Railway Tickets Concessions for Students going for Educational Tours/ School or College Excursions:
Many students, parents and even teachers ask the same questions like “how do I get a student concession in Indian railways? What is the procedure to get concession for IRCTC tickets? Do we get student concession for college tours and excursions? “
First of all, Indian railways provide concession in tickets for students up to 50-75% for their normal travel to their home town to institute and educational tours. In this article we will explain in detail about the booking process of student concession tickets for Educational Tours only.
I am refining to educational tour concession only because you can get details about normal students concession in many websites and even in IRCTC websites. All articles related to student’s concession in IRCTC tickets for educational tours are either confusing or misleading. So we are trying to give the best available details regarding the same available till date.
Indian Railways provides 50% concession in Railway ticket fares for students studying in government approved institutions wishing to travel in trains for Educational tours officially permitted by authorities of the institute.
DOWNLOAD –College Tour Concession form for Train Ticket Reservations
What are the Terms & Conditions for Students Concession in IRCTC tickets for Educational Tour:
1: Concession applicable is 50 % on the BASIC fare only. No concession in other charges like reservations charges, super-fast charges etc…
2: Concession is applicable for II class seating (2S) & II class sleeper (SL) only.
3: Concession available to Students who are below the age of 25 years only
4: With 18 students, 2 staffs are also allowed on concessional ticket fare.
5: School/ College should be a government recognized institution.
6: Multiple visits to railway offices are required. One time On-line booking is not possible. Online booking of I ticket with full amount and later getting refund from railway Reservation office with valid documents is possible.
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What are the Procedure to Avail Students Concessions (School or College Group tour) for Railway Tickets:
1: There is a student concession form available in your School/ College/ university (most of the institutions have it) for educational tour. Take a copy of it. If not available at your institution, just get it from nearest railway station.
2: Fill up the details- up to 20 students and 2 teachers’ details in each form. The details include name of the student, Age, gender, college ID no, Date of birth, address, contact details etc.….
3: Get a letter on your School or College letter head (a letter from Principal or Head of the institution to Railway ticket Booking Supervisor) requesting to grant permission to book train tickets under student concession scheme for educational trip. In the letter we should clearly mention the to and from station with required dates.
4: Take 2 copies of the above letter and students details in the form mentioned in step 1.
5: Visit the chief booking supervisor along with the above mentioned documents and 1 copy of ID proof of group leader and apply for tickets on concession rates.
6: Supervisor will issue the tickets subject to availability (It may take 0-7 day sometimes as Chief booking Supervisor issues the ticket only after getting authorization from General Manager or Chief Commercial Superintendent who can be either in same office or in different offices)
Note:
- a) This is allowed only after 11 AM in the morning
- b) Students can also take I Ticket (Ticket booked through IRCTC website under I ticket column by paying online and getting the physical ticket through courier which is different normal e ticket. This concession is NOT valid for e tickets). Later students has to produce all the above concession forms mentioned earlier along with I ticket to PRS Counter (Passenger Reservation System or PRS is same as reservation office) and can avail concession. IRCTC will refund the concession amount after deducting Rs. 20 as clerical charge to same account used for online I ticket booking.
It is necessary to railway concession to student the education institution are near by the railway station.
Unfortunately If concession form is wrong ,what can I do next ?
Concession form is not an issue.
Even you can make your own format which should include Students name, Age, Sex, Date of Birth – all put together in college letter head with sign and seal of Head of the institution.Most of the stations accept this.