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Coaching centres
enrol only 16+
can
New Norms By Centre Bar Misleading Ads About
Manash.Gohain
students
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Marks, Ranks
said. They also
a @timesgroup.com barred centres from making
t New Delhi: The Centre has claims on the result procured
by them or by students who
at issued fresh guidelines man attended classes there
dating coaching centres to en An institute l n0t De
25 rol only students who have
registered unless it nas a
ull completed 16 years or passed counselling system as per the
his Class XI Board exams. It has requirement of these gude
at
also barred them from mak lines. "Information about the
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ing any misleading promises Policy also bars coaching centres names of psycholcgists.
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regarding rank or marks in from collecting exorbitant fees counsellors and the time thev
ros competitive exams. render services mav be given
ified Guidelines issued by the charging exorbitant fees that to all students and parernts.
lalik. education ministry also
makes prior registration cause undue stress leading to Trained counsellors couid be
appointed," the uideines
Jam student suicides or for other
ation : mandatory for coaching cen
tres while those malpractices. said. the
The ministry sad have
ning need to already run "The guidelines are to be shall
"coaching centresupdated de
pecial
within three register afresh implemented by the states/
a website with
he for
date of monthsfrom the UTs as education till Class 12 the quaiitication or
ited at
nding
video
centres implementation.
ing any are barred
tutor who from
The level is in their jurisdiction.
hir Even otherwise it is not legal
tutors,of courses
tails
duration of
currcuium.
completion, hos
has and the tees be
ai'sTi COnvicted
volving
of any been to enrol junior students
offence in Coaching when they
for
should tel facilities,
erving So, each moral turpitude. Al be attending schools. As me
ing charged" guide
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institute will now becoaching tloned in the guidelines, en tuition fees
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as a
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be lair
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on and those in violation
icides byarisingnumber
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nd in of su denied and "it course in tull
Ppear. students, and
tion marks raised ques
over the
ese rules would be
eSane," said a senior min
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nid
leavingtheprescribedperiod,
tfixed
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the coaching centres. 0stry official. dle of the retundedtrom
bedepositedearli
No coaching centre shall he/she will
tees perlvd
lon by. Giving
the Centre teeth to the policy, ngage tutors having qualitt Outofthe remaining
the withinlo
main has suggested that Cations less than graduation. er tor ratabasis
inthe coaching centres be
ised up to Rs 1 lakh orpenal
The hstitutes cannot enrol
ona
pro
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n. their Students below l6 years of age Fullrrportonwuw
days"
registration cancelled for school examination.
or only
after Seco.
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