Hi.. I am a student from north east studying in Hyderabad. I recently received scholarship from my state and my college could only give me a check addressed to my college's bank ie., andhra bank. Now I cannot withdraw my check because I do not own an account with this bank and told me to create one. One of the employees in the office told me to bring a bonafide certificate signed by the college principal, a residential address proof and my original student ID card. When I went to the bank to submit the said documents, I was told there need to be my photo on the bonafide certificate. So I again took a few more days to get it done and went to the bank. Then another lady told me that the bonafide certificate is not required at all and I need a driving license and that it is mandatory. I told the lady I am a student and I do not know driving and do not own a license and that I was told to bring these documents. The lady was very rude and dismissed me like I do not exist at all. I own other bank accounts from various banks and did not face any issues like this and being a student, going to and fro the bank is not an easy task. If I calculate the amount I spent in traveling to the bank, it comes upto the amount of the scholarship I am suppose to receive. After providing everything that was asked, it is one month now and still I cannot create a student savings a/c. I hope someone would enlighten me on what I really need to create this account. I do not own a PAN card as well. This is also supposedly the only bank I can create the account at.
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