1. “IGNET” shall mean Indira Gandhi National Education Trust and its successors and assigns or any person acting on behalf of and with the authority of Indira Gandhi National Education Trust.

2. All franchisees should strictly follow the guidelines and stipulations prescribed by IGNET.

3. The initial registration will be valid for one year and the franchisees should remit the renewal fee for continuing the validity of registration. In the event of non –renewals of franchisee IGNET will cancel the registration and withdraw the right of the franchisees to use IGNET brand name and logo.

4. The franchisee fee & royalty can be paid to the provided official bank account of IGNET through NEFT or RTGS channel. Franchisees can also pay fee through Demand Draft (D.D) taken in the name of Indira Gandhi National Education Trust. Cheques are not accepted.

5. Franchisee is expected to adhere to the time span for each course and shall be obliged to complete the course within the stipulated time.

6. Certificate will be issued only after the complete payment of royalty.

7. The collection of course fee from students shall be the responsibility of the Franchisee.

8. Only IGNET reserves the right to make changes in course module, content, royalty and franchisee fee.

9. The courses shall not be stopped midway by the Franchisee.

10. The ‘Certificate of Affiliation’ issued by IGNET should be kept at the office of the Franchisee.

11. The fee once remitted to IGNET will not be refunded at any circumstance.

12. The constitution and By-laws of the IGNET should be respected and no alteration, violation, addition or any other type of manipulation will attract legal consequences.

13. Franchisees shouldn’t conduct any politically or religiously inclined courses or any other courses that are not legal in the country in the name of IGNET.

14. Franchisees should arrange the infrastructural and study facilities including space prescribed for the courses they impart.

15. Franchisees should not misuse the brand name of IGNET & they cannot relate any course or institutions which are not legitimately linked with IGNET for using the brand name.

16. The franchisees are bound to arrange inspection facilities by the IGNET officials on the facilities and course delivery.

17. All applications should be complete in every respect and IGNET reserves the right to reject the incomplete applications or applications furnished with false information.

18. IGNET reserves the right to conduct inspections of franchisees and elicit information from the students about the course and the facilities offered to the students.

19. Franchisees should be honest in making propaganda and they are not allowed to make untrue statements or false claims about IGNET courses.

20. The right to change the price structure of the courses is vested with IGNET.

21. The Franchisees should maintain records of attendance of students and staff separately.

22. Franchisees are required to attend the meetings arranged by IGNET for the franchisees.

23. IGNET reserves the right to withdraw the registration and terminate the affiliation of franchisee if found any suspicious activity.

24. The franchisee shall give IGNET not less than fourteen (14) days prior written notice of any proposed change of ownership of the franchisee or any change in the franchisee’s name and/or any other change in the franchisee’s details (including but not limited to, changes in the franchisee’s address, contact number, or business practice). The franchisee shall be liable for any loss incurred by IGNET as a result of the franchisee’s failure to comply with this clause.

25. The agreement shall be governed by the laws of India and any dispute arising shall be referred only to the courts of Thrissur, Kerala.