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A decision by the Congress government in Kerala to relax norms for starting new courses in colleges has sparked a row, with the CPI(M) and its student groups alleging the move aims to enable private managements to commercialise higher education. Opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan has demanded the withdrawal of a September 11 circular issued by the Higher Education Department, saying it permits autonomous aided and self‑financing colleges to increase seats without prior government approval and thus paves the way for commercialisation. The circular, according to the Hindu, made prior approval mandatory for introducing new courses and increasing seats in government, aided and autonomous colleges.
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The CPI(M) veteran said a September 11 circular issued by the Higher Education Department had made prior government approval mandatory for introducing new courses and increasing seats in government, aided and autonomous colleges
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: LoP in the Keralam Assembly Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday alleged that the state government's move to allow autonomous aided and self-financing colleges to increase seats without prior approval would lead to the commercialisation of education. Demanding the immediate withdrawal of…
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Pinarayi Vijayan accuses the Keralam government of diluting oversight by allowing colleges to raise seats without prior approval, risking commercialisation
