(a) whether private schools/colleges are making purchase of prospectus
compulsory for the students seeking admission therein;
(b) if so, the preventive steps being taken by the Government in this regard;
(c) whether the Government proposes to formulate any stringent rule to impose a
complete ban on the said practice; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) to (d) Education being a concurrent subject under the Constitution, it is for the State Governments
to regulate admission process to private schools coming under their purview; and, of the respective
universities of jurisdiction to regulate admissions to colleges. A legislative proposal to prohibit
unfair practices in higher education has been introduced in Parliament, and deals inter-alia with
over charging of prospectus.