Amendment to check unfair practices in educational institutions

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on 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 curb the meance of profiteering in some institutions in the absence of any such regulations.

The approval was given based on the recommendations of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development.

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 Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha in March 2010. It was referred to the standing committee, which submitted its recommendations in May this year.