Amendment to check unfair practices in educational institutions
November 16th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved the official amendments to a bill that aims to provide an institutional mechanism for preventing, prohibiting and punishing unfair practices in higher educational institutions.
The objective of the Prohibition of Unfair Practices in Technical Educational Institutions, Medical Educational Institutions and Universities Bill, 2010 is to curtail the element of profiteering in some institutions which are presently beyond the scope of any such regulation.
The nod was given based on the recommendations of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development (HRD) for consideration of the Parliament.
Under the bill, it is mandatory for institutions to disclose information related to admission process by publication of its prospectus. “This would bring about public accountability of such institutions and act as a check on use of unfair practices being adopted vis-a-vis students,” said an official statement.
The students would stand to benefit by enactment of a legislation to curb unfair practices in admission and other areas of higher educational institutions.
“The student or any other stakeholder can move the tribunal as well as the competent criminal court of law in case the institutions attempt to adopt unfair practices and the burden of proof would be upon the institution,” it said.
The Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha in March 2010. It was referred to the standing committee, which submitted its recommendations in May this year.
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