Coaching Center Guidelines, MoE Guidelines Coaching Centres: The government has brought new guidelines to reduce the arbitrary attitude of coaching institutes and the increasing cases of student suicide in the country.
Guidelines by the Ministry of Education state that any student below 16 years of age or who has not yet completed their secondary education, fair and reasonable fees, a proper grievance redressal system and infrastructure requirements are some of the rules that Coaching centers should follow this. Guidelines were released on Thursday, let’s know…
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Coaching institutes have been given clear instructions that now they can neither guarantee a good rank nor make misleading promises.
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If the age of the student is less than 16 years, the registration of the student should be done only after the secondary school examination.
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Now coaching institutes cannot appoint tutors even with education less than graduation.
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Misleading promises like guarantee of good rank or good marks cannot be made to the parents of students for admission (registration).
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Now coaching institutes will also have to create a website. These sites will have the latest details about the educational qualifications of the tutors, the courses, the time taken to complete them, hostel facilities and the fees being charged.
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The website will also have to give details of those students who got admission in higher education institutions after studying in coaching.
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Now coaching institutes will also have to create a website. These sites will have the latest details about the educational qualifications of the tutors, the courses, the time taken to complete them, hostel facilities and the fees being charged.
Why were these guidelines issued?
The detailed outline for mental well-being of students in the guidelines comes after a record number of students committed suicide in Kota last year. The guidelines said that fees for various courses should be transparent and logical and receipts for the fees charged should be given. It has been made clear that if a student leaves the course midway, his fees for the remaining period should be refunded.