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Telangana Board fines 10 private junior colleges up to Rs 10 lakh
The Telangana Board of Intermediate Education (TGBIE) has imposed financial penalties ranging from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 10 lakh on several private junior colleges for unauthorised admissions and illegal operations. The…
The Story in Brief
The Telangana Board of Intermediate Education (TGBIE) has imposed financial penalties ranging from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 10 lakh on several private junior colleges for unauthorised admissions and illegal operations. The Board said on July 30 that it conducted multiple inspections through Task Force teams following a state-wide publicity campaign to warn students and parents to verify affiliation status.
Colleges failing to meet infrastructural, fire safety, and academic standards have had their affiliations withheld for the 2026-27 academic year. TGBIE warned that it will continue inspections and take stringent disciplinary and legal action against any institution violating prescribed norms.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that private colleges are being unfairly targeted by a heavy-handed regulator misses the point. Students and parents who paid fees to unaffiliated institutions are the real victims. The Board's fines of up to Rs 10 lakh are not excessive when colleges are making crores through illegal admissions. The real test is whether TGBIE will actually follow through with legal action and whether it will also audit the affiliations it previously granted. How many of the penalised colleges had their affiliation restored after paying the fine?
Source: thehansindia.com
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