BIE to take action against AP colleges offering coaching for competitive exams

The rules set by the Board states that giving coaching to students for competitive exams such as Engineering, Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET) or the Indian Institute of Technology in the absence of the required permission is not allowed without a license. 

The Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Education mulling to take action against the colleges that gained BIE affiliation for intermediate courses but have converted the college campuses into coaching centres helping students to prepare for the competitive examinations. The rules set by the Board states that giving coaching to students for competitive exams like Engineering, Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET) or the Indian Institute of Technology in the absence of the required permission is not allowed and thus it is considered that they are cheating the students and parents.

Talking about the matter with the media, BIE Secretary V Ramakrishna stated in order to coach the students for EAMCET, an intermediate college need separate licenses which is the legal requirement that is being disregarded by the colleges in the past few years. The BIE secretary further added that the academics are different from the tutorial classes. The Secretary also added that “EAMCET coaching classes are categorized according to the tutorial classes as per Section 32 of the Education Act and the entities interested to raid into the segment for which separate permissions must be gathered from the government along with facilities delinked from the intermediate colleges.”

However, the regulations to be followed for the tutorial classes do not fall under the concepts of the BIE which has prompted the secretary to write to the government grant powers along with checking the violation of the rules. As an action against such colleges, BIE will be writing to the government to get the powers following which action will be suitable steps will be taken. The colleges are required to register for tutorials and declare the fee details along with others that are not being done by the colleges.

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