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So after the 2025 UPI update, education fee payments and term deposits were moved into the high-value, permitted category, meaning NPCI and banks can now allow higher per-transaction limits (₹2L–₹5L) if the payment is tagged correctly.
If your billing system supports UPI for schools or universities, you can show real-time messages when the customer’s bank supports those higher limits.
Here’s how to wire that up:
When the invoice or payment link is created, tag it as:
upi_category: EDUCATION_FEES
That category code is how NPCI and PSPs decide whether the higher limit applies.
If the backend already knows the payment is education fees, pass that in the UPI intent or collect payload.
Before showing the payment screen, ping your PSP or UPI SDK (
Razorpay, Cashfree, PayU, etc.) for the payer’s bank + PSP profile.
They usually return metadata like:
{
bank: HDFC Bank,
upi_limit: 500000,
category_supported: [EDUCATION_FEES, TERM_DEPOSIT]
}
If the category and limit match your transaction, boom eligible.
When you detect eligibility, show a non-intrusive banner or toast right under the UPI option:
Good news!
Payments for education fees are eligible for higher UPI limits (up to ₹5,00,000) with your bank.
If the user isn’t eligible:
Your bank’s UPI limit is ₹1,00,000 per transaction. Try NetBanking or split your payment.
No one wants to hit Pay and watch it fail after 5 seconds.
You don’t need to query NPCI every time.
Cache UPI limits per bank + category for a few hours.
If the user’s limit is low, suggest next best options right on-screen:
You’ve hit your ₹1L UPI cap. Try splitting into smaller UPI transfers or use NetBanking.
Keeps checkout smooth without confusion.
If you’re using intent flow or dynamic QR, validate eligibility before generating the QR.
That saves unnecessary QR refreshes or collect failures.
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