Question : FUNCTIONING OF COACHING CENTRES



(a) whether the Government are aware of existence of such Coaching Centres in Delhi and other big cities of the country which are taking heavy amount from the students for getting them through Medical/Engineering and other All India level Entrance Examinations;

(b) if so, the details of such coaching centres;

(c) whether these centres played any role in leakage of question papers of all India level Examinations last year; and

(d) the action taken against such coaching centres, till date?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOUCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI M.A.A. FATMI)

(a) & (b): Government are aware of existence of Coaching Centres in Delhi and other big cities of the country. However, no centralised data-base is maintained of such Coaching Centres.

(c) & (d): According to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), there has been an instance where some coaching institutes procured All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) (Preliminary) Exam, 2004 question paper from a CBSE employee in return for money. The CBSE has reported that the police have filed charge sheets in the courts relating to leakage of question papers in the AIPMT (Prelim) Exam, 2004.