No misleading promises: Coaching centres told

New Delhi: Coaching centres cannot enrol students below 16 years of age, make misleading promises and guarantee rank or good marks, according to new guidelines announced by the Ministry of Education.

It comes following complaints received by the government about rising cases of student suicides, fire incidents, lack of facilities in coaching incidents as well as methodologies of teaching adopted by them.

"No coaching centre shall engage tutors having qualifications less than graduation. The institutions cannot make misleading promises or guarantee rank or good marks to parents for enrolling students in the coaching centres. The institutes cannot enrol students below 16 years of age," the guidelines said.

"The institutes cannot publish or cause to be published or take part in publication of any misleading advertisement relating to any claim, directly or indirectly, of quality of coaching or the facilities offered therein,'' it said. (PTI)