Miscellaneous Payment Links for your Applicants

Miscellaneous Payment Links for your Applicants

Introduction

Institutions often need to collect payments that don’t fall under fixed fee structures like exam or re-exam charges, event registration fees, or any other ad-hoc payments. These amounts can vary from student to student, making it hard to manage through standard fee setups.

Miscellaneous Payment Links offer a flexible way to handle such payments. You can create and send links to anyone, even if they aren't available in applicant records. This feature works for all fee collection preferences.

Navigation:

  • Navigate to the Menu.
  • Go to Collect Payments
  • Go to the  Single Payment Link section
  • Click on "+ Payment Link"



In order to configure the Miscellaneous payment links , you need to fill up the following fields:

  • Link For: Choose Miscellaneous Payment Links as the type of payment link. This option is suitable when you need to collect a non-standard fee that isn’t already configured under a Fee Connect.
  • Payment for : Enter the purpose of the payment, such as exam- re-exam charges, event registration fees etc. This helps in categorizing the fee collection.
  • Applicant name :Enter the applicant ’s full name.
  • Reference No.: Enter the relevant reference number that you use to identify the student. This field is useful for payment tracking and reconciliation. The payment link would be available  in the applicant’s profile page if an applicant exists in applicant records having reference no as the application no.
  • Mobile: Enter the mobile number to which payment link will be sent. All the communication related to the payment link, including payment link url , notifications and reminders will be sent on the same number.
  • Email ID: Enter the email id to which payment link will be sent. All the communication related to the payment link, including payment link url , notifications and reminders will be sent on the same number.
  • Fee Connect : Choose the appropriate fee from the predefined fee connects. You can also create a new fee connect by clicking on “Create New”. To know more about fee connects for payment links  you can refer to  this article .Note: Only fee connects that have been configured for payment links would be present in the dropdown.
  • Full Fee Amount : Select the currency and enter the total amount to be collected from the applicant.
  • Surcharge/GST: Select the surcharges that need to be levied to the final Amount. Only surcharges that are created in Manage Fee Heads can be selected. You can use it to collect taxes or any other additional charges from the student.



  • Start Date:  Select the date from which the payment link will be active and available for students/applicants to make payments.
  • Link Expiry Date: Set an expiry date for the payment link after which the link will no longer be accessible for making payments.
    • Set no expiry:  Enable the “Set no expiry” toggle to keep the link activated indefinitely allowing students/applicants  to pay at any time in the future.
  • Send Auto Reminders: Activate this option to set automated reminders via email, SMS, or WhatsApp to ensure students complete their payments on time. To configure reminder schedules, click on “Setup Auto Reminder” to navigate to the Set Auto Reminder - Payment Link section in Account Settings 
  • Payment Notes: Add any relevant payment-related instructions that you wish to display to your students/applicants. These instructions will be displayed on the checkout page.
  • Link Status: Use this to enable or disable the payment link
  • After filling in all the required details, click on "Generate Link" to create and send the payment link to the applicant/student.

Conclusion 

Miscellaneous Payment Links offer a versatile and efficient way to collect non-standard fees, such as exam charges or event registrations. With customizable features like automated reminders and flexible link expiry settings, this method ensures a smooth and streamlined payment process for both students and institutions 


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