Parents and activists find the govt rules insincere as integrated colleges, coaching centres continue to thrive and enrol students
For the second consecutive year, the state education department warned parents and aspirants of First Year Junior Colleges(FYJC) against taking admissions in integrated colleges which have been declared illegal by the government in 2017.
The ticker which flashes on the admission website states that "If parents approve of admissions in such colleges, the department will not be responsible for any problem occurring in future".
Despite the promise of shutting down integrated colleges and regularising coaching institutes on paper, the proliferation of such classes still continues with more and more students enrolling into them with a hope of cracking competitive exams like NEET, JEE etc while completing their class 12 from the state board at the same time.
The proposed 'Maharashtra Private Coaching Class Regulation Bill, 2018' clearly states that the government shall not allow coaching classes operating in the premises of schools and colleges to run.
The catch however is that the proposed bill merely asks such existing classes to 'shift' their base to another location within 90 days, thus providing a leeway for institutes which can still continue running legally in the premise next-door.
As hundreds of coaching institutes advertise to attract more and more students with lucrative deals in the beginning of the academic year, regulation and control of the government over the booming 'coaching market' seems to be an eyewash, say parents and educationists.
"Over the last several years there have been no norms on coaching classes which continue to dupe parents by overcharging and not following norms. The proposed bill also seems to be just an eyewash as it lacks clarity on what action would be taken if found flouting norms" said Jayant Jain, President of Forum for fairness in education which had lodged a PIL in 1998 appealing the state to frame norms for coaching institutes.
Anubha Sahai, President , India-wide Parents Association (IWPA) said, "the mushrooming of coaching institutes is really a cause for concern. However, quality of teaching of teaching in schools and colleges should improve so that parents are not compelled to move to classes. Centre should work at multiple levels to implement norms".
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