds for a dropped course are different. They go to your student wallet, not your bank, and are used for next term's fees.

Payment methods at a glance

If you only have a debit card, you can still pay from the same bank account through UPI or net banking, since both are accepted.

Do you pay everything at once?

No. The FAQ says you pay each term only for the courses you register for in that term. If you take 2 courses, you pay for 2. The DS handbook puts it as paying online for only the credits you sign up for. There is no one-time payment for the whole degree. See whether you can pay in instalments.

After you pay

• Confirmation email. The FAQ says you get a confirmation email from Razorpay after a successful payment. Keep it.
• Fee receipt. The handbooks say the fee receipt is made only after the 4-week drop period, once all courses and fees are final. So a missing receipt in week 1 is normal.
• Your own record. Our tip: save a screenshot of the payment page and your UPI or bank reference number.

If a payment fails

1. Do not panic. The FAQ says the money from a failed payment comes back to your bank in 3 to 4 weeks.
2. Check before you pay again. Look for the Razorpay email and your dashboard status first, so you do not pay twice.
3. If money left your account but the portal shows unpaid, raise a support ticket. For application form errors after payment, the FAQ asks for the Razorpay email, your email ID, your application number and a screenshot. Registered students should add their roll number.
4. Act on the same day. Registration windows are short. For the September 2026 term, the academic calendar gave continuing students only 22 to 23 September 2026.

The student wallet, explained

What goes into it. If you drop a course within 4 weeks of the term start, IITM keeps an admin charge and the rest is refunded. The admin charge is Rs 2,000 for a Foundation course and Rs 4,000 for a Diploma or degree course. The handbooks say this refund is added to your student wallet and is not sent to your bank account.

What it is for. The handbooks say the wallet amount is used when you register for courses in the next term, and is deducted from the fees you pay then.

A worked example. A DS Foundation course under the new fees costs Rs 6,000. Drop it in time and Rs 4,000 goes to your wallet. Next term you register for 2 Foundation courses worth Rs 12,000. With the wallet amount deducted, you should pay Rs 8,000.

How to check your wallet. This is a common search, but the handbooks do not show where the wallet balance appears. Look at the payment step when you register next term, where the deduction should show. If you cannot see it, raise a ticket with the course name, the term and the date you dropped it.

The CSR scholarship wallet is different. The DS partnerships page says courses registered using the CSR Scholarship wallet cannot be dropped and must be completed. So do not register for a course with scholarship money unless you are sure.

The full drop and refund rules are in how to drop a course and the refund policy.

Other payments you may see on the portal

See RKA and readmission fees for the rules on skipped terms.

Common questions

Can a parent pay with their UPI or credit card?

The FAQ lists the payment methods but does not say the account must be in your own name. Keep the Razorpay email either way, since support asks for it if something goes wrong.

Can I move my wallet balance to my bank account?

The handbooks describe no way to do this. They say drop refunds go to the wallet, not the bank, and are used for your next registration.

My course fee was taken twice. What now?

The FAQ only covers failed payments, which return in 3 to 4 weeks. For a double charge, raise a support ticket with both transaction references and the Razorpay emails.

If I fail a course, does my fee carry over?

No. The FAQ says a course registration is valid for one term only. You register again and pay again.